General Construction Updates

[UrbanWarrior]

Seriously? That’s the light standards they are going with for a “historic” district? Utter garbage. Does anyone ever think before they make decisions? I’m just curious who thought to themselves, “hmm…I think a very basic, minimalist, sleek, lamp post will go perfect in a historical district made of sandstone and brick.”

That’s exactly how I feel about the grey pavers too. Why the hell wouldn’t they have gone with red and yellow(sandstone)??? And the light standard type they used on 17th avenue would have been perfect. These are trash.

 

[YYCguy]

Seems like they went the cheap and available route on the Stephen Avenue redo rather than the elegant and historical route, which would have been much more preferable. What a shame!

 

[The Familia]

Calgary simply sucks when it comes to public realm improvements. I honestly can’t even think of a single public realm renewal that tbis city has executed that I am in awe of. River walk is probably their best. I completely expect Olympic Plaza to follow suit in the realm of mediocrity.

 

[outoftheice]

Didn't the City of Calgary use some famous Scandinavian firm for the Stephen Ave redesign? I've been very underwhelmed by the redesign and agree with the points made by others about how it lacks character but I wonder if the City got pitched a minimalist design and because it was by a famous firm there was no pushback on what was being proposed and so they essentially got led down the garden path.

 

[Roaring Flames]

Not enough budget for the design they cooked up?

 

[badc0ffee]

Did the revitalization even need to happen right away?