Regina Construction IV

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

That's fair. I just know from my own experience, I'm riding with a lot of immigrants to and from downtown for work and thought it would make sense to have people live closer to where they work. I live close to the Golden Mile and it's a big hot spot for new Canadians. Having that Superstore there is key.

So, that being said, who does fit the profile for living downtown?

Me! I have lived downtown my entire adult life. I enjoy urban living.

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

This is basically what I've been screaming about but apparently politics is a no go and the free market is king, so our throw away culture will just continue to go unabated.

It's really sad that many old buildings that were worthy of being renovated/brought back to life, get torn down and turned into a parking lot, or more recently, an empty lot.

We need developers from out of province to come here. Our one 'major' developer (Harvard) really sucks, and has in my opinion did a lot to ruin the vitality of our downtown after working hours. If they redevelop the corner of 12th Avenue and Cornwall Street, which I am sure they will do eventually, I would hope they do something different, like a mixed-use office/condo-or hotel project. Having Victoria Park at your doorstep is quite desirable. Hopefully they don't screw that up too.

[TMB14]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

The Argyle/St Pius X School is full steam ahead. I just noticed the other day on my bike ride that they cut down a lot of the trees across the street where they are building a parking lot for the school, which kind of sucks.

I also noticed they are completely rebuilding a lot of the roads around here too. L’Arche Cres, Allen Ave and Westgate Ave are all getting new roads and sidewalks. I hope they do Hill Ave between Argyle and Albert in the next year or two.

As a fellow Lakeview-er, I've love to see new sidewalks on Hill. I'd also like them to continue to redo the sidewalks on Kings Rd. They are atrocious in many sections and the roadway is actually above the sidewalks because they just kept repaving over the old road surfaces without scraping down year after year. Kings Rd is a major pedestrian/cyclist route that needs some better infrastructure to support said pedestrians. Also, I'd love to see some traffic calming measures as it's often used as Kings Park Speedway for south-end commuters bypassing Pasqua St.

But I'm just being greedy at this point.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

I want an 11th Avenue Beautification Project announced from the stretch of Albert to Broad (just like what was done on Victoria Avenue) with new sidewalks, benches, tree cells and lights.

Pure brilliance if you go and stand under the pedway by Bank Of Montreal facing Lululemon on what awful pedestrian infrastructure currently exists.

[StealthGirl]

And it's not just the 11th Ave sidewalks. The Scarth Street pedestrian mall is in awful need of repair as well; it used to be vibrant at one time but not anymore.

[Draftsman]

11th Avenue (Broad to Albert) is a disgrace, as is the Scarth Street pedestrian mall. The funds used to create the useless pos 'Centre Square / Pat's Patio' should have been used to fix these other deficiencies first. An absolute embarrassment to our city to have such deplorable conditions in one of the most heavily used pedestrian areas of the city, as well as home to some of the most heavily taxed properties in the city.

One thing that was missed, as far as eyesores downtown goes, is the underside of the pedway from BMO to Cornwall Centre. The metal cladding and insulation was ripped off in a winter storm, and the final product of the repair was just unpainted plywood. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is to maintain the pedway, but the roof also leaks, and anytime it rains, out come the pails to catch the water.

WTF is the City doing? I'm sure if any of us complained to council or the mayor, they would give one of several excuses, such as 'Public Works needs to replace the sewer and water lines first, and that's not in the budget until 2050' or some other lame one

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

11th Avenue (Broad to Albert) is a disgrace, as is the Scarth Street pedestrian mall. The funds used to create the useless pos 'Centre Square / Pat's Patio' should have been used to fix these other deficiencies first. An absolute embarrassment to our city to have such deplorable conditions in one of the most heavily used pedestrian areas of the city, as well as home to some of the most heavily taxed properties in the city.

One thing that was missed, as far as eyesores downtown goes, is the underside of the pedway from BMO to Cornwall Centre. The metal cladding and insulation was ripped off in a winter storm, and the final product of the repair was just unpainted plywood. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is to maintain the pedway, but the roof also leaks, and anytime it rains, out come the pails to catch the water.

WTF is the City doing? I'm sure if any of us complained to council or the mayor, they would give one of several excuses, such as 'Public Works needs to replace the sewer and water lines first, and that's not in the budget until 2050' or some other lame one

Meanwhile perfectly fine residential sidewalks are being repaired (mudjacked to perfection) and streets repave in select areas.

[Stormer]

Love the empty tree wells all over downtown. My biggest issue with the trees downtown is that after spending hundreds of dollars planting a tree, they don't water them during severe drought long enough for them to get established.

[McBean]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

11th Avenue (Broad to Albert) is a disgrace, as is the Scarth Street pedestrian mall. The funds used to create the useless pos 'Centre Square / Pat's Patio' should have been used to fix these other deficiencies first. An absolute embarrassment to our city to have such deplorable conditions in one of the most heavily used pedestrian areas of the city, as well as home to some of the most heavily taxed properties in the city.

One thing that was missed, as far as eyesores downtown goes, is the underside of the pedway from BMO to Cornwall Centre. The metal cladding and insulation was ripped off in a winter storm, and the final product of the repair was just unpainted plywood. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is to maintain the pedway, but the roof also leaks, and anytime it rains, out come the pails to catch the water.

WTF is the City doing? I'm sure if any of us complained to council or the mayor, they would give one of several excuses, such as 'Public Works needs to replace the sewer and water lines first, and that's not in the budget until 2050' or some other lame one

Totally agree with you.

[TMB14]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

11th Avenue (Broad to Albert) is a disgrace, as is the Scarth Street pedestrian mall. The funds used to create the useless pos 'Centre Square / Pat's Patio' should have been used to fix these other deficiencies first. An absolute embarrassment to our city to have such deplorable conditions in one of the most heavily used pedestrian areas of the city, as well as home to some of the most heavily taxed properties in the city.

One thing that was missed, as far as eyesores downtown goes, is the underside of the pedway from BMO to Cornwall Centre. The metal cladding and insulation was ripped off in a winter storm, and the final product of the repair was just unpainted plywood. I'm not sure whose responsibility it is to maintain the pedway, but the roof also leaks, and anytime it rains, out come the pails to catch the water.

WTF is the City doing? I'm sure if any of us complained to council or the mayor, they would give one of several excuses, such as 'Public Works needs to replace the sewer and water lines first, and that's not in the budget until 2050' or some other lame one

The City continues to allow downtown to become an urban hellscape. They've washed their hands of anything and have put all responsibility onto "developers" who just procure land and don't really develop anything (see Harvard's application for the demolition of the Burns Hanley building being reviewed today.)

Regina's downtown is awful.

[The mayor]

https://www.620ckrm.com/2021/09/15/j...opportunities/
John Lee leaving Economic Development Regina for new opportunities
In the last six months, we’ve had announcements in the multiple billion dollar side of things, so there’s incredible momentum,” Lee said. “Are there going to continue to be some challenges particularly in the short term? Absolutely, but I think this is a community that is rallying behind that.”

[TMB14]

Drove by 4th and Lewvan recently. There appears to be a strip-mall going into the south-west corner of the property and a car-wash (maybe?) in the south-east corner. There's also a sign on the fence for a Tim Horton's (quelle surprise...)

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by TMB14

Drove by 4th and Lewvan recently. There appears to be a strip-mall going into the south-west corner of the property and a car-wash (maybe?) in the south-east corner. There's also a sign on the fence for a Tim Horton's (quelle surprise...)

Gas Station yes.

https://www.icrcommercial.com/wp-con...n-07.30.21.pdf

[TMB14]

Tim Horton's must be going where that double drive-thru is in the map you shared.

I wonder when demolition of the U of S building will happen. What an eye-sore

[HomeInMyShoes]

Regina Transit asking for more input on their Transit Master Plan

Regina Transit Master Plan

Apparently it is further exploring the topics. It's pretty light on the questions, but there's a place to give feedback on things.

[caveat.doctor]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Regina Transit asking for more input on their Transit Master Plan

Regina Transit Master Plan

Apparently it is further exploring the topics. It's pretty light on the questions, but there's a place to give feedback on things.

Wow! Pretty big changes proposed. For reference, the current:



And the proposed (full version):





Quick notes on first glance:

- really glad to see the recommendations under consideration. It looks like they took much of the feedback seriously

- pretty significant reductions in coverage area by the fixed routes, in favour of frequency and expanded hours



- in particular, the four "main routes" would be at 10 min (weekday peak) to 15 min (week daytime) frequency: I don't think Regina has seen transit frequency like that since the streetcars!

- "main routes" generally run along major roads (Albert, Victoria, Gordon) that are close/easy enough to walk to within the community. Victoria helpfully goes into the Quance St row of big box stores in the east end - don't need to cross into the ditch!

- But the Arcola "main route" though will be a challenge - walking from any of the south-east neighbourhoods to Arcola is not convenient at all. Those subdivisions love those surrounding concrete walls - so no short cuts to walk to Arcola, you have to go the long way around. Say going from Woodland Grove to Arcola/Prince of Wales - no way to get through the wall, best you can do is cut across that church parking lot and through the ditch.

Can totally see how this is a tougher area to service - you could use any of the parallel roads to Arcola that actually go through the neighbourhood (e.g. Assiniboine Av through University Park/Varsity Park) but then you make it worse for the ones on the other side of Arcola. Maybe if you had two routes, one via Assiniboine Av/Wascana Cir (below, blue), the other via Truesdale Dr/Woodhams Dr/Woodland Grove Dr (below, red), every other bus alternating between the two (so, 20 min frequency on those segments). Like this:



- downtown transfer hub is eliminated, in favour of transfers at the major intersections where the routes cross over (e.g. Albert/Victoria, Broad/Victoria). They include mockups of improved shelters for these hub stops. Assuming the frequencies work out, at peak times that isn't bad, and also assuming you're able to walk without difficulty across downtown (winter?)



- "local routes" generally much less winding and more direct along desire-lines: will run faster, seem to facilitate getting to the nearest mall/shopping better than status quo, but will mean more walking to the closest arterial road for most



- the on-demand areas in the north west and south east (and the north east industrial) seem like a good idea for these suburban areas with windy loops crescents that are hard to serve with frequent transit. An admission I guess that these neighbourhoods were not very well planned

- airport service! Most useful for airport workers but will be handy for some air travellers too

Overall looks like a positive direction. Many years ago I mocked up a grid route system, seems to have had some common ideas with this new proposal!

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by caveat.doctor

…Many years ago I mocked up a grid route system, seems to have had some common ideas with this new proposal!

Love your grid/route number system plan idea.

[thebasketballgeek]

Damn I’m impressed with this plan. Regina’s plan looks very similar to ours in Winnipeg, however, it took us until we hit 800,000 people to actually unveil this plan (still 20 years away until complete so we’ll be probably at a Million by then). For a city of around 300,000 this is very promising.

By the way with the rapid transit, has it been revealed how the system will work? Is it going to be grade-seperated, dedicated corridors, Diamond lanes, or all of the above?

[HomerSPC]

Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

Damn I’m impressed with this plan. Regina’s plan looks very similar to ours in Winnipeg, however, it took us until we hit 800,000 people to actually unveil this plan (still 20 years away until complete so we’ll be probably at a Million by then). For a city of around 300,000 this is very promising.

By the way with the rapid transit, has it been revealed how the system will work? Is it going to be grade-seperated, dedicated corridors, Diamond lanes, or all of the above?

BRT is probably as far away for Regina as your transit plan is for Winnipeg. A large percentage of the main lines run on arterial roads without an easy way to separate them. Really the only part that could be separated is the Arcola stretch, the rest will likely have to just be diamond lanes.

[jigglysquishy]

I love the idea of 10 minute service along major corridors. It means you show up at a stop and don't have to look at the schedule. It is an absolute game changer.