Edmonton Construction 13 (November 2015)

[noodlenoodle]

Because what we need in this town is less convenient transit…

[Daveography]

Got out for some photos today.

Mechanized access project:



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Mayfair North:



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Symphony Tower - digging has resumed!



Five Oaks:



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NorQuest Singhmar Centre:



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Hendrix (apologies for blurriness, still working out optimal focal distance on this manual-focus lens)



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Kelly Ramsey Tower Hero Shot:



Rogers Place - sign up, digital board on, curbs and sidewalks in progress:



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(Flying) Fox Two:



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WSP Place Reclad:



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[mintzilla]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

No, because people will (hopefully) learn to use multiple locations if this one is busy.

Just like people learned at rexall to go down the stairs and down the street a bit to bypass the entire salmon run of people heading to the station after a game?

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Or people will head to other LRT stations. The existing ones - Churchill, Central, Bay - are all accessible via our wonderful pedway system if you don't wanna walk outside. Or there's the ones for the future Valley line.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by mintzilla

Just like people learned at rexall to go down the stairs and down the street a bit to bypass the entire salmon run of people heading to the station after a game?

Touché.

[MalcolmTucker]

Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

Or people will head to other LRT stations. The existing ones - Churchill, Central, Bay - are all accessible via our wonderful pedway system if you don't wanna walk outside. Or there's the ones for the future Valley line.

I wouldn't be surprised if they short turned before the shared section on event nights to increase take away capacity on both lines, at least as a temporary measure until all the signal issues are fixed 100%.

[Kokkei Mizu]

All photos taken today. More photos on my photostream.


Joey Bell Tower:


Joey Bell Tower by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


Edmonton Tower:


Edmonton Tower by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


Edmonton Tower by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


JW Marriott/The Legend:


JW Marriott/The Legends by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


ICE District:


ICE District by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


Stantec Tower:


Stantec Tower by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


ICE District Tower B:


Greyhound Demolition by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr


Fox II:


Fox Towers by Chris Vazquez, on Flickr

[Coldrsx]

It is all coming together... Wow.

[mintzilla]

Is that cnib building massing accurate? It seems really fat compared to pearl.

[SHOFEAR]

Originally Posted by mintzilla

The complete disregard of the amount of people that will be moving through this lrt station when an event is on by its designers is baffling.

Look at that bottleneck not sure — they were thinking but I'm not surprised given the history of our transit department

Should there be a bottle neck prior to the platform?

Rexall bottle necks pretty good, as does Commonwealth. I always assumed that bottle neck was a good thing to happen to improve safety on the platform. You know prevent it from being one of those third world train stations where people are being crushed by the mob behind them.

[Coldrsx]

Love this so much.


https://mobile.twitter.com/The_Rosbif?p=s

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by mintzilla

Is that cnib building massing accurate? It seems really fat compared to pearl.

Max 850m^2 floor plate which is large than the Pearl and getting to be a bit large for a tower, but certainly not fat.


http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/...7-05%20at%203.00.09%20PM_zps5alj6xt3.png

[Coldrsx]

Dat glass!


http://cdn.skyrisecities.com/community/attachments/80967

[Coldrsx]

Good on Stantec!

Engineering giant Stantec pitches trial bike lanes downtown

ELISE STOLTE

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-ne...ry-bike-lanes-comes-from-unlikely-corner

[Kevin_foster]

Originally Posted by mintzilla

Is that cnib building massing accurate? It seems really fat compared to pearl.

I used the dimensions stated, but the camera focal length in my software makes it seem like it's much "fatter" than it actually is.

That, and the staggered windows I didn't model because I'm lazy. Really just a height comparison.

[Calgarian]

Kelly Ramsey Tower is looking great! turned out better than I expected. And that Five Oaks building looks great as well.

[edmontonoilers89]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

No, because people will (hopefully) learn to use multiple locations if this one is busy.

Even so, the design of a transit station aimed at moving people efficiently shouldn't "hope" that people decide to disembark at other stations if this one is most convenient for them.

[Coldrsx]

The design was done well before the arena... and they are making some modifications to it and the arena design to incorporate it better, but all along it has been intended to disperse the crowd to multiple locations and stations. People will learn, people will alter habits.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

The design was done well before the arena... and they are making some modifications to it and the arena design to incorporate it better, but all along it has been intended to disperse the crowd to multiple locations and stations. People will learn, people will alter habits.

You give people a lot more credit than they deserve I think.

[Urban recluse]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Dat glass!


http://cdn.skyrisecities.com/community/attachments/80967

Very nice infill.