They should have imploded that bridge and rebuilt that interchange from scratch rather than spending the resources repairing a bridge thats already obsolete.
The maintenance is costing about $2 million. Not a lot of redesign and rebuild can be done for that amount. And you'd still need Ivor Strong while the new bridge is build beside it, so the joint work would need to be done anyway.
Yup and then they'll decide to build a second bridge AFTER this cause that's the Calgary way. Do it in the stupidest possible order. Can't wait for Deerfoot @ Anderson to be under construction for the next decade like Glenmore was.
Not to worry, they will then just move up Deerfoot and rebuild the Glenmore interchange once they are done here. So you will get to enjoy more than 10 years of construction.
I've lived in Calgary 19 years now and with a short ~6 month exception about a year or two ago I have endured road construction every single day of my commute for those 19 years. Not an exaggeration.
It's the Calgary way, but I suppose on the flip side at least the City is actually doing something instead of nothing at all.
NW is soul crushing but NE is breezy now with Stony. 8 am and you're going 130 the whole way if you want.
Not sure what you mean here. NE to DT? Because the communities Kybosh listed are all deep south, not NW. And Stoney doesn't go downtown so I'm not sure what you mean because again, Kybosh was talking about going deep south to DT.
I think we will see something like Glenmore- where they add another bridge beside the current one. (or in this case, there are currently two bridges there.)
With the Lafarge only lane, there are 7 lanes of capacity on this bridge. Adding a new 3 lane bridge to give us 5 lanes each way would be a lot cheaper than building a new 10 lane bridge from scratch.
Also, my impression is this is maintenance that is scheduled for every ~20 years or so.
The Lafarge lane doesnt go over the river. It just goes over the Anderson to NB Deerfoot lanes. Hopefully when Lafarge is done they can use that lane
for the strugglers taking the Anderson turn off. Drives me nuts how slow people go in that right hand lane because they have to exit.
Also, nice of the truckers to ignore the signs/instructions to stay off DF at the bridge construction. The lanes are barely wide enough for cars, when the trucks are going thru there still they take over both lanes, causing even more issues. I would love to see the police or the truck unit out ticketing those clowns.
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We just bought in Chaparral, prices were the most reasonable for a slighty upgraded house that isn't stuck in the 90's, compared to other lake communities and Douglasglen/Dale. Riverbend is a dump.
New Brighton prices were close to same as Chaparral and the yearly community fees are the same and there's no "lake"
The commute may be longer but the enjoyment of the community for the wife and kids should balance that out.
Moved from Killarney and commute to beltline, so it will quite a shock for commute time but would rather that and have my kids grow up in the burbs.
We just bought in Chaparral, prices were the most reasonable for a slighty upgraded house that isn't stuck in the 90's, compared to other lake communities and Douglasglen/Dale. Riverbend is a dump.
New Brighton prices were close to same as Chaparral and the yearly community fees are the same and there's no "lake"
The commute may be longer but the enjoyment of the community for the wife and kids should balance that out.
Moved from Killarney and commute to beltline, so it will quite a shock for commute time but would rather that and have my kids grow up in the burbs.
I'm legitimately not trying to bait you into anything, but having lived in the Killarney/Glenbrook area previously, what appeal did the burbs have for you in terms of raising your kids?
Seems to be a very well developed/safe area of the city, just wondering what you felt it was lacking in terms of family amenities.
We just bought in Chaparral, prices were the most reasonable for a slighty upgraded house that isn't stuck in the 90's, compared to other lake communities and Douglasglen/Dale. Riverbend is a dump.
New Brighton prices were close to same as Chaparral and the yearly community fees are the same and there's no "lake"
The commute may be longer but the enjoyment of the community for the wife and kids should balance that out.
Moved from Killarney and commute to beltline, so it will quite a shock for commute time but would rather that and have my kids grow up in the burbs.
Not sure what you mean here. NE to DT? Because the communities Kybosh listed are all deep south, not NW. And Stoney doesn't go downtown so I'm not sure what you mean because again, Kybosh was talking about going deep south to DT.
Sorry I took his comment as the commute to the North being soul crushing from the communities he listed. I drive from the deep SE to the Deep NE every day and thanks to Stony my commute is a breeze. Probably faster than most inner city latte sippers can walk from work to their trendy $400K one bedroom closets
If I worked in the NW however, it'd be pretty ####ty.
I'm legitimately not trying to bait you into anything, but having lived in the Killarney/Glenbrook area previously, what appeal did the burbs have for you in terms of raising your kids?
Seems to be a very well developed/safe area of the city, just wondering what you felt it was lacking in terms of family amenities.
The lake. Lake activities can actually become ingrained in your lifestyle. People travel several hours and tie up hundreds of thousands in second properties or pay thousands per year to vacation by a lake. When you live in a lake community, you get home from work, throw on your flip-flops and board shorts, and walk over to your lake. You're instantly in vacation mode. Dive off the dock, go for a canoe, play some tennis...all the things you'd do at a resort are suddenly in your backyard, being used daily, at essentially no cost. I could never live in an area without them. I truly think you're short-changing your life to live outside of a lake community.
I have a buddy who lives in Kensington and always sings its praises. I like KP and used to hang out at The Yardhouse a lot. I like the treats and stuff around there. But they have nothing on a lake. I'm bored spending two hours in Kensington and I certainly wouldn't want to go there more than one day in a row. If you like shopping and browsing expensive craft stores all day on the weekends and after work, it's great it's there. If you're a more active kind of person that likes getting outside and having fun, lakes are where it's at.
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The lake. Lake activities can actually become ingrained in your lifestyle. People travel several hours and tie up hundreds of thousands in second properties or pay thousands per year to vacation by a lake. When you live in a lake community, you get home from work, throw on your flip-flops and board shorts, and walk over to your lake. You're instantly in vacation mode. Dive off the dock, go for a canoe, play some tennis...all the things you'd do at a resort are suddenly in your backyard, being used daily, at essentially no cost. I could never live in an area without them. I truly think you're short-changing your life to live outside of a lake community.
I have a buddy who lives in Kensington and always sings its praises. I like KP and used to hang out at The Yardhouse a lot. I like the treats and stuff around there. But they have nothing on a lake. I'm bored spending two hours in Kensington and I certainly wouldn't want to go there more than one day in a row. If you like shopping and browsing expensive craft stores all day on the weekends and after work, it's great it's there. If you're a more active kind of person that likes getting outside and having fun, lakes are where it's at.
A lake community with motorized boating would be awesome in Calgary but I don't believe that any of the lakes permit motorized watercraft.
My parents built a house in Chaparral back in 2003. In the 3 or 4 years that we/they lived there I think we only used the lake a half dozen times and we only lived two blocks from the clubhouse.
A lake community with motorized boating would be awesome in Calgary but I don't believe that any of the lakes permit motorized watercraft.
My parents built a house in Chaparral back in 2003. In the 3 or 4 years that we/they lived there I think we only used the lake a half dozen times and we only lived two blocks from the clubhouse.
I think that's unusual. On a hot day, two blocks from a lake, I think most people would go for a dip. It's strange to me to buy in a lake community and not use the lake.
Did you mean you used the facilities (tennis, paths, picnic areas, basketball, etc.), but just not the actual water, or do you mean you actually didn't go into the lake property much at all?
Motorboats would suck on a Calgary lake. Those things are loud!
I think that's unusual. On a hot day, two blocks from a lake, I think most people would go for a dip. It's strange to me to buy in a lake community and not use the lake.
Did you mean you used the facilities (tennis, paths, picnic areas, basketball, etc.), but just not the actual water, or do you mean you actually didn't go into the lake property much at all?
Motorboats would suck on a Calgary lake. Those things are loud!
We didn't use the lake at all. There just wasn't much appeal. I played tennis and basketball a couple times with friends and went into the water a couple of times. The clubhouse was pretty useless at that time because it was still a pretty new community. They were still setting up some gym equipment and whatever.
We didn't use the lake at all. There just wasn't much appeal. I played tennis and basketball a couple times with friends and went into the water a couple of times. The clubhouse was pretty useless at that time because it was still a pretty new community. They were still setting up some gym equipment and whatever.
Fair enough. There's certainly no requirement to use the facilities. Not everyone is a lake guy.
The maintenance is costing about $2 million. Not a lot of redesign and rebuild can be done for that amount. And you'd still need Ivor Strong while the new bridge is build beside it, so the joint work would need to be done anyway.
I'm just bitter because my leisurely 15 minute commute (which I still hate) to work has been more than doubled because I have to go through no fewer than 4 major construction projects.
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I have to agree the Lake is definitely a nice add on. We are down in Sundance and probably would take greater advantages if we had kids. Still get out a few times a year in the summer to paddle around on a paddle board (supplied by Lake).
I do think with a family it would be a no brainer for some of the reasons Silver mentioned. Having a recreational spot for the family a ten minute walk away is a great family outing. The few times a year we go with nephews they sure have a blast. Plus there are the other things that the lake puts on for kids like the Easter egg hunts and stampede breakfasts with activities.
The things I like about Sundance is that:
-It is a pretty mature community
-the houses are a decent distance apart
-in my case, the back alley adds that much more privacy (even more so with the mature trees in the spring/summer as I can't even see the house on the other side) and gives you somewhere to put the plethora of bins the city has.
-very short walk to Fish Creek where there are lots a paths for walking and biking.
As someone mentioned, definitely a happy place on a nice summer day/night BBQ/Smoking with a beer in hand.
The commute is the trade off, but IMO worth it.
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