Regina Construction III

[hoeding]

Originally Posted by wacko

Is there that much peak demand on some routes that articulated buses would be needed? I can certainly see them being used for transporting event crowds, e.g. the Football Express.

18 Harbour landing to University is at capacity in the morning.

[Treesplease]

The ever-expanding City of Regina approved a plan to expand even more in the southeast on Monday night.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...a-areas-could-be-home-to-17500-1.3778897

When I heard on the news this am that the city was expanding by 1,700 acres in the South East, I thought they meant the South East. This expansion is for the East end that encompases area between Vic and Arcola straddling the new bypass.

[W.W. La Chance]

Originally Posted by Treesplease

The ever-expanding City of Regina approved a plan to expand even more in the southeast on Monday night.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...a-areas-could-be-home-to-17500-1.3778897

When I heard on the news this am that the city was expanding by 1,700 acres in the South East, I thought they meant the South East. This expansion is for the East end that encompases area between Vic and Arcola straddling the new bypass.

"The full buildup to a population of about 17,500 is expected to take 20 years." How many neighbourhoods are currently under-developed? I think the city needs to be doing much to more to complete the neighbourhoods currently being developed, and should shoot for a bit higher of a number when it comes to infill.

This neighbourhood also appears to be a bit larger than estimated in the Design Regina Growth Plan.



(Design Regina)

[jigglysquishy]

The Towns was included in the 235k plan so council was essentially forced to vote for it.
The stuff east of the bypass is new though.

[StealthGirl]

The bypass really needs to not have access points along that development. This is not about city traffic. I don't like that part of this proposed development. Can you see it already, people griping about traffic in their backyard?

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

The bypass really needs to not have access points along that development. This is not about city traffic. I don't like that part of this proposed development. Can you see it already, people griping about traffic in their backyard?

I do not recall anyone proposing direct access. Only Vic and Arcola have interchanges.

[Treesplease]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

The bypass really needs to not have access points along that development. This is not about city traffic. I don't like that part of this proposed development. Can you see it already, people griping about traffic in their backyard?

Do you mean people buying houses right beside the bypass and then griping about the cars and the noise? yeah, I can see that.

[UrbanClimate]

Photos from about 10 days ago, intersection of Victoria Ave & Albert St.

Refurbished exterior of the old Sask Wheat Pool bldg.:

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View of Wheat Pool building kitty-corner from the Capitol Pointe construction site:

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[Stormer]

I am absolutely thrilled with this restoration. The character of the building was destroyed in the 70's and it has now been brought back. I drove by the other day and they have installed the original style lattice transom windows where the plywood appears in the pictures.

[StealthGirl]

The Wheat pool restoration is stunning. Thanks for the pics.

Originally Posted by Stormer

I do not recall anyone proposing direct access. Only Vic and Arcola have interchanges.

But this new development wasn't on the table when the access points on the bypass were discussed. I hope they take a hard line with access points.

[jigglysquishy]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

The Wheat pool restoration is stunning. Thanks for the pics.



But this new development wasn't on the table when the access points on the bypass were discussed. I hope they take a hard line with access points.

The bypass was designed assuming this neighborhood was built.

[Stormer]

At least 3 buildings on 11th in the Heritage neighbourhood are getting some love, including this one. It is getting a stone facade. Maybe this area will have a renaissance like Riversdale in Saskatoon

1528 11th Ave

https://goo.gl/maps/Y7VEWZH4GeL2

[Festivus]

Regardless of access points...it would really suck to live east of the bypass. It already sucks living in the east end, in terms of access to the city. You've got Vic and Arcola, with Dewdney and Assiniboia as lesser corridors. This new area will have, what, only Vic and Arcola? And then you still have to go through the east end.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Regardless of access points...it would really suck to live east of the bypass. It already sucks living in the east end, in terms of access to the city. You've got Vic and Arcola, with Dewdney and Assiniboia as lesser corridors. This new area will have, what, only Vic and Arcola? And then you still have to go through the east end.

The area east of the Bypass is all industrial.


Edit: I just looked at the plan and it shows a potential neighbourhood collector road crossing the bypass about half way between Arcola and Vic at Primrose Green Dr. There is no interchange shown so I assume that would be just a flyover. I also assume it would be way in the future.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

It will be interesting to see the next use of this building, but it would be nice to now have some ground floor retail/restaurant/bar and then office or apartment above for this stretch and side of 11th avenue. I have always liked the look of this building.


Name change and move for Regina Public Schools Adult Campus

http://cjme.com/article/895633/name-change-and-move-regina-public-schools-adult-campus

[one_brick_at_a_time]

FatBurger and Dollarama have been added to the new tenant mix for the Golden Mile Shopping Centre redevelopment. See floorplan in the PDF builder.

http://www.onereit.ca/property/21/golden-mile-shopping-centre

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

It will be interesting to see the next use of this building, but it would be nice to now have some ground floor retail/restaurant/bar and then office or apartment above for this stretch and side of 11th avenue. I have always liked the look of this building.


Name change and move for Regina Public Schools Adult Campus

http://cjme.com/article/895633/name-change-and-move-regina-public-schools-adult-campus

They've already removed the awnings and have protective scaffolding over the sidewalk on both Lorne and 11th, so there could be some building renos in the offing. At the least, it appears that they may be initiating some repairs to the cornice.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

FatBurger and Dollarama have been added to the new tenant mix for the Golden Mile Shopping Centre redevelopment. See floorplan in the PDF builder.

http://www.onereit.ca/property/21/golden-mile-shopping-centre

From the looks of it, they are adding a new lighted intersection mid-block at the entrance to the parking lot... Faaaaaaaaack...

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

It will be interesting to see the next use of this building, but it would be nice to now have some ground floor retail/restaurant/bar and then office or apartment above for this stretch and side of 11th avenue. I have always liked the look of this building.


Name change and move for Regina Public Schools Adult Campus

http://cjme.com/article/895633/name-change-and-move-regina-public-schools-adult-campus

This building was originally known as the Donahue Block. It was originally built as offices and later converted to apartments on the upper floors and then back to offices. (My aunt & uncle lived there, but this was before my time). They had worked across the street (kitty-corner) at the Foodland store which has long since been demolished. The property on which Foodland stood is now the small SaskTel parking lot on the south-east corner of 11th & Lorne.

From wikimapia:
Built in 1911 of steel & reinforced concrete, this block was one of the few buildings to withstand a direct hit from the 1912 Regina Cyclone. The building was originally occupied by the Child & Gower Furniture, and the upper floors contained apartments for a number of years.

This was also the site of the first house to be built in Regina, erected in 1882 by Frank Binnie of Earl Grey for Lt. Col. John Selby. The first recorded white male child, William Selby, was born in this home in 1883. In 1910, it was moved to 2614 Albert Street; Regina’s first home was demolished in 1950.
link: http://wikimapia.org/1657190/Donahue-Block

And yes, I know this should really have been posted in the Regina Historical Discussion thread, but I posted this in response to one-brick's posting.

[Stormer]

I walked by the Donahue Block the other day and it is getting a paint job and some minor repairs.

In 1912 all the windows were blown out and a fellow inside killed.