Great thread - there are a lot of amazing things here that I'm going to take a deeper look at. I've been living in France a lot in recent years and these kinds of public space improvements in Canadian cities move this country more in
the direction of Europe.
I posted this in the city skylines of the past thread but guess it belongs here too - there are others in WPG that I or others could post after I've had more of a look at what's been posted. Once again, very good thread.
The ongoing transformation of The Forks and Upper Fort Garry area of WPG - National Historic Site and Provincial Park. This area is found at the confluence of the Assiniboine (left) and Red (right) rivers. Historical anecdote: The name Winnipeg comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy waters".
Before - rail yard area:
More recent - Canadian Museum for Human Rights (scheduled to open September 2014), Forks market and Children's Museum, Inn at the Forks, riverside walkway and boat landing, Esplanade Riel pedestrian bridge re-establishing historic link to French St.-Boniface district at right across the river, Shaw Park baseball stadium, extensive green spaces and First Nations areas, revitalized Union Station:
Proposed re-development of shaded area above, including residential and green spaces to replace surface parking lots beside the museum:
Across the street to the left of the Forks Market, the former Upper Fort Garry site is being re-developed as a provincial historical site, with part of the old wall and a new green-roofed interpretive centre. It will be at the left of the Hotel Fort Garry in this shot:
Painting of historical fort:
http://www.theforks.com
http://www.upperfortgarry.com