Iron Horse Line / Station Park | ?m | 6s | Beljan Development | Hodgson Schilf Evans

[ryspot]

I think the most important improvement to traffic at Gateway and Whyte will be building a continuous 76 Ave. Turning on/off Whyte is a hazard when there are so many pedestrians crossing in both directions. If traffic could turn onto 76th, that would help protect pedestrians. Gateway and Whyte should be a scramble crossing, but traffic would back up even more during rush hour. I'm really excited for this development based on the quality of Beljan and the other container markets I've seen in other cities.

 

[Avenuer]

I think the most important improvement to traffic at Gateway and Whyte will be building a continuous 76 Ave. Turning on/off Whyte is a hazard when there are so many pedestrians crossing in both directions. If traffic could turn onto 76th, that would help protect pedestrians. Gateway and Whyte should be a scramble crossing, but traffic would back up even more during rush hour. I'm really excited for this development based on the quality of Beljan and the other container markets I've seen in other cities.

We just need to wait for CPR to sell off the Irvine Yard and then 76th could be punched through to 99 Street. That closure would also create some massive, valuable development parcels.

 

[IanO]

76 will be a blessing.

 

[CplKlinger]

We just need to wait for CPR to sell off the Irvine Yard and then 76th could be punched through to 99 Street. That closure would also create some massive, valuable development parcels.

Does CP have any medium-long term plans to sell it off?

 

[Guy 1]

Does CP have any medium-long term plans to sell it off?

CP had partnered with DREAM to develop that land (along with a bunch of other CP land) a while back. No idea what the status on that partnership or the irvine yard is at this point

 

[archited]

^^^^ It seems to be withering on the vine.

 

[northlands]

I would love to know how Dream got themselves in bed with CP Rail for that. Excuse the pun but that's an opportunity most developers only dream of. Especially the ones with any sort of imagination.

 

[archited]

@nv96 let's start a Planning/Architectural company called "Nightmare" and see if we can scare CP into action.

 

[quit]

I would love to know how Dream got themselves in bed with CP Rail for that. Excuse the pun but that's an opportunity most developers only dream of. Especially the ones with any sort of imagination.

Who knows. They aren't Brookfield, but they do have a good presence here and they aren't that small. They still have $15b in assets under management and a 2b market cap pre covid.

 

[northlands]

@nv96 let's start a Planning/Architectural company called "Nightmare" and see if we can scare CP into action.

With that name we'd be better off vying for CN's assets.

 

[chrisvazquez7]

CP isn’t going anywhere. They have serious capacity constraints in the Edmonton region as it is. And there are still active customers in the yard. There are rumours they might actually put tracks back in.

 

[itom987]

That should not be allowed to happen.

 

[Avenuer]

That should not be allowed to happen.

Nothing we can do if they still own the rail ROWs.

 

[itom987]

It is easier to prevent a railroad from building track than it is to tell them to get rid of existing track.

 

[archited]

I thought the whole rationale for CP moving their marshaling yards south of the City was not to have two huge land assemblages serving one purpose but rather as a relocation of an existing facility much as CN did when it vacated its downtown yards many years ago. If CP is faltering in that purpose a progressive City would light a fire under them. The existing result is close to being classified as criminal.