Stantec Tower | 250.84m | 66s | ICE District Prop.

[ChazYEG]

As someone who lives on 103rd leave it alone, its access for a lot of parkades including mine and see's a lot more traffic than those that stop by occasionally think. And will become even more vital once the LRT continues westward on 102nd.

So, if I understand it correctly: keep giving cars the priority.

 

[KreationYEG]

So, if I understand it correctly: keep giving cars the priority.

Yep, there’s bike lanes and the LRT and the Plaza.

 

[ChazYEG]

Yep, there’s bike lanes and the LRT and the Plaza.

Sorry, I'm absolutely unable to agree. 103 is a barren wasteland that sees MAYBE 2hrs is heavy traffic a day and yet is wide enough to support it's usual traffic several times over.

While it doesn't necessarily needs bike lanes or something like that, it could do well with a little road diet, wider sidewalks, trees, better landscaping, etc.

Especially in the section between 101 st and 104 st, it should feel much more pedestrian friendly and integrate better with ICE District and help make the whole area feel more cohesive and inviting.

 

[Greenspace]

Hearing there's a deal close for opening the second floor food court now that the office space is fully occupied.

 

[Gronk!]

Hearing there's a deal close for opening the second floor food court now that the office space is fully occupied.

About friggin' time! Hopefully they'll be able to run a more competent food court than the ones at ECC and Commerce Place.

 

[David A]

The wide road is there for historical reasons, but having all the parkades (even more since the addition of Stantec and the Marriott) and now traffic for events at Rogers it probably makes sense to mostly keep it as is.

With the loss of much of 102 Ave to the LRT line, this street will also have to absorb more traffic now and in the future. So this sure wouldn't be the first street I would recommend to cut back.

But if the goal of creating congestion is to create frustration and backlash, it seems to be succeeding.

 

[thommyjo]

I think getting trees planted along all of 103ave from 102st to 109st should be a priority. Such a barren street. Get the trees going while there’s still so many short buildings.

 

[ChazYEG]

Westrich is building two more towers and what ever happens with the Wexford site. And the added track of 102ave being the lrt it will be a bottle neck.

There’s three just purpose built parkades in that stretch pavilion, hsbc, and the CC west what’s inviting about that? .

I said wider sidewalks and trees. We already have the LRT and bike lanes on 102, but it does not mean 103 st needs to be a barren wasteland.

 

[IanO]

I think getting trees planted along all of 103ave from 102st to 109st should be a priority. Such a barren street. Get the trees going while there’s still so many short buildings.

Tricky on the north side due to widths and lack of soil cells.... but something that should be looked at.

 

[IanO]

^'they' are not, but the Tower is doing well. Stantec put 4 (?) floors of sublease onto the market.

 

[TAS]

I know many Stantec employees are working from home at least part of the week, but I wonder how much the company is growing in terms of staff. They are certainly acquiring other companies but that doesn't translate into more workers here. One thing for sure, Stantec stock is . It's up 36% in the last year.

 

[Airboy]

^'they' are not, but the Tower is doing well. Stantec put 4 (?) floors of sublease onto the market.

Stantec had occupied up to 16 but had up to 19 available. I believe they have let up to half now. I know 14 and 15 are subleased. 14-15 was the only floor to have a stair built between the 2. then later one of the law firms added a stair up at 20. Be interesting to see how Morison Hirschfeld is integrated.

 

[IanO]

I know many Stantec employees are working from home at least part of the week, but I wonder how much the company is growing in terms of staff. They are certainly acquiring other companies but that doesn't translate into more workers here. One thing for sure, Stantec stock is . It's up 36% in the last year.

Jesus. How did I miss that?

 

[TAS]

Road diet = pretty much would not be able to get out of my parkade at times due to congestion of only two lanes… One lane each direction is not enough for a road that has seven parkades that feed out to it all within a few blocks.

When the ID was built I’d bet the city approved the density based on 103ave having four lanes.

I remember the temporary construction lane restrictions for the utility work on 103rd ave making it hard to get around, and that was prior to the Stantec being occupied and the connect centre parkade being open.

I can't recall how wide that road is. Is there also some parking along there + 4 lanes or any turning lanes? From memory, it just seems fairly wide to cross. There is no room to expand the northside pedestrian realm and add trees along there and still maintain 4 lanes?

 

[Greenspace]

The approved DC2 for Horne and Pitfield has an expanded sidewalk along 103 Avenue taking up the parking spaces for trees and street furniture.

In some places from 102 to 109 Street, 103 Avenue is 7 lanes wide with parking. That's insane. There's definitely room for expanded sidewalks with trees, which in my mind was a huge missed opportunity when they did microsurfacing of the road last year. Not asking for a full new streetscape, just wider sidewalks with some trees. All you have to do is take out the left turning lane.