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Biff · #**1921** Posted **May 25, 2021, 1:24 PM**

I know I have posted this on here before, but I think this stretch of buildings in Oslo would be perfect for south Main St. All in the 10 - 20 storey range.

ywgwalk · #**1922** Posted **May 25, 2021, 2:38 PM**

... and with bike lanes/wide sidewalk on the east side along with lots of trees. South Main could look so good and be much more friendly at ground level.

buzzg · #**1923** Posted **May 25, 2021, 3:04 PM**

That would be amazing Biff. Hopefully when the Winnipeg hotel replacement starts next year that will inspire some nice developments.

Biff · #**1924** Posted **May 25, 2021, 3:13 PM**

Just for comparison sake, that stretch in Oslo is .38km. In Winnipeg the stretch from Century Plaza south to Union Station is .34km.

esquire · #**1925** Posted **May 25, 2021, 3:15 PM**

It would be amazing to have a strip of buildings lining south Main Street like that.

BAKGUY · #**1926** Posted **May 25, 2021, 4:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

I know I have posted this on here before, but I think this stretch of buildings in Oslo would be perfect for south Main St. All in the 10 - 20 storey range.

I concur. Something similar would be great.

BAKGUY · #**1927** Posted **May 25, 2021, 4:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

That would be amazing Biff. Hopefully when the Winnipeg hotel replacement starts next year that will inspire some nice developments.

I have been waiting to hear about this. I know The Pollards said the hotel might be too far gone to repair & reno.
So, is it a façade and new build or what have you heard?

buzzg · #**1928** Posted **May 25, 2021, 5:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by BAKGUY

I have been waiting to hear about this. I know The Pollards said the hotel might be too far gone to repair & reno.
So, is it a façade and new build or what have you heard?

I can't say as it's not public. Construction next year though.

bomberjet · #**1929** Posted **May 25, 2021, 5:54 PM**

The block A,B,C thing is dumb... Sure at the forks proper do something different. Okay. But not Main St. Make them mid rise traditional buildings.

Main St as a liner park is also pretty ambitious. With all the traffic coming down there.

optimusREIM · #**1930** Posted **May 25, 2021, 6:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

The block A,B,C thing is dumb... Sure at the forks proper do something different. Okay. But not Main St. Make them mid rise traditional buildings.

Main St as a liner park is also pretty ambitious. With all the traffic coming down there.

Traffic calming could solve that if we had proper transit

bomberjet · #**1931** Posted **May 25, 2021, 6:35 PM**

There's a whole ton of stuff that could be looked at. The overarching issue is that Main St. is the main artery for vehicles in the downtown. Portage being the other. Most traffic travels these routes. There will be a transit route on the east curb lane at some point as well.

It just doesn't scream park to me. But I'd love to be proven wrong.

buzzg · #**1932** Posted **May 25, 2021, 6:41 PM**

Park could literally just mean more trees, which is fine. With the RT line going on one side, it's not going to be a symmetrical and the entire ROW is going to need to be redone. There should be lots of room to expand the west sidewalk for example and add a 2-way bike lane and some trees. I'd bet the centre median maybe would be eliminated to make wider sidewalks etc.

GreyGarden · #**1933** Posted **May 25, 2021, 6:41 PM**

I actually like what I'm seeing along Main Street. Certainly in it's current form, Main St is about as wide, ugly and unpleasant as Canadian urban streets come. But with slightly wider sidewalks, trees protecting the sidewalk from the road, and importantly, some height along Main Street would make a big difference in my opinion. Right now, it feels so windswept and beige. But buildings and tree's could help close it in a bit.

bomberjet · #**1934** Posted **May 25, 2021, 6:46 PM**

To me a park means a place to relax. Maybe not necessarily with grass. But benches, tress, etc. Not just a wide sidewalk. Maybe that's what a linear park is. Just a wide sidewalk? I don't really know.

In general when I hear the word park. I think of grass and trees and birds chirping. Not buses.

GarryEllice · #**1935** Posted **May 25, 2021, 9:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

To me a park means a place to relax. Maybe not necessarily with grass. But benches, tress, etc. Not just a wide sidewalk. Maybe that's what a linear park is. Just a wide sidewalk? I don't really know.

In general when I hear the word park. I think of grass and trees and birds chirping. Not buses.

Yeah, I'm kinda interpreting "linear parkway" as just a fancy way of saying "nice-looking street with trees"...

T'Cona · #**1936** Posted **May 25, 2021, 9:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by BAKGUY

I concur. Something similar would be great.

Agree.

Ando · #**1937** Posted **May 26, 2021, 1:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

I know I have posted this on here before, but I think this stretch of buildings in Oslo would be perfect for south Main St. All in the 10 - 20 storey range.

It’s lovely, but what have you been smoking?

Bdog · #**1938** Posted **May 26, 2021, 5:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

I know I have posted this on here before, but I think this stretch of buildings in Oslo would be perfect for south Main St. All in the 10 - 20 storey range.

It's quite a sight how much that area has changed since that photo was taken. Mega-land reclamation and massive new buildings in the foreground. It's night and day from about 15 years ago when that area had a massive freeway running through it and the beautiful opera house was the only noteworthy building in that locale.

esquire · #**1939** Posted **May 26, 2021, 12:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bdog

It's quite a sight how much that area has changed since that photo was taken. Mega-land reclamation and massive new buildings in the foreground. It's night and day from about 15 years ago when that area had a massive freeway running through it and the beautiful opera house was the only noteworthy building in that locale.

Your post made me curious so I had a look at the buildings from the other side... hot damn, let's make Main Street look like this!!!

https://goo.gl/maps/1AxmHDf4JLMMoPP76

biguc · #**1940** Posted **May 26, 2021, 12:36 PM**

^That's exactly what I mean when I talk about tramways. That's how Portage, Main, and Notre Dame should look.