The_Cat
Senior Member
I think West Edmonton Mall needs to work on pedestrian access. Those parking lots have been around for 40 years.
This would be a dream. Even rebuilt elevated, but disguised podiums with storefronts and human scaled facades (like they do in Florida quite well). Then towers above. Not sure our market will make this happen in the next 20 years. But that would be the dream. 10+ residential buildings that create a true community node.A complete rebuild of parking would seem to be in order whereby parking is demolished one sector at a time in favor of underground parking combined with overtop mixed use that ties into the mall and provides mid- plus high-rise apartments/condos/hotel uses with more architectural pizzazz... after all 'tis an iconic edifice that partly defines Edmonton-ism and the transcendent combination of retail with entertainment. I am certain that 555 is not missing the cues.
They are to ensure the slopes meet accessibility requirements.I love a good overpass, but man do I hate switchbacks. It wastes so much time!
Well yeah I know, but it doesn't mean you can't also have stairs for a more direct path, or when there's room, extend the ramp lengthwise (with appropriate landings), rather than zig-zagged.They are to ensure the slopes meet accessibility requirements.