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Also saying you are not a 'car first guy' because you used to live downtown for while is like someone saying he's not racist because he has a black girlfriend. Imperfect comparison but the mere fact that you've lived downtown gives you limited 'feet first' cred unless you actually show it rather...

If it quacks like a duck it's probably a duck. Your default setting is cars first, lets face it. What's wrong with just closing this street and having it car free even if it isn't being used heavily by pedestrians? Can't we just have a space that's car free for the sake of being car free?

102 ave is dead either way, if you allow cars or close it to pedestrians. Your support of a few cars per hour vs a few pedestrians per hour is equally ideological.

Stopped by Leonard's today...can recommend the coffee (plus friendly service)!

Isn't there a new shoe repair shop that opened up in the sunlife building, next to the new Hoang Loang?

Saw a group of what looked like construction/development types standing by the pit the other day. They didn't look like lawyers anyways, so I take that as a positive :-p

I think this is going to look exactly as advertised. Can't wait as I think this building will be the start of something amazing in this part of the city.

I'm 99.9% sure that's new. I live very close to this site and often go by hoping for signs of imminent progress. Looks like you just found it! Love this little development. Keeps the momentum on 124st going. There's also the little Beljan conversion on 124st just north of 106ave (and another one...

That’s true, but there are also other options. Always easy to say when it’s not my money, but I wish they had spent a wee bit more on this area.

Too bad the ground in the little 'square' in the back couldn't be anything more exciting than bland concrete. I dream of cobblestones! Also, wasn't there talk of a wine bar coming in?

But it would also take up a significant amount of (expensive) land. I'm not sure a third track would be worth that kind of money, especially since there will be lots of transportation options in the area during major events.

Haha ok old man. If you want privacy and no noise you probably shouldn't live dt, or want the kind of city you want.

Why not? Being close to a tram stop like this is extremely common in Europe and I don't see an issue with it. I'd rather that than the road that's there now tbh.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/hydrogen-train-quebec-city-1.6888891 Not 'high speed' but this is the train set that is proposed for the CABR line from Calgary Airport to Banff. I believe this could be a game changer for intercity travel in NA because it reduces infrastructure costs significantly.

Apparently the DT farmers market will be moving due to the cost of rent in their current space. I doubt this particular building would work, but there should be some interesting possibilities out there in terms of a new location.

I was just about to say the same thing :-)

yes and I think a good size, ie not too large. But admittedly I don't know the details on sqf

I'm curious to see what kind of retail tenants will be attracted to this one

The High Level Bridge is not able to support intercity rail of any kind, including HSR. The terminus has to be downtown so a new bridge would be the way forward. The timing could be good, with both the CoE and likely HSR proponents need to span the river...sounds like a great cost share...

So what you are saying is, providing less public transportation/inter city connectivity and maintaining smaller economic hubs is the way to attract head offices to Edmonton. Bizarre approach.