Canadian City Proposals - Page 324

blacktrojan3921 · #**6461** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 4:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

waterloo will be the smallest city in North America that has LRT, so it is on the cutting edge in that regard.

And it's also a bit of a miracle, as Light-rail is very controversial here in North America.

Wooster · #**6462** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 6:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. Will be the smallest metro area to get LRT since Edmonton!... or maybe Calgary? How small was Cowtown when they started building it?

Calgary was about 590k when it opened in 1981

Chadillaccc · #**6463** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 7:10 AM**

And Edmonton was what? 450 000 when theirs opened? I read something about it ages ago but I forget. Either way, very cool for Waterloo Region to be doing this in the modern era when rail transit has become so stigmatized.

blacktrojan3921 · #**6464** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 7:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

And Edmonton was what? 450 000 when theirs opened? I read something about it ages ago but I forget. Either way, very cool for Waterloo Region to be doing this in the modern era when rail transit has become so stigmatized.

Really now? I didn't think it effected all forms of rail transit, only LRT... Out of curiosity though, why is rail transit so stigmatized right now?

Innsertnamehere · #**6465** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 12:30 PM**

Light rail is only really controversial in Ontario because nobody knows what the hell it is. It is extremely common in the US and only sees opposition from people who oppose anything that isn't new highway and call it a "boondoggle"

Ottawa's and Hamiltons LRT lines have gone over rather smoothly I think. It's only really Toronto and Kitchener that have run into problems.

Martin Mtl · #**6466** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 2:16 PM**

The 30 St-Jacques (web site here) is a new condo project in Old Montreal. It is right by Place d'Armes, which is one of the most prestigious historic square of the city. It will be located on an existing surface parking, one of the very few in the old district, but one that plagued the area for many many decades.

Facade on Notre-Dame:

Facade on St-Jacques:

(thanks to CFurtado on MtlUrb for the scoop)

MTLskyline · #**6467** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 2:43 PM**

^ That's a nice project, very well integrated. It looks a lot like a typical infill project in Europe. I just hope that the northern side does not have balconies. IMO, balconies are out of place in Old Montreal.

O-tacular · #**6468** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

A trio of great looking smaller scale proposals for Vancouver, all by the same architecture firm. I hope we see lot more work from them in the future.

41st and Willow

South Creek Landing

2290n Main St

http://www.arnomatisarchitecture.com/

Beautiful!

Rico Rommheim · #**6469** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 4:56 PM**

^Those Vancouver proposals are tops, if only the highrises could match these beauties.

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rapid_business · #**6471** Posted **Feb 8, 2013, 5:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by koops65

A few images of the proposed transit hub for the new Waterloo Region LRT: Approved, and will begin construction in 2014, to be completed by 2017.
First is a model of the entire area, a vision: The white buildings are existing...
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Here is a concept render of the actual hub, however, planning is still ongoing, and this may not be the final design:
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source: http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/gettingAround/resources/TransitHubPresentation.pdf

At the bottom right of the previous image is a placeholder for a residential development. It is called 1 Victoria, 19 floors, Momentum developments, ABA architects. Here is an image from the website:
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source: http://www.1victoria.com/index.html

Awesome. I'd love to see this get some traction with developers. So much potential right around King/Victoria. It will look very different 25 years from now.