105 Avenue (Columbia Avenue) Streetscape | ?m | ?s | City of Edmonton

[Edmcowboy11]

I actually disagree, industrial areas should have a reasonably wide sidewalks too, not exactly like a downtown, but also not little piddly 3' concrete platforms next to semi trucks blasting through slush puddles. If we're going to try and tell people you don't need a car, then we should be building respectable infrastructure for everyone, everywhere.

Oh I agree that modern industrial areas should have good pedestrian infrastructure. You misunderstood what I said though. I said that before what is being done now the industrial area was the old fashion style of industrial that didn't require any considerations for pedestrians. When this entire area was a train yard and industrial zone the shear idea of access for pedestrians was out of the question. Now that industrial is in many ways leaving this area, finally we are seeing the necessary infrastructure being put into place.

 

[JuliallThat]

Oh I agree that modern industrial areas should have good pedestrian infrastructure. You misunderstood what I said though. I said that before what is being done now the industrial area was the old fashion style of industrial that didn't require any considerations for pedestrians. When this entire area was a train yard and industrial zone the shear idea of access for pedestrians was out of the question. Now that industrial is in many ways leaving this area, finally we are seeing the necessary infrastructure being put into place.

Oh sorry, my bad! Yeah there's so much outdated infrastructure in areas like these still "in use" from old road design philosophies, especially in the case of industrial areas, it really is a shame how long it can linger and what a profound negative impact it can have on the accessibility of an area.

 

[IanO]

Is the 109-116st section complete?

 

[cliffapotamus]

yup

 

[chrisvazquez7]

Is the 109-116st section complete?

Not quite. The section between 109 and 112 is pretty much complete except for the new streetlights. The section between 112 and 113 hasn’t really been touched (they did underground utilities this year and will be building the plaza next year). Between 113 and 116, the south half of the road is complete with a new sidewalk and most of the trees planted. But the north side still has to be done.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Now we need to see one or two new developments to help continue improve the area. It would be nice if a MacEwan building could be built with the front facing 105.