The main campus has overhead walkways and I can't imagine being without them. Underground would mean sump pits, constantly running pumps and enourmous bills when it started to leak. Overhead is ideal.
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Students, residents, tenants, end users have evolved. The story is now "what have you done for me lately?" Connectivity is one of the foremost amenities desired by end users of real estate. It's a key component of "location, location, location". You don't get people into your building, you don't curate great atmosphere by telling the customers and surrounding area that they don't need something, unless it's too cost-prohibitive. We also need to use foresight here... it's vital to create urban environments that non-Winnipeggers, whether new immigrants or new companies can enjoy. Little things like these walkways go a long way towards not attracting, but securing interest. |
Notre Dame Campus is vast, sparse, and more spread out and extremely windy (like U of M), much more than Exchange District Campus. U of W is fairly spread out and almost nothing is connected – it's a vibrant campus area. This is literally crossing essentially a residential street. If anything, city should raise the road between these two buildings like at the airport, or what's happening at TNS. Make it a more inviting area, shared-use road and safe crossing.
Also Wolf, there's a big difference between doing the bare minimum or eliminating extra wants, and not doing things that are fully unnecessary, out of character for environment, and don't benefit most people. If there was an existing skywalk network in the Exchange, it'd make sense, but this is just not worth the side effects. |
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That is where the accessible loading is now though – only other real options would be to move the bus stop on William and use that as loading, or either move the bus stop on Princess and/or reconfigure Princess. Right now there's no stopping for 80% of the block on the right lane of Princess, essentially making one long right turn lane to William. No reason that block needs 3 "through" lanes and a left parking lane. |
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This should be contingent on dropping the skywalk ;)
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Get ready to change to under construction.
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It's going to be a monumental change for that area between RRC and all the new apartments on Ross. Plus someone mentioned one of the warehouses on Ross has a conversion planned soon as well.
Then Marketlands should start... The area is going to be fantastic, and attention will soon shift toward Chinatown. |
^ Great news... that will be quite an increase to RRC's footprint in the Exchange District.
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Looking at the pics above, I love the scale of all of those buildings. If I were a developer, I would definitely jump into the fray and invest in the area.
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It's funny how lots of people (on here) are have been pushing for and touting the northeast Exchange as prime locations for these small apartments/brownstones... but it's organically happening in the NW Exchange. Good to see. |
Winnipeg is benefitting right now from some very strong leadership in key development positions. Paul Vogt is doing a terrific job, Jordan at the Forks, Rempel at the airport authority. Chipman, and others as well. There really isn't any substitute for strategic vision. it is a great time to be living in the Peg imo.
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Plenty of derelict houses in the area are ripe for demolition, replaced by townhomes, etc.
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Everything about it is absolutely stunning (except the skywalk).
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I just graduated from this campus and think the skywalk is a fantastic idea.
If I have a class on two, it's absurd to think that my choice is either to do a mad dash across the street mid winter in my shirt sleeves - all sorts of safety concerns from freezing, traffic, or slipping hazards - or go get my shit from a third or fourth floor locker, and go all the way down to the first floor, instead of using a nice heated skywalk, all because of some urbanist pinhead and their misdirected principles. The fact is, there's already enough foot traffic on the main level because of Tim horton's, the merc, the gym, the eating area, the parking lot, student services, buhler, bus stops, etc., and that will only increase regardless of a skywalk. |
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