northeast Calgary residents pave entire front lawns

[Sliver]

That has to be the most depressing looking street in the entire country. Why are there no trees on the front lawns, let alone no grass? Some people have no long-term vision.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by Sliver

That has to be the most depressing looking street in the entire country. Why are there no trees on the front lawns, let alone no grass? Some people have no long-term vision.

Been to Edmonton lately???

[AMG_G]

Originally Posted by Cameron Swift

Can anyone explain the reasoning behind leaving this little clump of grass?

https://goo.gl/maps/I0uJS

Are they somehow bypassing the by-law by leaving a "lawn" there?

Poor execution of the landing strip? God forbid how many times I witnessed that in my life

[The Familia]

What a joke. Seeing that picture with the clump of grass is disgusting. Can't believe the city is allowing this to happen. Those houses should be slapped with a $10000 fine and the driveway jackhammered out.

[Wormius]

Question: why would you have that many renters in Saddletowne that require the extra parking spots? Is it that desirable of a neighborhood?

What kind of rent are you charging to make paving over your front lawn worthwhile?

[Ducay]

How do people live on a street like that and pay good money to be there? That looks like hell. I'd sooner move to Edmonton than face living in that sad place.

Whoever lets developers build these monstrosity-like neighborhoods should be shot. Talk about designing for short term gain (of selling the lots) versus creating a true community.

[Wormius]

Well, I can see the purpose of the high density neighborhoods, otherwise you are at 1 million citizens and the city limit has to extend out to to Airdrie / Chestermere / Cochrane / Okotoks / etc. if you want 5 meters between adjacent houses.

I agree though in principle. It is disturbing that you get these cookie cutter home communities. Should really force new communities have at least alternating home builders between lots so you are avoiding that dreadful repetition of similar styles houses.

[Ahuch]

Originally Posted by Ducay

How do people live on a street like that and pay good money to be there? That looks like hell. I'd sooner move to Edmonton than face living in that sad place.

Whoever lets developers build these monstrosity-like neighborhoods should be shot. Talk about designing for short term gain (of selling the lots) versus creating a true community.

Pretty standard in all the new communities in town save for the really rich developments.

Buy old and renovate like crazy, or buy newer and be thankful if you can push a lawnmower from your front yard to your back yard/have visitors who are able to park when they visit you.

[puffnstuff]

I can't decide what is the worst look. Seeing the harsh expanse concrete or when its parked full and it would look like a crappy used car lot.

[ranchlandsselling]

Look behind at house number 71 and 67. 67 or the neighbor just pulls a car up to the front door, 71 laid down concrete slabs to extend the driveway. Gross.

[ranchlandsselling]

Look behind at house number 71 and 67. 67 or the neighbor just pulls a car up to the front door, 71 laid down concrete slabs to extend the driveway. Gross. Heading down to 22/18 you see four houses in a row that had it done too.

[Ducay]

Just around the corner: Props to the Accord's park job for creativity. Abides by the bylaw of parking only on hard surfaces, while adding a space.

https://goo.gl/maps/n9BxZ

And then the extreme right of that image (#126) they're midway installing one of the "monster driveways". You can see they've torn their sod up and have the concrete mixer ready to go.

[AMG_G]

These look like do it yourself hack jobs

164 Saddleland Crescent NE

http://goo.gl/maps/1eR08

[puffnstuff]

Thats a fresh new concrete lawn. Just planted.

[Wormius]

Just what exactly, as a neighbor, are you thinking as that goes in? You know all of that snow is going to be pushed onto your patch of grass come winter, and you just let them do that?

[Swift]

I detest these kinds of neighbourhoods, so I personally wouldn't live there, but you have to feel sorry for the people who actually look they've properly maintained their strip of grass and have a couple of trees or a nice flowerbed going. And then a huge swathe of ugliness comes along and utterly destroys the view.

Street View on Google Maps has a nifty little tool where you can see the same view in past years (the little clock icon in the top left) and some of these places actually had lawns that were well taken care of previously. It's crazy how this trend seems to have exploded in the last 2-3 years.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Just what exactly, as a neighbor, are you thinking as that goes in? You know all of that snow is going to be pushed onto your patch of grass come winter, and you just let them do that?

I'd be putting a fence on the property line as high as the zoning allows. Not sure if fences are allowed at all in front yards?

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by chedder

I'd be putting a fence on the property line as high as the zoning allows. Not sure if fences are allowed at all in front yards?

I wish you could put up fences in the front yard. Big peeve of mine, and probably what will happen with these unidriveways, is litter blows across all of it until it hits the first bush or tree. so Mr Abides-By-The-Rules gets to pick random garbage off their lawn all the time.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I wish you could put up fences in the front yard. Big peeve of mine, and probably what will happen with these unidriveways, is litter blows across all of it until it hits the first bush or tree. so Mr Abides-By-The-Rules gets to pick random garbage off their lawn all the time.

Ugh, I have a full length hedge in my front yard. I've named it the litter catcher. I can't believe how much trash it collects.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by chedder

I'd be putting a fence on the property line as high as the zoning allows. Not sure if fences are allowed at all in front yards?

Actually on the property line? Why would you give them shared ownership of a fence by placing half of it on their property? What you want to do is place the fence six inches inside your property and paint the side that will face them every unsightly shade you can think of; a different shade for each board even...