Winnipeg City Transit/Rapid Transit - Page 570

GreyGarden · #**11381** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 3:18 PM**

My god, the transit I use that usually goes down Broadway, up Memorial, and then St. Mary's to Graham is still being rerouted up to Ellice. This stupid convoy has to end. I'm seeing images in Ottawa of the police starting to move in but it looked pretty quiet in front of the Ledge today from a law enforcement standpoint.

bomberjet · #**11382** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 3:23 PM**

The occupier's are apparently moving off broadway and into memorial park today.

GreyGarden · #**11383** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 5:49 PM**

I wonder if Memorial will continue to be blocked. It just shows how little the City and province care about transit riders.

michelleb · #**11384** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 7:02 PM**

They'd change their tune pretty fast if the convoy moved in front of 118 Handsart Blvd.

Ando · #**11385** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 7:33 PM**

Nice looking place. Easily afforded by someone who recently made $30 million in real estate sales.

bomberjet · #**11386** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 7:33 PM**

Oh snap.

3de14eec6a · #**11387** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ando

Nice looking place. Easily afforded by someone who recently made $30 million in real estate sales.

Must be constantly feeling inferior to 119 though.

bomberjet · #**11388** Posted **Feb 18, 2022, 8:43 PM**

It's actually a rather modest looking house for the area. I guess compared to the newer mansions. Nice place. Back lane access keeps it private.

Winnipeg Grump · #**11389** Posted **Feb 22, 2022, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

It's actually a rather modest looking house for the area. I guess compared to the newer mansions. Nice place. Back lane access keeps it private.

Exactly. Nice enough place, but it's easily half the size of most of the newer builds in that area.

Labroco · #**11390** Posted **Mar 10, 2022, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ando

Nice looking place. Easily afforded by someone who recently made $30 million in real estate sales.

???

bomberjet · #**11391** Posted **Mar 10, 2022, 6:47 PM**

Mdm. Premiere.

peg · #**11392** Posted **Mar 10, 2022, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Labroco

???

I think they were referring to this:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ales-1.6331487

Arcticwolf · #**11393** Posted **Mar 10, 2022, 8:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by peg

I think they were referring to this:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ales-1.6331487

How is this related to rapid transit? Hmmmmmm

peg · #**11394** Posted **Mar 10, 2022, 8:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arcticwolf

How is this related to rapid transit? Hmmmmmm

It's not, but as you know these threads always go off the rails. Scroll back for context.

Arcticwolf · #**11395** Posted **Mar 11, 2022, 9:21 PM**

If l was a moderator. I would be deleting stuff everyday, because of it not being in the right area. Peg.

thebasketballgeek · #**11396** Posted **Mar 14, 2022, 5:06 PM**

I passed by the Refinery District and I saw 6 construction sites with at least 8 midrises being under construction. I think the North portion of the site is also grading the ground for some townhouses. The Fort Rouge development should also be seeing a massive 325 unit proposal from Landmark.

Pair that with the Montcalm neighbourhood seeing sizeable increases in ridership for Markham and Chancellor stations, looks like TOD is actually going to be very successful in Winnipeg. Except instead of Downtown being the destination for a lot of the riders, most of them are traversing to U of M. God knows the amount of induced demand that will occur once the lines on Portage and Main are completed. That Polo-Park to U of M blue line will be at capacity for most of the ride. Just need to get Fulton Grove started and then we're in serious business.

zalf · #**11397** Posted **Mar 14, 2022, 5:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

I passed by the Refinery District and I saw 6 construction sites with at least 8 midrises being under construction. I think the North portion of the site is also grading the ground for some townhouses. The Fort Rouge development should also be seeing a massive 325 unit proposal from Landmark.

Very cool. Any idea if these have a commercial component? My understanding is TOD is fairly permissive in that way. Would also help drive rides to these stations.

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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

Just need to get Fulton Grove started and then we're in serious business.

Agreed, but it's weird how resistant the builder is to actually building anything. Last I heard, they were throwing a hissy fit because they couldn't build car-oriented housing. The councillors and public service were like "then why did you apply for transit-oriented development?"

thebasketballgeek · #**11398** Posted **Mar 14, 2022, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by zalf

Very cool. Any idea if these have a commercial component? My understanding is TOD is fairly permissive in that way. Would also help drive rides to these stations.

Just based on what I saw at the Refinery District, the 3 structure development by Ironclad will have commercial on the building facing the street. If I had to guess they are saving the majority of commercial aspect for the future highrises to ensure the population developed from the mid rises could make services and amenities financially feasible.

rrskylar · #**11399** Posted **Mar 20, 2022, 4:37 PM**

People commandeering and living in bus shelters, anyone wanting to riding the bus for free and usually high or drunk and some wonder why ridership is down?!

NewIreland · #**11400** Posted **Mar 20, 2022, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

People commandeering and living in bus shelters, anyone wanting to riding the bus for free and usually high or drunk and some wonder why ridership is down?!

Why has getting rid of two lanes on Portage and building a massive LRT line down the center never been put on the table? The fact that Winnipeg is still dragging their feet on this issue and standing around while every other city over 500k is building a modern transit system is an embarrassment.