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Originally Posted by GenWhy?
Does anyone know why Solo District doesn't really use Skyline Lane as a... laneway, in the traditional sense? I think only phase 4 has access to it, while they use the majority of their undeveloped land / public realm area as private car circulation.
Is this likely deliberate to prevent people from using the lane to access their property?
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I figure it's because of the phasing of the project with the buildings fronting Lougeed built first and the elevation change across the site.
If the first phases had used the lane for access, the underground parkades on the south side of the site would have had to have been built along with Phases 1 and 2 - or the first phases would have had to have been on the south side, which probably would have created construction staging problems sandwiched between the new towers and Lougheed.
Tower 3 could have had parkade access from the lane, but it looks like they wanted a seamless route past the front door for passenger pick-up and drop-off for cars coming/going from the parkade rather than having to circle from the lane via Rosser. Often for families, the driver will bring the car up and the elderly or parent with kids will load at grade where there's more room to get in instead of squished in the parkade.
Could also be that the lane is too narrow for the volume of cars expected, especially with the businesses fronting Dawson backing up to the property line.
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Originally Posted by Lexus
2021, October 4
Tower 3 almost complete. Tower 4 - old building is now gone, and the excavation is underway.
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Originally Posted by City Of Rain, post: 1675053, member: 70034
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