Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 909

GreaterMontréal · #**18161** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 12:40 AM**

Peggerino · #**18162** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

Wow, great video! Griffintown really looks amazing here with the canal, bike paths and overall urban density. Once the REM is going will people be able to view the trains going by? That would be an amazing experience being on the train going over the canal I imagine.

Also I like this music a lot more than the generic edgy electronic crap that usually goes along with the drone videos.

The Great Scaper · #**18163** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 5:48 AM**

I took these two photos of Victoria from Mt. Tolmie Sunday evening at sunset...

Victoria B.C. Canada at sunset by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

zoomer · #**18164** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 6:05 AM**

Oh wow, those are gorgeous GS! That first one might be one of your best yet , love the colours, composition and island vibe you've captured.

Martin Mtl · #**18165** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 2:38 PM**

A few image captures of the that great Griffintown video. On the last 4 images you can clearly see the path of the REM.

mr.John · #**18166** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

:camera: @holdenostrin

It blows my mind how much smaller Montreal's skyline is compared to Toronto, we're not talking in the same league here, not even close

MolsonExport · #**18167** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 3:19 PM**

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none of this existed when I lived in Montreal (left in 2005).

Rico Rommheim · #**18168** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 4:59 PM**

LOVE these shots!

Denscity · #**18169** Posted **Nov 4, 2021, 6:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by mr.John

It blows my mind how much smaller Montreal's skyline is compared to Toronto, we're not talking in the same league here, not even close

Vancouver's looks larger as well.

Coldrsx · #**18170** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 1:10 AM**

Whoa.

https://twitter.com/KevinTuong
https://twitter.com/sonic1029/status/1456393535855362049

WhipperSnapper · #**18171** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 5:01 AM**

Elks blew some dollars on that one

logan5 · #**18172** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 7:32 AM**

Vancouver's skyline is about to expand in a major way. The next phase of planning was released today for the Broadway Corridor. Towers of 30 to 40 stories will be built in the immediate area around the subway stations, with towers of 20 to 30 stories in the space in between. Even in the low rise apartment areas, there will be towers of 20 to 25 stories.

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Architype · #**18173** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 7:40 AM**

^^ Great, but the audio is atrocious, must have phoned it in.

J.OT13 · #**18174** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 1:32 PM**

Work at Pinecrest Creek for Stage 2 of the O-Train with skyline view. We can see about 10 km worth of towers.

From City of Ottawa Stage 2 update.

https://mailchi.mp/f8e727ac0384/o-train-west-extension-90-day-lookahead-ward-1082009?e=f37f60b514

zoomer · #**18175** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 1:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Architype

^^ Great, but the audio is atrocious, must have phoned it in.

Maybe your phone/device speakers are crapping out? The audio is crystal clear and perfect to my ears.

Interesting presentation - seems like the natural evolution for the area. But disappointed not to see dedicated bike lanes on Broadway. I know they're trying to accommodate a lot there, including wider sidewalks. Is this a common trade-off in planning- wider sidewalks vs proper bike lanes? Pros and cons for each depending on the location I guess. Also interesting to see the affordability calculations - jeez, does everything need to be 25 to 50 storeys?

J.OT13 · #**18176** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 1:59 PM**

Haven't watched the Broadway video yet, but might they consider building bike lanes on a parallel street? That's what Ottawa will be doing for Rideau Street, with bike lanes on Besserer one block south.

esquire · #**18177** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 2:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Haven't watched the Broadway video yet, but might they consider building bike lanes on a parallel street? That's what Ottawa will be doing for Rideau Street, with bike lanes on Besserer one block south.

Vancouver has been doing the parallel street thing for ages, I remember riding on bike lanes parallel to Broadway and 4th like 20+ years ago. The grid in Kitsilano lends itself to that.

zoomer · #**18178** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 2:16 PM**

Yeah, the video goes into detail on that, and lots of cross streets which will be bike friendly. Just feels like a bit of a loss if we can't plan for dedicated bike lanes in a 30 year plan, but likely not realistic at this stage.

csbvan · #**18179** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 2:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Haven't watched the Broadway video yet, but might they consider building bike lanes on a parallel street? That's what Ottawa will be doing for Rideau Street, with bike lanes on Besserer one block south.

10th Ave, one block off of Broadway, is a car-light road and major east-west bike route.

AuxTown · #**18180** Posted **Nov 5, 2021, 3:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by mr.John

It blows my mind how much smaller Montreal's skyline is compared to Toronto, we're not talking in the same league here, not even close

I would say the opposite. Montreal has an appropriate skyline for a city of its size (just under 2M). Toronto, on the other hand, looks from many angles like a city of 10M not 6M. Calgary is the same as its skyline is crazy for a city just over 1M.

https://media.blogto.com/articles/202110...=resize_then_crop&height=1365&quality=70

https://athenaposters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2400-0737-Montreal-Skyline.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Downtown_Calgary_2020.jpg