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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion
- Thread starter Surrealplaces
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Mountain Man
Senior Member
I was being sarcastic lol. Airdrie has the worst main street I think I've seen, I really dislike that "city", feels more like a large suburb with about half the character. Okotoks and Cochrane both have a decent main street, but Airdrie's is anchored by a terrible mall. Would never ever live in Airdrie.
Social Justice
Active Member
Agreed. I use to work in Airdrie. The traffic was horrendous. IMO it has none of the benefit's of a small town and few of the amenities of a city. Heck! There isn't even a book store in the whole town.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
I hope their plan of making something out of their downtown comes to fruition, anything is better than what's there now.
Oddball
Senior Member
I'd love to see a ~10K capacity arena put in Airdrie. Then the Flames could move the Heat into their own back yard like a few other NHL teams have done with their AHL affiliates. Instead of having it in Stockton, CA. Players have been complaining that hey feel unsafe there. As an added bonus, the Airdrie Heat could wear the slick old Atlanta Flames logo.
Always_Biking
Senior Member
I suspect that as Airdrie continues to grow it will begin to define its own center of gravity and identity. Being that it has grown so fast, it still has the vibe of a Calgary suburb.
Rollerstud98
Active Member
Other than a book store what other amenities is the city missing? Having grown up here it has improved by leaps and bounds in all aspects.
The province is dragging heels on infrastructure as we need 2 more overpasses between Airdrie and Balzac also with our stupid train crossings being grade separated, but that is on the city and CP I believe. Once 40th ave is complete which the city and a local developer have already built as far as they can without the province then they will work on train crossings. 40th ave and extending Main Street will be a huge aid on the traffic issue alone.
Always_Biking
Senior Member
I tend to think of Airdrie as a fast growing teenager learning to fit into its new size, it take some time for things to shake out and settle in. I agree 100% that it has improved by leaps and bounds. I remember Airdrie as being a lot of houses and residents but no businesses. That has definitely changed.
I think it has a ways to go, but there is also opportunity for Airdrie. Like Surreal pointed out the downtown has potential, and it will come, just a matter of when.
I think it has a ways to go, but there is also opportunity for Airdrie. Like Surreal pointed out the downtown has potential, and it will come, just a matter of when.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
That would be interesting, though I imagine there would be a long, drawn out funding debate similar to what Calgary is in now.
Oddball
Senior Member
Too true, but I would hope it wouldn't be quite as bitter because there hopefully wouldn't be quite as much at stake. The counter party would still be the Flames if my imagined Airdrie arena would be meant to host the Flames AHL squad. We all know how they roll.
Just spit-balling, maybe they could put it near the intersection of Yankee Valley Boulevard and Centre North and upgrade some highway infrastructure along with it. That curved line I drew which in no way matches an existing road could serve as the start of a ring road or a bypass highway.
It's nice to have the perspective of someone who actually lives there. Airdrie comes up a lot when we're talking about the CMA for obvious reasons. My Fiancee's grand parents live there and visiting them is the only time I'm in Airdrie. I really don't have a proper feel for the city.
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Mountain Man
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I also don't have a proper feel for the city, never really spent much time there, guess I should be a little nicer in my criticism.
Oddball
Senior Member
It's only fair, but I think some degree of harshness is warranted. I've been to and spent time in Cochrane, Bragg Creek and Okotoks and they're all much smaller. There simply isn't anything in Airdrie that calls me up there. We only go for family stuff, always to the same place and we're out a hurry. I've been to various different parts of those other three for multiple reasons on multiple occasions, sometimes just for the heck of it. I've never felt that way about Airdrie.
So, it's partly our fault for being ignorant of what Airdrie has to offer, but I think it's much more Airdrie's fault for not making a reasonable case for us to figure out what is actually up there.
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Rollerstud98
Active Member
I think one thing that really hurts Airdrie from other peoples perspective and they don't even know it is that we have a shitty creek running through town instead of a river! If we had a nice river valley and pathway system within the river area it would be good. Also we aren't (really)near the mountains. With the growth to the west though we are about to start getting more hilly terrain and also there are some valleys that I really hope that the city takes advantage of and creates some valley parks or something. We do have Nose Creek Park and it is being rehabbed right now with new amphitheater going in.
Old:
https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=651
Being built:
https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=233
It actually looks like it might be pretty cool, built out over the Nose Creek pond.
Insult away on Airdrie, it deserves it!
Lanark Lake is an actual lake community that I think may be just in ground breaking timeline right now, if they can actually build it, it will be a very nice addition to the city.
http://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/new-homes/melcor-launches-airdries-first-lake-community
Old:
https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=651
Being built:
https://www.airdrie.ca/index.cfm?serviceID=233
It actually looks like it might be pretty cool, built out over the Nose Creek pond.
Insult away on Airdrie, it deserves it!
Lanark Lake is an actual lake community that I think may be just in ground breaking timeline right now, if they can actually build it, it will be a very nice addition to the city.
http://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/new-homes/melcor-launches-airdries-first-lake-community
Rollerstud98
Active Member
This has been brought up before and city council already said they have no appetite and would need private investors to build such an arena.
If you look on the east side of QE2 there is a little white line of a road just ending there heading west, that is the future 40th ave overpass location. 40th ave will eventually meet up with Centre North but I think further south. Also slightly south of your line will be what I believe is 52nd ave overpass which will be a true overpass, 40th ave is just a half overpass similar to Beddington but with both east and west accessibility.
Oddball
Senior Member
Ok yeah, I've got them figured. Thanks for the explanation. Airdrie is really pushing south.