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someone123 · #**5041** Posted **Apr 20, 2016, 9:45 PM**

hokus83 · #**5042** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 3:24 AM**

LOL what an ugly ugly looking city from an overhead view/ Must be the real reason for high limits and the rest is just a cover up

counterfactual · #**5043** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 4:24 AM**

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Yeah the ramparts and height limits really lead to long, flat, blockish, squat, and inelegant developments in this area. A few genuine skyscrapers would make a world of difference.

musicman · #**5044** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 7:53 PM**

That damn data center disapearing would make a huge difference....

teddifax · #**5045** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 8:27 PM**

Is that Data Centre eyesore going?

kph06 · #**5046** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 1:23 AM**

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Is that Data Centre eyesore going?

The Lawen family bought it a couples years ago, I think there is still a long term lease, so it will be around for the next few years presumably.

musicman · #**5047** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 12:44 PM**

From what i understand it has about 5 years to go... Which is about 4 years and 11 months too long...

counterfactual · #**5048** Posted **Apr 23, 2016, 10:17 PM**

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From what i understand it has about 5 years to go... Which is about 4 years and 11 months too long...

It basically killed an entire block.

Jonovision · #**5049** Posted **Apr 24, 2016, 9:05 PM**

New phone and new camera.

Phalanx · #**5050** Posted **May 2, 2016, 3:52 PM**

Figured this fit here better than elsewhere:

Regional council unanimously approves Argyle, Spring Garden streetscaping plan

OldDartmouthMark · #**5051** Posted **May 3, 2016, 2:15 PM**

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Figured this fit here better than elsewhere:

Regional council unanimously approves Argyle, Spring Garden streetscaping plan

Not a bad idea overall, though I do question whether paver stones will hold up well to vehicle traffic and road salt over the years, especially if Spring Garden continues to see heavy bus traffic.

Burying the power lines will be an improvement, though.

Keith P. · #**5052** Posted **May 3, 2016, 3:21 PM**

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Not a bad idea overall, though I do question whether paver stones will hold up well to vehicle traffic and road salt over the years, especially if Spring Garden continues to see heavy bus traffic.

Yes, I am guessing everyone who was at City Hall in the early '80s has now departed and does not remember the last failed experiment. The city went through an ill-advised phase of installing brick sidewalks and crosswalks that soon became known as "ankle-benders" once they heaved and became irregular on the surface. Many pedestrians were victims and some suffered injury. The city ended up having to tear them all out eventually and replaced many with exposed-aggregate concrete instead.

teddifax · #**5053** Posted **May 3, 2016, 3:36 PM**

I had a bad tumble many years ago on a brick portion of the sidewalk on Barrington St. My foot went into a spot without a brick and I caught my foot and went down hard. Bricks definitely do not work in our climate.

Jonovision · #**5054** Posted **May 4, 2016, 10:38 PM**

An interesting view that is only available when the trees are bare.

20160502_165425 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

RoshanMcG · #**5055** Posted **May 11, 2016, 4:00 PM**

Keith P. · #**5056** Posted **May 11, 2016, 4:10 PM**

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Interesting that the Midtown proposal several years ago was quashed because it blocked the view from the Citadel.

Hmmm.

OldDartmouthMark · #**5057** Posted **May 11, 2016, 4:23 PM**

That sucker is visible from everywhere...

counterfactual · #**5058** Posted **May 11, 2016, 5:21 PM**

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Figured this fit here better than elsewhere:

Regional council unanimously approves Argyle, Spring Garden streetscaping plan

This is awesome.

And: I'm shocked. Unanimous?

Normally at least Gloria McCluelessly or Barry DullandRumpled would dissent or veto, complaining that Dartmouth or Sheet Harbour don't receive the same funding/attention.

What happened?

EDIT My bad. Just read. It was David Hendsbee who raised the inevitable complaint:

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Coun. David Hendsbee, who did support the motion, noted that other areas also need improvements. “What about the other areas of the municipality wanting to see improvements? Rural communities are looking for assistance,” he said, suggesting that this adds to the urban/rural divide.

“Where’s the justice?”

Where's the "justice"?

At least he voted for it...

RangerNS · #**5059** Posted **May 11, 2016, 9:40 PM**

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Interesting that the Midtown proposal several years ago was quashed because it blocked the view from the Citadel.

Hmmm.

There are extremely specific view planes which matter:

(not that they aren't all bullshit, but meh)

counterfactual · #**5060** Posted **May 12, 2016, 12:35 AM**

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There are extremely specific view planes which matter:

(not that they aren't all bullshit, but meh)

IMHO, we should only preserve View Planes 6 and 8 -- the ones to George's Island and the larger one pointing out to the harbour. Those are historically important ones, as they would preserve a view out the narrows, which was a strategic necessity. Seeing George's Island is also important.

The rest should be scrapped, particularly those directed over downtown-- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. All pointless.

And VP 8 should also be narrowed, maybe even cut in half, with only the right half retained.