I honestly wonder if it's worth prioritizing an extension all the way from Ellerslie to YEG now. Allowing neighbourhoods to build around an existing LRT for years to come has a lot of advantages, along with a direct connection to the airport.
I'm in Saskatoon often, and it strikes me that Broadway and Riversdale (their two more vibrant retail streets) are surrounded by heritage homes and new infill rowhousing. There's little reason that 124 Street can't succeed with a more dense eastern fringe, LRT access and Edmonton's most...
Agreed. But let's consider keeping mid-rise elevations off of that stretch of 124 Street and just slightly off of it. There's a charm to the scale of buildings that are already there that keeps it unique.
Can someone please educate me - so why can't the rental tower be built? And I'm not talking about costs and market conditions - is there something about the foundation or ownership that means this won't happen? (Or are we just panicking based on a rumor?)