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Originally Posted by esquire
Love it. I'm normally not a huge fan of the big green wide-open plazas, but if there's one place in town where they would be an appropriate choice, it's at The Forks.
The level of density is great, and I like the terrace idea. Where is the parking in that photo, though? (The fact that it isn't immediately obvious is a huge credit to the design)
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there is a big parkade along the rail line hidden behind the terraced park. The terrace rises up to its roof. The roof is also active. If you look at the plan the parkade is kind of T shaped in grey between the two towers. The ground level view shows doors leading into the hill to the parkade behind.
The idea is to provide a new type of greenspace…one with some elevation change. A place of contemplation facing the museum…maybe with public art as well as bike and walking paths. Hopefully connections will be made to future rapid transit on the raised rail line and across to new development on main street. Parcel 4 is a more urban development with higher buildings to create a link to downtown. The hope is more urban plaza-ish.
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