Edmonton Construction 13 (November 2015)

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Does the city need more public washrooms?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-public-washroom-survey-1.3967585?cmp=rss

The City of Edmonton is asking for public input on the need for public washrooms in central areas of the city.

Residents can fill out an online survey that looks at the need for public washrooms in the downtown area, Central McDougall, Boyle Street, McCauley, Oliver, Queen Mary Park and the Stony Plain Road business area from 149 Street to 170 Street.

The quick survey asks whether public washrooms are needed in these areas. It also looks into how many residents live, work, own or access a business in the neighbourhoods listed and whether they visit these neighbourhoods for entertainment or social support reasons.

There is a link to an online survey in the article. Survey closes Feb 8.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

Does the city need more public washrooms?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-public-washroom-survey-1.3967585?cmp=rss



There is a link to an online survey in the article. Survey closes Feb 8.

How well does the one in Churchill function is my first question. What challenges does it face? The public washrooms in the LRT stations are a continuous battle to keep clean and not in disrepair.

I for one am hoping that Downtown gets one similar to the one on Whyte around Beaverhills or Alex D., but do have concerns about operations and maintenance.

It essentially comes down to respect for public facilities/property, something we have a very difficult time with in our inner city.

[technomad]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

How well does the one in Churchill function is my first question. What challenges does it face? The public washrooms in the LRT stations are a continuous battle to keep clean and not in disrepair.

I for one am hoping that Downtown gets one similar to the one on Whyte around Beaverhills or Alex D., but do have concerns about operations and maintenance.

It essentially comes down to respect for public facilities/property, something we have a very difficult time with in our inner city.

prison grade fixtures and Japanese levels of automated cleaning are definitely required here, and sensible locations.. maybe co-located with spots for a food truck or two to help keep eyes on things

in the top of valley parks at 116 st and 109 st would be great locations for this IMO

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

How well does the one in Churchill function is my first question. What challenges does it face? The public washrooms in the LRT stations are a continuous battle to keep clean and not in disrepair.

I for one am hoping that Downtown gets one similar to the one on Whyte around Beaverhills or Alex D., but do have concerns about operations and maintenance.

It essentially comes down to respect for public facilities/property, something we have a very difficult time with in our inner city.

How about the self-cleaning public toilets that they have in Calgary and some other cities?

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Here's a link to the public washroom survey, apparently the one in the CBC article doesn't work
https://www.edmontoninsightcommunity.ca/...o=true&a=1576&as=MT0qL9B8XP&fromdetect=1

Goddamn you City and your crappy links! OK, maybe instead of providing a direct link I'll provide one for the active survey page. The bathroom survey should be the 2nd last one listed:
https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/public_engagement/public-engagement-surveys.aspx

[240glt]

Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

Does the city need more public washrooms?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-public-washroom-survey-1.3967585?cmp=rss



There is a link to an online survey in the article. Survey closes Feb 8.

The public washrooms downtown now are virtually un-useable.

But something needs to be done. And once again a lot of the problems come down to lack of proper mental health care for individuals on the street

We had a serial pooper who loved to do creative things with his excrement on the walls of our stairwells in the parkades. His issue wasn't not having a place to poop, he had obvious mental issues going on. And there are a lot of people like that in the city

[rapid_business]

Would love to see something come of Ferguson's post (i.e. leads turn into actual relocation). Love it.

[mparkatti]

Hello,

Long, long time lurker (like, 8 years?), first time poster! I thought that someone in this crew might be interested in this job posting .

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A huge part of this role is finding and entering information on construction projects. Basically, any private or public sector project over $5 million in value is fair game. We use a multitude of sources to find information on new and existing projects -- news reports, building permit reports, industry journals, etc. This product has roots all the way back to the late 1970s, as Alberta's substantial construction activity has long been one of our major economic strengths.

What we're really looking for is someone who's passionate about construction and real estate projects -- the kind of person who uses forums like this to stay on top of what's happening (what's proposed, what's being built, etc) and really cares about the built form of the province of Alberta.

This job closes next Monday, February 13. Apply at https://jobs.alberta.ca/. Search for job title "Data Analyst - Construction" or do an advanced search for Job ID: 1040412.

[ExcaliburKid]

Originally Posted by 240glt

We had a serial pooper who loved to do creative things with his excrement on the walls of our stairwells in the parkades. His issue wasn't not having a place to poop, he had obvious mental issues going on. And there are a lot of people like that in the city

Sounds like the same guy that tagged the NAIT parkade one winter back in 04 or 05, was unreal...the entire stairwell from top to bottom and the elevator enclosures had jars of shit smashed everywhere. Quarantined for almost a week in order to get it cleaned properly.
Not sure how hazmat crews do it

[240glt]

^ oh I could tell stories man... It can be a real treat down here sometimes

[s211]

Just heard the COO of Bentall Kennedy on a panel say there's 20-25 years of office supply on the way to Edmonton. Certainly higher than other quotes I've heard but when you have institutional investors throwing out numbers like that, it gives you some insight into their perceptions of where things could end up going. It would be nice to prove him wrong, on the positive side of course.

[Coldrsx]

Many are basing demand on a 10-15yr avg. of 120-150k a yr absorption, so with 2.x mil sqft coming to the market, that is not far off*

*many assumptions including no change to a marketplace/city that is much different and going to be increasingly different over the next 10-20yrs.

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Just more thoughts on the public washroom debate:

Canada has a high rate of IBD (Crohns, colitis, etc) and I have people close to me with such conditions who can't really control when they have to empty their bowels. And that's when the issues with washroom access becomes more prevalent. Public facilities that are closed. Restaurants, coffee shops or stores that say you have to be a customer to use their facilities and have keyed bathroom doors. Newer buildings such as Rogers Place that don't have enough toilets. Existing buildings renovate their washrooms but end up with just one toilet stall and one handicapped stall that takes up half the washroom. Lack of maintenance and upkeep - it's no fun going to a stall with no asswipe or a toilet seat covered in urine. Society in general needs to be more sensitive to such health issues.

[240glt]

Originally Posted by s211

Just heard the COO of Bentall Kennedy on a panel say there's 20-25 years of office supply on the way to Edmonton. Certainly higher than other quotes I've heard but when you have institutional investors throwing out numbers like that, it gives you some insight into their perceptions of where things could end up going. It would be nice to prove him wrong, on the positive side of course.

My leaser friends are expecting a 30% vacancy by the end of the year

The real shock comes when the Wildrose gets in government in two years and guts the civil service

[noodlenoodle]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Many are basing demand on a 10-15yr avg. of 120-150k a yr absorption, so with 2.x mil sqft coming to the market, that is not far off*

*many assumptions including no change to a marketplace/city that is much different and going to be increasingly different over the next 10-20yrs.

You're making a lot of assumptions yourself.

[s211]

Originally Posted by 240glt

My leaser friends are expecting a 30% vacancy by the end of the year

The real shock comes when the Wildrose gets in government in two years and guts the civil service

30% in Calgary for sure; Edmonton too?

[hilman]

Anyone seen the construction thread???? Take this crap to a new politics thread I can ignore or use http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=224218

[s4.audios]

Quite a bit of glass up on Stantec's North edge and entrance now. Looks to be rather reflective and blue. That should make all the Edmonton Tower haters happy.

[240glt]

I see that Greg Christenson is a little miffed at the city's abandonment of the 105st project that was supposed to spur development of that ugly stretch of downtown. it was also supposed to tie the crosstown cycle track together from Westmount to the NE trail along the LRT

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Originally Posted by 240glt

I see that Greg Christenson is a little miffed at the city's abandonment of the 105st project that was supposed to spur development of that ugly stretch of downtown. it was also supposed to tie the crosstown cycle track together from Westmount to the NE trail along the LRT

A link would be nice
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-ne...per-wants-answers-on-north-edge-failures