Calgary Water Cooler Talk Thread

[MalcolmTucker]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I don't see the dome in the rendering, so maybe it is temporary. It does look tent like...

Did it grow from this? A limestone storage dome:


Limestone Storage Dome M05D10Y2015 (1) - Copy by CIF Construction Ltd, on Flickr

[Fuzz]

Yes, that would be it!

[bulliver]

Thanks! Two tower cranes seems overkill for a 3-story hotel though.

[mersar]

Originally Posted by bulliver

Thanks! Two tower cranes seems overkill for a 3-story hotel though.

Two different projects across the road from each other. Not the same hotel.

[Fuzz]

Cool website that shows Google Street view of before/after changes of streets towards pedestrian realms. Anyone have old shots of Stephen Ave before it went no car?
http://www.urb-i.com/#!before-after/ceh8

[UofC.engineer]

I believe this GoVertical's model:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-skyline-paper-1.3220933

[suburbia]

Was just reading this article from earlier this summer about how the Vancouver hotel market was going through the roof in July. While the dollar was a huge part of that, notable mentions were the FIFA Women's World Cup and a World Dermatology Conference - neither of which would ever come to Calgary with our current facilities, even if they wanted to.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/van...turn/11258723/story.html?__lsa=5869-73cd

[MalcolmTucker]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I don't see the dome in the rendering, so maybe it is temporary. It does look tent like...

The dome is quite substantial.

[Trans Canada]

There was a funny tent-like structure used for construction of the dome, I believe it's been removed now. My guess was a tower and cables to hold up the dome until it was self-supporting.


Industrialized Nature by Edna Winti, on Flickr

[Fuzz]

Cool pic from the space station
https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/670603687367155712
Really neat how you can see the areas converted to LED street lights.

[lubicon]

Wasn't sure where this belongs so put it here since there are no formal plans yet. Looks like CBC is moving to a new location. Brings up an interesting conversation topic about what could come of their current space seeing as it is essentially surrounded by residential on all three sides.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cbc-calgary-move-relocate-1.3388945

[Riise]

Nice to see some of the City's winter infrastructure become an attraction as such.

U.S. Snowboard Star Shaun White Finds Quality Training In Calgary

7 January 2016
Metro News
Donna Spencer

The halfpipe at Calgary's Canada Olympic Park has attracted snowboarding's brightest star.

Shaun White has been shredding under the lights at COP this week.

The two-time Olympic champion and winner of 13 gold medals at the Winter X Games says the halfpipe in Calgary's west end simulates competition conditions.

"It's a 22-foot halfpipe and you have night riding under lights, where most of the Olympics that's what we compete. Same with other big events," White told The Canadian Press between runs Thursday night.

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[Bigtime]

Thoughts on the grumbling of some folks in Inglewood about a Domino's pizza opening up on 9th avenue? It's going in where the crossfit studio was.

[MalcolmTucker]

If you want to keep businesses that can only survive in lower rent locations, stop being NIMBY on buildings with net new CRUs on the street.

[Me&You]

Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker

If you want to keep businesses that can only survive in lower rent locations, stop being NIMBY on buildings with net new CRUs on the street.

Where's that "slow clap" smilie when you need it?

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Thoughts on the grumbling of some folks in Inglewood about a Domino's pizza opening up on 9th avenue? It's going in where the crossfit studio was.

<shrug> if you don't like it vote with your wallet.

[Ferreth]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Thoughts on the grumbling of some folks in Inglewood about a Domino's pizza opening up on 9th avenue? It's going in where the crossfit studio was.

What are they grumbling about? Think of the fat children?

[Bigtime]

They don't like the idea of a chain restaurant/company opening up on their precious urban-hipster strip that is 9th avenue. Of course they neglect to think that it is a local Calgarian opening up the franchise and the landlord with the now empty bay due to the crossfit location being gone has a hole to fill.

[Riise]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Thoughts on the grumbling of some folks in Inglewood about a Domino's pizza opening up on 9th avenue? It's going in where the crossfit studio was.

Gentrification is often feared as a condition that will ruin communities but gentrification only occurs in urban neighbourhoods that have the prerequisite conditions for urban vibrancy. When your neighbourhood begins to gentrify, it is a sign that your community is on the right path. The issue with gentrification is that when an area becomes so successful that everyone wants to "in", hyper-gentrification begins as only the high-end tenants can afford the increasing rents. While hyper-gentrification is dangerous as it removes a level of diversity that is essential for vibrancy, so too is hypo-gentrification.

Now, what does this mean for Inglewood? While they need to prevent hyper-gentrification, they must be careful to prevent hypo-gentrification as well. Would the presence of a few chain shops mean that hyper-gentrification is taking place? If hyper-gentrification is taking place, would the BRZ acting as a landlord be able to curb hyper-gentrification while avoiding hypo-gentrification?

[Innersoul1]

Ugh, its pretentious beyond belief.