Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 16

Ramako · #1 Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 9:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Not sure why everyone over at urbantoronto is concerned about the lack of retail incorporated in the project. The townhouses are clearly designed to support future retail needs.

How can you tell that they are designed to accommodate retail? It doesn't even look like there's any space for signage.

WhipperSnapper · #2 Posted **Aug 1, 2010, 10:22 PM**

The doorsways share the same plane as the sidewalk. I would think the steel canopy could support sizable signage as well.

kw5150 · #3 Posted **Apr 8, 2011, 5:51 PM**

By kw5150 at 2011-04-03

Dwils01 · #4 Posted **Apr 9, 2011, 4:29 PM**

Thats a nice picture of the residential buildings in Calgary.
Are those along the Bow River of at the Beltline?

caltrane74 · #5 Posted **Aug 3, 2010, 2:45 AM**

Those pictures Jeff took are off the hook! props to Winnipeg.

Here is my Bloor street picture...

bulliver · #6 Posted **Aug 3, 2010, 4:20 AM**

Some pics I took in Vancouver, though the canyon effect is more from telephoto compression than reality:

The alleys are much more canyonesque

caltrane74 · #7 Posted **Aug 7, 2010, 5:20 AM**

King street from this morning

caltrane74 · #8 Posted **Aug 7, 2010, 5:49 AM**

another one...

me

Nicko999 · #9 Posted **Aug 17, 2010, 4:47 AM**

Ottawa from last week!

All pics by me!

caltrane74 · #10 Posted **Apr 7, 2011, 8:36 PM**

Where is Traynor? He needs to see this.

Brian Nguyen

mike474 · #11 Posted **Apr 8, 2011, 4:07 AM**

wowzers, Georgia O'Keeffe?

Some guy · #12 Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 10:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

Where is Traynor? He needs to see this.

Brian Nguyen

One of the best Toronto pics I have seen in a long time. Great angle, love the lake in the background.

The_Architect · #13 Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 11:21 PM**

Traynor, Caltrane and Steveve.. do you guys know where that awesome telephoto picture up yonge street is by any chance? I know it was picture of the day on UT one time, and I can't seem to find it.

I just remember it being so epic, made Bloor look like it was at Dundas or something..

whiteford · #14 Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 9:38 PM**

near the bow.

MonkeyRonin · #15 Posted **Apr 11, 2011, 2:16 AM**

Just noticed that you can even see the Niagara Falls skyline in the above pic. Cool.

caltrane74 · #16 Posted **Apr 11, 2011, 2:24 AM**

Holy hell, you are right!

Didn't even notice that.

Metro-One · #17 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 6:07 PM**

Here is one of my favourite urban canyon vistas from Vancouver. I took these pics on Thursday.

my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30634635@N03/

Cheers

bulliver · #18 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 6:09 PM**

Great shots Metro!

Metro-One · #19 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 9:07 PM**

Thanks, the Bentall 3 and 4 towers are among my favorite downtown. They have such a strong business appeal to them. The area around the Burrard skytrain station in general is fantastic.

SFUVancouver · #20 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 11:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by bulliver

Great shots Metro!

Agreed. You took a great set that day.

And as an aside, consider this photo of one of Montreal's downtown bike lanes with a car parked in it on the next block. That used to happen all the time on Dunsmuir street in Vancouver before the it was upgraded to a two-way separated bike route as seen in Metro-One's photos. That is a big part of why those lanes are so appreciated by cyclists like myself. Plus the same amount of road space is required with Montreal's painted lanes as with planters.

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Originally Posted by Alexcaban