Surrey City Centre Redevelopment Plans - Page 107

memememe76 · #**2121** Posted **Feb 24, 2021, 9:29 PM**

If you ask me, Safeway bakes the best bread of all the major grocery chains. I do my shopping at Safeway (especially the Austin one these days, due to the lack of crowds).

dferch · #**2122** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 6:30 PM**

I did some research on this for a school report and only about 5% of the class had bought something from Safeway in the past month. Not sure about other age groups, but that's some insight for how 18-25 year old's feel about Safeway

Spr0ckets · #**2123** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by dferch

I did some research on this for a school report and only about 5% of the class had bought something from Safeway in the past month. Not sure about other age groups, but that's some insight for how 18-25 year old's feel about Safeway

To be fair to Safeway though, I'd imagine that they'd be getting most of their business and foot traffic from those kids' parents (doing your standard monthly household grocery shopping) rather than from the kids themselves.

I'd wager that that 5% figure wouldn't vary by much if you threw in any other big name grocery or supermarket (like the Superstores or the Walmarts) and might be even lower if it was something like a Costco or a Wholesale Club.

It's less a statement on how kids or the younger customers feel about a particular store brand-name, I'd argue, than it is about generational shopping habits and preferences/differences.

memememe76 · #**2124** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 9:16 PM**

There are plenty of young people at the Safeway attached to New West Skytrain Station.

Sheba · #**2125** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 9:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by memememe76

There are plenty of young people at the Safeway attached to New West Skytrain Station.

There are? I haven't seen that many of them. I'm more likely to see them at the Dollar Tree looking for snacks.

officedweller · #**2126** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 10:21 PM**

I was just thinking that - it may be a matter of convenience and going into a big supermarket with long lines for a snack or a drink may not make sense.

logicbomb · #**2127** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 12:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

To be fair to Safeway though, I'd imagine that they'd be getting most of their business and foot traffic from those kids' parents (doing your standard monthly household grocery shopping) rather than from the kids themselves.

I'd wager that that 5% figure wouldn't vary by much if you threw in any other big name grocery or supermarket (like the Superstores or the Walmarts) and might be even lower if it was something like a Costco or a Wholesale Club.

It's less a statement on how kids or the younger customers feel about a particular store brand-name, I'd argue, than it is about generational shopping habits and preferences/differences.

Lots of diversity in the city now, and many of them come from cultures that stress the importance of cohesive kinship and multigenerational households. You save in bulk. People either seek deals (No Frills or Walmart) or bulk purchases (Costco, Bulk barn and even Save On now with their caselot sales).

Nesters, Safeway and IGA are in that awkward area of being a basic grocery store but with higher prices.

It's ridiculous to think that Surrey Central at one point had the following big retailers/grocers:
1) Extra Foods
2) The Bay
3) Sears
4) Zellers
5) The Brick
6) Safeway
7) Save On
8) Kmart
9) Futureshop
10) Toys-r-us
11) Buy-Low-Foods

Klazu · #**2128** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 12:37 AM**

I know this is being offtopic by now, but I have always liked shopping at Safeway. I find their prices reasonable and package /portion sizes are nice. I used to shop there exclusively but am now 30-70 between them and a Save-On-Foods right next to us. I used to find Save-On-Foods surprisingly expensive but now think it is very similar for same products.

vanman · #**2129** Posted **Mar 9, 2021, 8:14 PM**

My pic from yesterday.

Nites · #**2130** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 6:04 AM**

^^^

If something bigger with along the lines of 185-200m were built between 3 Civic and Surrey Central 1 it would really break up the table top skyline. From this angle Evolve looks like the second tallest probably due to the elevation. So once One Central is built it might look closer to 3 Civic Plaza size.

Klazu · #**2131** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 6:56 AM**

That's an amazingly unique photo! Just imagine once it will be one skyline all the way from Gateway Station...

osirisboy · #**2132** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 3:42 PM**

It’s kinda sad that that is the skyline for the second largest city in the province

scryer · #**2133** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

It’s kinda sad that that is the skyline for the second largest city in the province

I agree but, in the same breath, it's kind of understandable though

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Combining some factors that housing affordability in Vancouver pushed new citizens out to the suburbs for the last few decades, with the fact that Surrey has a lot of relatively flatland to develop on, allowed Surrey to take advantage of the SFH demand. IMO, it was just natural that Surrey neglected to develop its downtown since the demand was for SFH's at the time.

GMasterAres · #**2134** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 6:19 PM**

Just from a photo perspective, I find any shots from New Westminster are actually not amazing given the elevation, angle, and spread of the buildings right now in Surrey Central.

The best shots are from Maillardville in Coquitlam up the hill from Ikea. It compresses the skyline quite a bit and you get far less of a table-top viewpoint. I'd challenge any of our photographers to go from that angle.

officedweller · #**2135** Posted **Mar 10, 2021, 9:53 PM**

Great view of the Patullo Bridge south work platform - I've copied it over to that thread.

You'll have a front seat view of the bridge construction.

Vin · #**2136** Posted **Mar 11, 2021, 11:20 PM**

From the bridge, the view of Lougheed area is simply amazing! The hill the towers sit on, combined with the mountains in the backdrop, make the area look even more breathtaking.

CoryHolmes · #**2137** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 12:11 AM**

Seems like yesterday was demo day for many projects. There was demowork being done on KG and 107ish, the TRU building was being eaten away, and trees have gone missing from Holland Park. Lots going on for a Saturday!

rpvan · #**2138** Posted **Apr 8, 2021, 10:37 PM**

City of Surrey website has a survey up until April 14th regarding the central business district in city centre as they are in the process of updating the neighbourhood plan.

https://engage.surrey.ca/city-centre-plan

ArmoredinRed · #**2139** Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 2:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by rpvan

City of Surrey website has a survey up until April 14th regarding the central business district in city centre as they are in the process of updating the neighbourhood plan.

https://engage.surrey.ca/city-centre-plan

Images from the survey:

SpongeG · #**2140** Posted **Apr 9, 2021, 7:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by jhausner

Just from a photo perspective, I find any shots from New Westminster are actually not amazing given the elevation, angle, and spread of the buildings right now in Surrey Central.

The best shots are from Maillardville in Coquitlam up the hill from Ikea. It compresses the skyline quite a bit and you get far less of a table-top viewpoint. I'd challenge any of our photographers to go from that angle.

not the greatest example but the parking lot at the Safeway on Austin has great views, is a phone pic, with a decent lens though...