Winnipeg Construction

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Just wanted to take a minut to say goodbye to my fellow Winnipeg forumers. As of tommorow I will be living in Vancouver. Not to say that I wont contribute here and there and definetely will be on here every day to get the latest. You guys rock and keep the passion for this great city going.

Cheers

Best of luck!

[roccerfeller]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Just wanted to take a minut to say goodbye to my fellow Winnipeg forumers. As of tommorow I will be living in Vancouver. Not to say that I wont contribute here and there and definetely will be on here every day to get the latest. You guys rock and keep the passion for this great city going.

Cheers

Cheers man

Good luck in Vancouver, and your future!

[h0twired]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

Noticed that myself, seems like work on the ped. bridge has been halted for the past couple of months, just wish they would have finished the roadwork on the north side of the new Disraeli before everything got shut down.

They were lowering the steel girders onto the old (and now cut) columns this morning.

[Riverman]

I saw the steel pieces still loaded on trucks as I was coming home at 8 this morning.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

Noticed that myself, seems like work on the ped. bridge has been halted for the past couple of months, just wish they would have finished the roadwork on the north side of the new Disraeli before everything got shut down.

halted??? far from it.. they choped the peers and horded them while they worked on the area where the ped bridge will sit

the section of road deck still on the peers is their staging grounds for access

[steveosnyder]

Originally Posted by rypinion

Would be nice to have something finish off that block against Bannatyne. I think even the rgalston and steveosnyder crowd would agree the one storey building right at Main and Bannatyne could be rebuilt.

Actually, I heard that whole block was going to be bulldozed so that Artis can build a new office tower called Trizac 2... it was going to be a 30 floor tower where the current surface parking lot is at McDermot and Main and the rest was going to be a sunken streetscape that connects to the concourse at Portage and Main.

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

halted??? far from it.. they choped the peers and horded them while they worked on the area where the ped bridge will sit

the section of road deck still on the peers is their staging grounds for access

Well I stand corrected.

[bomberjet]

I drive Disraeli regularly and didn't see boo going on there all winter. Ever since the girder fell when they were removing it, seemed like the site was empty. Guess I was wrong. Maybe I'm too late (6- 6:30 ish) when driving by to see anybody working.

[Riverman]

There was a lot of concrete sawing going on earlier in the winter, lately the work has been underneath hoarding below the level of the roadway.

[Mininari]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Just wanted to take a minut to say goodbye to my fellow Winnipeg forumers. As of tommorow I will be living in Vancouver. Not to say that I wont contribute here and there and definetely will be on here every day to get the latest. You guys rock and keep the passion for this great city going.

Cheers

Yes, good luck!

I hope you're looking to live the 'Urban-dense-Transit' life, because the suburban-stuck-in-your-car life has a lot of... just that... being stuck in your car... unless you have a job in the suburbs somewhere

Best wishes from a Port Moody ex-resident. (p.s. watch for the new skytrain extension in Coquitlam - Port Moody starting construction... right now).

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by Riverman

There was a lot of concrete sawing going on earlier in the winter, lately the work has been underneath hoarding below the level of the roadway.

Right on! I'm more focused on staying in my narrow lane than peering over the edge. Or maybe the lane isn't narrow, just no room for error with the guard walls!

[viperred88]

Originally Posted by chrisallard5454

Anyone heading to the FP Cafe tonight? This should be an interesting one.

yep I was there again lastnight. i liked everything except the talk of rail containers.

Sadly we will have to wait for another design ... urban forum in September.

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Right on! I'm more focused on staying in my narrow lane than peering over the edge. Or maybe the lane isn't narrow, just no room for error with the guard walls!

No the lanes are narrow, it's like bumper cars off the guard rails when it's slippery out. Cheaped out not building a 6 lane bridge, cheaped out by not putting a proper pedestrian side-walk on the bridge, cheaped out by not putting shoulders on the bridge, cheaped out by building it to the bare minimum in terms of width of traffic lanes.

[viperred88]

word is the reason condo sales for the 2 new condo projects being built on Assiniboine avenue are doing good because there being less car traffic noise on that road makes the area more appealing.


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IMO all the river banks as greenspace and build up more density on the north side of assiniboine and eventually tear down all the rest of the low rise apartements ... there.

[JamieDavid Exchange]

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[vid]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

No the lanes are narrow, it's like bumper cars off the guard rails when it's slippery out. Cheaped out not building a 6 lane bridge, cheaped out by not putting a proper pedestrian side-walk on the bridge, cheaped out by not putting shoulders on the bridge, cheaped out by building it to the bare minimum in terms of width of traffic lanes.

If they didn't cheap out, everyone who lives in Not East Kildonan would get their 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 in a knot.

[h0twired]

Originally Posted by vid

If they didn't cheap out, everyone who lives in Not East Kildonan would get their 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 in a knot.

If they didn't cheap out everyone in EK/NK/ESP/Elmood would be upset because they would have been commuting over the Louise and Redwood bridges for 2+ years while the extra wide bridge was being built.

[SKYSTHELIMIT]

Originally Posted by Mininari

Yes, good luck!
I hope you're looking to live the 'Urban-dense-Transit' life, because the suburban-stuck-in-your-car life has a lot of... just that... being stuck in your car... unless you have a job in the suburbs somewhere

Best wishes from a Port Moody ex-resident. (p.s. watch for the new skytrain extension in Coquitlam - Port Moody starting construction... right now).

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. To your point Mininari I am looking for a place in DT core and False Creek even though I will be commuting the other way, most of my accounts are out in Abbottsford LOL So your post was bang on. But on my time the car will be in the garage and transit/walking/biking will be my mode of transpo.

[Mininari]

Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. To your point Mininari I am looking for a place in DT core and False Creek even though I will be commuting the other way, most of my accounts are out in Abbottsford LOL So your post was bang on. But on my time the car will be in the garage and transit/walking/biking will be my mode of transpo.

Abbotsford eh? Yep, you'll be in the car. You might want to register yourself for a TREO sticker for the new Port Mann Bridge (toll bridge). I think tomorrow is the last day to get the discounted toll rate for a few more months.

Good call on the False Creek Area. Its actually not that bad reverse commuting from there. Terminal Ave - 1st - Freeway - Abbotsford.

Lots of construction happening around the area too!

[ctochico]

Originally Posted by JamieDavid Exchange

There's two new condo buildings going up on Assiniboine? Plus, I feel that's a pretty weak case, there being less traffic, because District Condos are on a pretty quiet street (James) and they're not selling. Dcondos has parking stalls for their residents. That's probably the reason why sales are doing well. If the city would get off their asses and get to building the James Street Parkade, things would be different for the Exchange condos.

Agree..parking is the reason why. I'd like to see a comparison on how successful condos are with and without parking in the city. Still boggles me why not just have underground parking on new developed buildings...u have to dig down there anyways ie h20