Urban living in Edmonton

[Rogie]

Statistics Canada published an interesting study today looking at the urban greenness of major centres across the country. They did it by looking at satellite images of urban areas and looking at how green pixels were.

The largest cities were all less green than smaller centres, as you might expect, and all lost green space from 2001-2019. Edmonton went from 65% green in 2001 to 60% green in 2019. However, the green was stable between 2011 and 2019. The change is mostly explained by population growth, though other factors such as drought and pests, also play a factor.

Other cities, such as Vancouver, saw much larger declines.


Statistics Canada

This figure shows the share of each population centre that was classified as green was lowest in 2019:

-Toronto 2001 (69%), 2011 (68%), 2019 (65%)

-Montréal 2001 (76%), 2011 (78%) 2019 (70%)

-Vancouver 2001 (84%), 2011 (81%) and 2019 (68%)

-Calgary 2001 (49%), 2011 (56%) and 2019 (42%)

-Edmonton 2001 (65%), 2011 (60%) and 2019 (60%)

[Coldrsx]

The repair work in finally done on the Dick Mather Park gazebo but it might want a wee bit of paint. Classic union job.

[kcantor]

^

that's not a union or non-union issue. that's the new city design standard for exposed wood below painted steel...

you simply wait for the steel to rust - and it will because we never repaint bridges or light standards or benches or architectural elements and bollards (anyone checked out the bollards and architectural elements on 99th street before they rust out completely and fall over?) - and then the rust will simply wash down and stain the wood to match. and voila. i think that's the city's interpretation of integrated design.

and who says edmonton doesn't plan ahead...

[Coldrsx]

Walked 124 Street yesterday, hit the market, checked out the Roxy along with a few other new additions.

It's coming along nicely.

Keep adding daytime/evening density around it and it should shape up.

[Coldrsx]

A good read.

“It Starts With Us”
Confronting Edmonton’s past, for a more equitable future.
By Kim Petrin, Livia Balone, and Lyla Peter On Sep 1, 2021

https://www.canadianarchitect.com/it-starts-with-us/

[Rocket252]

^ You know this city is in the dumps when its most eloquent spokesman Ken is frustrated and its biggest cheerleader Ian is running out of ideas to cheer us up.

Who mentioned we had better teeth than Calgary - Oh yes in the other thread

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

A good read.

“It Starts With Us”
Confronting Edmonton’s past, for a more equitable future.
By Kim Petrin, Livia Balone, and Lyla Peter On Sep 1, 2021

https://www.canadianarchitect.com/it-starts-with-us/

Appreciate the article. Thanks.

[Coldrsx]

IDEA speaks with Kim Petrin, Branch Manager Development Services at the COE.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ov94WhGKAY4fCdlQPzBDm

[Coldrsx]

Park Square on Bellamy Hill (Procura owned still?) is up for sale.

[s211]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Park Square on Bellamy Hill (Procura owned still?) is up for sale.

I believe Quadreal owns Park Square.

[Coldrsx]

Get to know your neighbours - Downtown

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=7.762251

[Coldrsx]

Downtown impacts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/...iation-1.6202670?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

[Coldrsx]

Yes please.




Gronk on SRC
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/rossdale.25893/page-6#post-1764573

[Coldrsx]

It will certainly trickledown to Edmonton as well, but likely a significant delta.

https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/new...-attention-of-investors-outside-province

[Coldrsx]

Awesome!

New Boyle Street Neighbourhood Playground
Grand opening scheduled for the spring of 2022.
BY ANITA JENKINS

https://bmcnews.org/story/new-boyle-street-neighbourhood-playground

[ExcaliburKid]

Looks great!

[Harrison]

I love the large forest in the background. Maybe the plaza will look like that in 50 years!

[Coldrsx]

Found out that yet another long-time resident/good friend and his partner are moving out of Downtown (they own two properties) due to 'how bad it has become and the very real safety concerns for his female partner', how unkept it is and how little action is taking place to resolve things. He is a Downtown advocate, consciously supports a lot of local shops/restaurants and recently (18months ago) moved into one of the new towers and was excited to remain until about 6 months ago. He is fed up with the level of vandalism/theft in their parkade/neighbourhood and the daily harassment just walking their dog.

That's what, 5 or 6 of these stories in the last year or so that I can sadly share now. All good HHIs with significant locally focused spending being lost.

When are we going to acknowledge the very real challenges facing those living/residents of the Downtown. This level of disorder would never be accepted in most other neighbourhoods in the city and no, we should not expect this kind of thing because we choose Downtown as our community.

[feepa]

^ me 10 years ago.

got tired of my car being vandalized or broken into in 'secure underground parkade', weird people roaming the hallways of my condo building, and my wife attacked several times just walking to Safeway or other near by amenities, in the middle of the day.

[kcantor]

^ ^^
it was obvious 10 years ago but considerable progress had been made. we have lost that and more, mostly in the last 5, and we need to reverse the current trend quickly and sharply while there is still a base strong enough to build on.