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That's where the new Heritage Guideline Areas come into play, in those zones there are some architectural guidelines that reflect the original housing forms
After about a decade they finally got rid of the permanent "Click to here to never see this pop up again" popup. Let's not ask for too much.
Not sure why CTV didn't include any photos of the actual park, but here is one from the city's websiteDowntown Calgary park reopens after undergoing major makeover
A park in Calgary's Beltline has reopened after undergoing a redesign.calgary.ctvnews.ca
Agreed. I have heard The City is moving away from grass boulevards due to maintenance costs, and I've noticed some of them in Beltline are now some form of fake grass (which looks terrible IMO). If maintenance costs are an issue (someone told me the reason is GHG emissions due to maintenance which seems rather over-the-top silly) could they not use low maintenance xeriscaping such as rocks and prairie grasses?
You'd think they could spare some expense for the centre of the city with thousands of visitors each day.
Speaking on maintenance, the snow needs somewhere to go, a green island of rocks and resilient native species would be a pretty good place to shovel the snow. As long as it isn't filled with salt from lazy snow clearing.
Not how funding works. Also, the artificial turf was put in by building owners, not the city, and I believe further conversions are prohibited.
Not a planner...but would guess it's that balance of creating tree canopy over marquee streets and then safety by pushing people a bit further from the street??
The lamest and laziest common argument against this without ever suggesting an alternative situation. If they want true affordability, then a government housing project next door is the answer!
