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I don't see this expansion happening when you could serve all of 124th st for less money with a spur. The reality is that an elevated section along with a new TPSS is going to be prohibitively expensive. The rec center should have been placed just north of Weber Greens by Lewis Farms TC.
It is also very short term thinking. While there is an influx of people and demand, you can get away with building something quick and cheap looking, but when that demand starts to slow people will become more choosy about where they want to live and will pick nicer places instead. You can already start to see rental vacancy going up, projects need to be designed to be viable for decades in potentially different markets not just the current one.
It's actually offensively simple. Brick or stone cladding with large square windows. The architecture is Quebec City isn't fantastic, it's just pleasant and utilizes nice materials. Developers in Edmonton are acting like ICF construction with brick cladding is asking for the world.
Near-instant slums.
It's like I said about the simple, harmonious, brick-clad mid- and high-rises from the 70s. They aren't groundbreaking or dramatic. They're not Gaudi or Zaha Hadid. They're just...handsome, classic buildings. More of the same, please!
Well it was the capital of New France so it probably picked something up about style and good taste even if it didn't get it all. However, I feel you are on to something here, some brick or stone cladding can help improve appearance a lot. We actually already have an area being developed downtown called the Warehouse District, so lets just lean into that theme a bit more.
The Wedgewood site (slated to be developed by an indigenous affordable housing provider) was halted by a Court of Kings Bench resolution, and there was quite a showing from residents against the sale of this site yesterday.
Seems pretty clear that the majority of the park space is remaining untouched, including everything around the community league and land to the south. From what I can tell, they are losing one soccer field but the ball diamond and second soccer field are safe. Unclear where the skating rink is. Not saying it was the right decision, but the opposition made it sound like there would be no park space left at all if the sale went forward.
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That, and there's a lot of park space just outside the neighborhood's technical boundaries.Seems pretty clear that the majority of the park space is remaining untouched, including everything around the community league and land to the south. From what I can tell, they are losing one soccer field but the ball diamond and second soccer field are safe. Unclear where the skating rink is. Not saying it was the right decision, but the opposition made it sound like there would be no park space left at all if the sale went forward.
Council gives green light a 2nd time around for Wedgewood Park housing development in animated public hearing
City council has voted against a proposal to look at alternative locations for affordable housing in a west Edmonton community after a tense public hearing on Wednesday, which was spurred by a judicial review.
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