Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[MichaelS]

I don't think this one has been mentioned yet, it is pretty small, not sure if it warrants a thread, but a new commercial/retail building has been proposed on 10th Street at 5th Ave in the Downtown West End:

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[Albertasaurus]

I agree that shadow should be a consideration when looking at sites adjacent to parks and open spaces. However, I also feel like shadow is often being weaponized by some members of the public as a way to prevent multi-family development. We are far from being the northernmost large city in the world on the basis that we're a northern, so-called "winter city". In fact, we are at the same latitude as London, meaning almost every large city in the UK is north of us, along with all of Scandinavia, as well as cities like Hamburg, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw etc.

While most of those cities have milder winters than we do, they also have moist climates with far less annual sunshine. While with the exception of London), all of those cities have far less skyscrapers than we do, most have a dense mid-rise built form throughout, built right to the property line along narrower streets. These include public waterfronts and world-renowned parks. Yet most of us view these places as among the most vibrant, beautiful cities in the world.

 

[haltcatchfire]

I agree that shadow should be a consideration when looking at sites adjacent to parks and open spaces. However, I also feel like shadow is often being weaponized by some members of the public as a way to prevent multi-family development. We are far from being the northernmost large city in the world on the basis that we're a northern, so-called "winter city". In fact, we are at the same latitude as London, meaning almost every large city in the UK is north of us, along with all of Scandinavia, as well as cities like Hamburg, Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, Warsaw etc.

While most of those cities have milder winters than we do, they also have moist climates with far less annual sunshine. While with the exception of London), all of those cities have far less skyscrapers than we do, most have a dense mid-rise built form throughout, built right to the property line along narrower streets. These include public waterfronts and world-renowned parks. Yet most of us view these places as among the most vibrant, beautiful cities in the world.

London doesn't have to worry about shadowing because the sun never comes out.

 

[trtcttc]

London doesn't have to worry about shadowing because the sun never comes out.

And definitely not branding themselves as "Blue Sky City"

 

[badc0ffee]

While most of those cities have milder winters than we do

I think all of them do.