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What is a neo-traditionalist -- is that like a hot ice-cream or a flying tortoise?

 

[IanO]

I'd love to reflect and see all of the top proposals again, having worked on one of them (small part).

 

[Platinum107]

What is a neo-traditionalist -- is that like a hot ice-cream or a flying tortoise?

Lol, it's a term I made up for people who idealize the suburban car-oriented lifestyle as being of the "good old way of doing things", despite how recent in the timescale of cities that type of development actually is.

 

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^^^^ What a switcheroo -- now I am your straight man.

 

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What is a neo-traditionalist -- is that like a hot ice-cream or a flying tortoise?

the deliberate revival and revamping of old cultures, practices, and institutions for use in new political contexts and strategies.

OR

Neo-traditional country (also known as new traditional country) is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a "traditional" country vocal style. Neo-traditional country artists often dress in the fashions of the country music scene of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. Some neo-traditional artists are sometimes associated with the alternative country movement.

 

[Platinum107]

Neo-traditional country (also known as new traditional country) is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a "traditional" country vocal style. Neo-traditional country artists often dress in the fashions of the country music scene of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. Some neo-traditional artists are sometimes associated with the alternative country movement.

Same rules apply!

 

[CplKlinger]

It looks like the first plot of land for a 4-6 story mixed-use building is now marked as "pending". If this goes through, it will be a great show of confidence in Blatchford, and an important step towards the densification of Blatchford.

https://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/documents/Blatchford_Land_Sales_Map.pdf

Also, should this page be moved from 'buildings' to real estate, or infrastructure?

 

[Oilers99]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Blatchford when a new city council comes in.

 

[bodsbods9090]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Blatchford when a new city council comes in.

I know...I'm scared too!

 

[CplKlinger]

It will be interesting to see what happens with Blatchford when a new city council comes in.

Hopefully it will be more difficult for a future council to make cuts to it now that residents are living there and showing that the concept works.

 

[Oilers99]

Hopefully it will be more difficult for a future council to make cuts to it now that residents are living there and showing that the concept works.

I don't know if the 'concept works' as there are maybe 20 houses there out of ~600 acres. Thus far the City has been an unmitigated disaster as a land developer. If any private company took this long to develop such a large piece of land so slowly it would not be in business.

I would be more interested to see if large tracts of land are sold to private developers or a management agreement is struck to more effectively develop the lands.

 

[Avenuer]

I don't know if the 'concept works' as there are maybe 20 houses there out of ~600 acres. Thus far the City has been an unmitigated disaster as a land developer. If any private company took this long to develop such a large piece of land so slowly it would not be in business.

I would be more interested to see if large tracts of land are sold to private developers or a management agreement is struck to more effectively develop the lands.

What has been so disastrous about developing Blatchford so far?

 

[Platinum107]

I don't know if the 'concept works' as there are maybe 20 houses there out of ~600 acres. Thus far the City has been an unmitigated disaster as a land developer. If any private company took this long to develop such a large piece of land so slowly it would not be in business.

I would be more interested to see if large tracts of land are sold to private developers or a management agreement is struck to more effectively develop the lands.

I actually thought that things are moving at a pretty decent pace in terms of construction but okay... didn't really expect it to all be built in a few short years

 

[bodsbods9090]

I don't know if the 'concept works' as there are maybe 20 houses there out of ~600 acres. Thus far the City has been an unmitigated disaster as a land developer. If any private company took this long to develop such a large piece of land so slowly it would not be in business.

I would be more interested to see if large tracts of land are sold to private developers or a management agreement is struck to more effectively develop the lands.

You've seen Century Park, right?

 

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This is like the famous turtle races at the Irish Pub -- who will finish first -- Blatchford or Century Park (my money is on Century Park)?