Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[Mountain Man]

People associate those issues with downtown, and downtown is high density, so it makes sense to them. Most arguments are trying to find ways to justify opposition to a development, so people latch onto dumb ideas lol.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Lol community associations. These people make themselves out to be community representatives but don't represent anything other than people with enough free time to volunteer. Now if they show up at council with coordinated shirts this development is fricked.

 

[gsunnyg]

2 big LOCs coming very close to decision in east Crescent Heights / west Bridgeland.

80m tower along 4 St NE just north of Era going to Public Hearing (and final decision) next Tues, Sept 9. https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=LOC2024-0166

Both the Crescent Heights and Bridgeland Riverside Community Association Planning Committees oppose it, is asking to keep the max height capped at 50m. CH asking for a detailed market analysis study, adherence to an LAP that doesn't include the site, and requirement for below-market housing. Claims the density and new CRUs will hurt retail vacancy in the area. BR claims development will encourage "transience" and "social disorder".

Bridgeland-Riverside CA as a whole seems ambivalent, wrote a longer letter asking mostly that the development work to preserve and celebrate the historic significance of the street as a 'Little Italy' sort of area - but also explicitly asking for adequate parking for a TOD site.

CPC approved it but quite lukewarmly, could go either way at Council depending on the Hearing.
Docs available here: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings...a=Agenda&lang=English&Item=39&Tab=attachments

Phase 2 of the same project going to CPC October 2nd, and Public Hearing either last-second, or next Council. Just to the south and west of Phase 1, also max 80m tower along the north side of 1 Ave, and 50m on the south. https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=LOC2024-0221__View attachment 678827

Perfect density boost. Nimbyist anti-height arguments are such a headache. Looking at inner city Vancouver—areas like South Granville are coming alive with 30+ storey towers. Calgary can either resist or start building now, because high density in the inner city is inevitable.