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UrbanWarrior said:
I wish they were turning the area below the retaining wall into an urban beach. If there’s anywhere more perfect in the inner city for it, I don’t know it. The water is deep enough to swim in right there, noise concerns are mitigated by the retaining wall and Elbow Island, and the natural environment is already altered/destroyed.
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Agreed. That would be the perfect spot for an urban beach. The hairpin turn just after Stanley Park is the current urban beach area, but it gets crowded, and would be nice to have another one.
 
It’s also not even a beach, I’m talking about a sand beach, replenished every 3 or so years. It’s a pretty big investment, but a massive public benefit.
 
While I'm not in economics, but I don't see how $10 million is a lot in the grand scheme for the city for a project they say will generate 2-6 mil a year in spending. In 3 years it would pay itself back, that seems fast. I dont see how the city would have a big issue spending the money.
 
konradiical said:
While I'm not in economics, but I don't see how $10 million is a lot in the grand scheme for the city for a project they say will generate 2-6 mil a year in spending. In 3 years it would pay itself back, that seems fast. I dont see how the city would have a big issue spending the money.
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So it doesn't generate $2-6 million in government revenue so the picture is a bit jaundiced.

That doesn't mean it is a bad project. It in fact is a great project.

I think the cost estimate is a bit low too, probably at least 1.5x

Anyways, I think it is surprising the project hasn't got traction from the municipal government.
 
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thecivilengineer said:
Does anyone know what's going on the tower on East side of Telus sky? i have been noticing the tower crane since last year, but no actual work.
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As far as I remember it is HVAC they're working on. That building is an old, very big, Central Office (land line phones). It has a data center in it now.
 
UrbanWarrior said:
I wish they were turning the area below the retaining wall into an urban beach. If there’s anywhere more perfect in the inner city for it, I don’t know it. The water is deep enough to swim in right there, noise concerns are mitigated by the retaining wall and Elbow Island, and the natural environment is already altered/destroyed. They could have built steps from the edge of the beach into the river like at RiverWalk Plaza. In my mind it stretches from Mission Bridge to about 100 meters past 5 Street. It’s also south facing so would be usable half the year, and the Elbow is warm enough to swim in 3 - 4 months of the year.

Anyway, I dream…. I dream.
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Does the Elbow still have an advisory due to high levels of fecal bacteria? If the city is going to spend any money on that river, they should fix that first.
 
Mountain Man said:
Does the Elbow still have an advisory due to high levels of fecal bacteria? If the city is going to spend any money on that river, they should fix that first.
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I agree that this should be fixed. I can't remember where I read this, but I think the issue starts near Stanley Park, and downstream from there, and has to do with sewer lines from homes in the surrounding communities (Elbow Park? Elboya? Parkhill?)

Always weird seeing people ignoring the "no swimming" signs in Stanley Park, and keeping their beer and pop cool in the river near there. 🤢
 
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