Recent content by jason403

There seems to be a massive amount of workers on site daily for months now. Unless there is additional information, there is little risk of this project stalling.

Weren't these tested in Edmonton 2 years back? They also had electric signs with the decibels emitted which seemed to backfire as losers would do this to see how loud they could record. Seems like a great idea as the technology has already been implemented in other jurisdictions. I thought I...

If there truly is unmet demand, then these investment dollars will be invested in other quadrants within the city. It's not like these downtown property owners are incorrect in their assessment of the state of downtown, but all this talk is passive lobbying for a subsidy.

There's simply too many junkies roaming around for this mall to ever take off again. Besides the lunchtime crowd that visit out of pure convenience and a form a critical mass to crowd out the riff raff for an hour every day, there will be no desire for others to travel downtown to visit when...

Most of the roof of the 1st floor (or the floor of the 2nd floor) was poured today. Pace is going to start picking up on this now.

Platform is complete, and as previously mentioned, the north platform is not being used for boarding.

Completely disagree. It's difficult enough finding talented people for this job. Putting extra restrictions on hiring criteria narrows the hiring pool even more.

0% chance of 2023 completion.

Did I miss something, or did they convert this building (or part of the building) into a rental?

I'd be thrilled if this came to be, or even received a larger budget. We really should strive to stop allowing a small group of people to be disturbing hundreds of thousands of others.

It appears that about 20% of the building is at grade now (or at least a concrete pour away).

The window on the bottom left has already been smashed by vandals.

I personally hate when they create decorative sidewalks. After a few years there are always pieces missing, it becomes uneven (and shows very easily), and the maintenance is never there. Just create normal concrete sidewalks. City has trouble learning.

Sometimes less is more.

However most people don't live downtown and probably don't want to be forced to drive downtown for such amenities. Traffic and parking are always more difficult downtown than other parts of the city. In the past it was necessary to have downtowns to serve an entire city with unique experiences...