103 Avenue Civic Precinct Renewal

[IanO]

Nearby planning:

103A Avenue and 99 Street Streetscape and Underground Pedway

***This discussion has concluded. A what we heard report will be posted when available.*** Project Background Downtown revitalization is underway. Planning and design continues on two projects that will enhance the pedestrian and cyclist experience in downtown Edmonton,

engaged.edmonton.ca

 

[CplKlinger]

Nearby planning:

103A Avenue and 99 Street Streetscape and Underground Pedway

***This discussion has concluded. A what we heard report will be posted when available.*** Project Background Downtown revitalization is underway. Planning and design continues on two projects that will enhance the pedestrian and cyclist experience in downtown Edmonton,

engaged.edmonton.ca

Why aren't they doing the stretch of 99 St immediately north of 102 Ave? There's another roadscape project that will cover the portion from Jasper to 102, so are they really going to leave that middle stretch as the odd one out, or is there a third project that I missed?

 

[IanO]

My belief is that these projects are intended to have a perpetual amount of construction and disruption around the civic precinct/arts district.

Question - when was the last time there was no significant construction/impact in and around the square?

 

[CplKlinger]

My belief is that these projects are intended to have a perpetual amount of construction and disruption around the civic precinct/arts district.

So you don't know of any project covering that specific stretch of 99 St? I wonder why they'd leave it out of both adjacent projects.

 

[Greenspace]

That is a strange gap but I'm trying to recall if the sidewalks and road there were redone when they perminantly closed 102 Avenue.

Here is the 99 Street project for reference - https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/roads/99-street-streetscaping-and-waterproofing

 

[Foolworm]

Valley Line Southeast redid the section between 102 and 102A Ave, but the section north to City Hall is orphaned. Maybe it's part of the Civic Precinct renovations.

 

[Gronk!]

 

[IanO]

Another good example of staging areas of excess size trumping impact to the neighbourhood.

Let's find a better way here.

 

[kcantor]

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but this is the "made in Edmonton" way isn't it?

 

[IanO]

Maybe it is time to 'take a risk' and not completely shutdown entire blocks.

 

[David A]

^
but this is the "made in Edmonton" way isn't it?

Yes maximum disruption for as long as possible. I don't know if it is because of the limited imagination of the people who plan these things, its easier to do, their ignorance of the impact it has, or maybe they just don't care.

 

[kcantor]

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The more pieces you can break your projects into, the more “projects” you and your staff and your consultants and your contractors get to do…