The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 413

Darkoshvilli · #**8241** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 11:41 PM**

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bb03/12074444305/

Boris2k7 · #**8242** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 11:49 PM**

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Nice! I really like this angle.

FrAnKs · #**8243** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 11:51 PM**

From that angle, the skyline, west of the 1250 R-L is surprisingly long !

middeljohn · #**8244** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 11:54 PM**

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Here is Stephen ave on a sunday (as promised above in my other post) Watch longer than 20 seconds!

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Yeah that's pretty good foot traffic for a Sunday. The region before was office buildings, so it makes sense that those streets would be quiet on a Sunday. Stephen Ave kinda reminds me of Byward Market (I think that's what it's called) in Ottawa.

Boris2k7 · #**8245** Posted **Jan 22, 2014, 11:59 PM**

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Yeah that's pretty good foot traffic for a Sunday. The region before was office buildings, so it makes sense that those streets would be quiet on a Sunday. Stephen Ave kinda reminds me of Byward Market (I think that's what it's called) in Ottawa.

Maybe you are thinking of Sparks Street in Ottawa.

kw5150 · #**8246** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 12:09 AM**

It was ok......considering it is January......on a sunday......in Calgary.

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Yeah that's pretty good foot traffic for a Sunday. The region before was office buildings, so it makes sense that those streets would be quiet on a Sunday. Stephen Ave kinda reminds me of Byward Market (I think that's what it's called) in Ottawa.

Chadillaccc · #**8247** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 1:22 AM**

Quite an old shot, possibly 10 years, but it really shows the extent of Calgary's inner city.

http://peakexperienceimagery.com/keiths-favourites/keiths-favourites-always-changing/4390279

ZeDgE · #**8248** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 4:14 AM**

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Calgary on Sunday Jan 19 2014

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Thats neat. You need to do another driving from 36St NE, west on Memorial to downtown, on a clear day.

*wink *wink

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A cool aerial of Calgary from a plane. Haven't seen this one before.

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This is cool. Around 1:00 min you can really see the size of the Beltline.

SignalHillHiker · #**8249** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 4:15 AM**

Shared your vids on FB, KW. Great stuff!

TallBob · #**8250** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 6:35 AM**

Man I thought the driver was going to get clipped a couple of times!

LeftCoaster · #**8251** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 3:41 PM**

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vancouver. by alyssaBLACK., on Flickr

Cool pic, I was very surprised by the lack of interest the BC place reno got on this forum. It was a massive engineering feat and resulted in what is IMO, the most impressive stadium in Canada by a fair margin, but it is pretty distant in coverage when compared to investor group and the Ti Cats new stadium.

LeftCoaster · #**8252** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 3:44 PM**

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In the summer on a week day Calgary's core is ridiculously busy, and this is very much exaggerated by the narrow sidewalks. As soon as it hits 6PM the core is fairly quiet though (aside from the Stephen Ave and Eau Claire areas), but it is getting better every year.

I find the problem Calgary suffers from, and its a double edged sword, is that even if the crows are decent for a million plus city, the built form represents that of a city much larger so the brain expects more people.

On a sunny weekend downtown Calgary the streetlife can be decent, but the 50 storey office buildings around you make you expect the streetlife of Montreal or Boston and it just isn't there.

Chinook sure doesn't help things either. It is still the number one retail destination in Calgary, and will likely only strengthen that position in the future.

Chadillaccc · #**8253** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 3:51 PM**

That is totally true about downtown having the feeling that it should be busier.

I don't think Chinook is a problem though, that whole area should be seen as an opportunity to create a new node of urbanity. It's pretty much the perfect location too, being almost the exact geographic centre of the city. There are a lot of plans currently in place to make this happen. Similar to North York, but rather than a linear node, the Chinook area will be more of a globular node.

LeftCoaster · #**8254** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 3:58 PM**

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I don't think Chinook is a problem though, that whole area should be seen as an opportunity to create a new node of urbanity. It's pretty much the perfect location too, being almost the exact geographic centre of the city. There are a lot of plans currently in place to make this happen. Similar to North York, but rather than a linear node, the Chinook area will be more of a globular node.

Chinook will certainly be Calgary's second node, its North York or Metrotown, but make no mistake that its rise will take away from downtowns growth. Calgary's downtown is so impressive because it is the sole focus, becoming a multinodal city will diminish that (it also wreaks havoc on traffic patters *see Toronto or Vancouver).

In the end I think a multinodal city creates more of a mature city, a more true urban experience, but it is not without its shortfalls.

Chadillaccc · #**8255** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 4:07 PM**

We already have small nodes outside of downtown like any other major city, the future development of Chinook will just tie two or three of those nodes together into a major area. I think the city will be fine. With the large amount of people moving downtown it's only going to get better. I expect that Macleod Trail will eventually just become one long linear skyline all the way from Cemetary Hill to Southland Mall, with the Chinook forming a globular cluster of towers in the middle.

Calgarian · #**8256** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 5:25 PM**

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I find the problem Calgary suffers from, and its a double edged sword, is that even if the crows are decent for a million plus city, the built form represents that of a city much larger so the brain expects more people.

On a sunny weekend downtown Calgary the streetlife can be decent, but the 50 storey office buildings around you make you expect the streetlife of Montreal or Boston and it just isn't there.

Chinook sure doesn't help things either. It is still the number one retail destination in Calgary, and will likely only strengthen that position in the future.

People have to remember that most of what is considered downtown (the area north of the CPR tracks) is just a massive business district, so there isn't really anything to bring people to the area outside 9-5. There are a few pockets of activity on evenings and weekends, but most of the area is a ghost town and I don't think that's going to change much. What could work to the benefit of street life in the CBD is it is getting surrounded by a ring of residential and mixed use, so that could create a bit of a cross through effect.

I agree about Chinook though, as the premier retail destination, it definitely takes away from the downtown retail scene. Calgary's main downtown mall is really, really nice, but it's not very busy on evenings and weekends for this very reason, though like everything else downtown, it's getting better.

GreaterMontréal · #**8257** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 5:28 PM**

The city grid is different in Calgary. Wide downtown streets-avenues, one-way, 4-5 lanes wide.

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is a ghost town and I don't think that's going to change much

Telus Sky is a mixed-use project, it's a start.

Calgarian · #**8258** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 6:32 PM**

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The city grid is different in Calgary. Wide downtown streets-avenues, one-way, 4-5 lanes wide.

Telus Sky is a mixed-use project, it's a start.

It definitely is. I hope after the current office cycle is done we will see more mixed use and more purely residential towers in the CBD.

Chadillaccc · #**8259** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 6:47 PM**

Telus Sky, 3 Eau Claire, Eau Claire, City Centre II, Vogue, Kings on Fourth, the entire East Village, and the 7-tower development will all make great strides in making the downtown a 24-7 busy place. All of those developments combined are probably around 15 - 20 000 units.

GreaterMontréal · #**8260** Posted **Jan 23, 2014, 6:55 PM**

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Telus Sky, 3 Eau Claire, Eau Claire, City Centre II, Vogue, Kings on Fourth, the entire East Village, and the 7-tower development will all make great strides in making the downtown a 24-7 busy place. All of those developments combined are probably around 15 - 20 000 units.

Grocery stores, drug stores,,etc....will be needed in the downtown core. It's one of the first things people look for when they buy downtown.