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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
The disappointment I'm referring to is the lack of redevelopment of the mall during the construction of the LRT. The whole area should have been flattened at the same time as the High School and gas station and a new urban shopping/commercial area should have been built and incorporated into the underground station. Instead of that foresight the Westbrook Mall area is largely under-utilized and is a detraction for the surrounding communities.
The community of Shaganappi has been on a slower pace of redevelopment but there is action.
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Fair enough, I guess I'm just of the opinion that the whole area, for the size that it is, would have been unlikely to be fully redeveloped, with a new mall, new residential towers, commercial redevelopment, etc all at once. To accomplish that, there wouldn't have been a train station until 10-15 years from now, if not longer. Also, there are a few anchors there that make sense for the station - for example, Wal Mart, Safeway, and the Golf Course / access to the river and its walkways. I would argue that putting the underground station there is actually good foresight to what the how the area is going to be redeveloped.
That cross section between 37th and 33rd, and 17th and Bow Trail is coming down the pipeline (Muta, can you confirm?)