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Originally Posted by mike474
It is a great photo, but it highlights the difficulties of getting a good shot of Saskatoon. There are still quite a few highrises (by Stoon standards) out of view to the right. Plus the way the river is situated it's difficult to get the bridges into the shots. Regina's skyline is usually deemed more robust than Saskatoon's but on paper it's really not the case, I think it's a product of this difficulty of photographing Stoon (although I'll concede Regina wins on quality, especially when Moscaic and Capital Pointe are done).
As for the embankment, as it's been mentioned much work has been done on the south downtown. I would be wary to develop the riverbank between the University and Broadway bridges. I quite like it in its natural state, its not uncommon to see beavers right in the middle of the city.
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I think you are right in that Regina and Saskatoon are actually pretty close in quantity of highrises. I think part of it is that Regina's are much more central/not as spread out length-wise, so it gives the impression of a more impressive core. Also Regina's are mostly office buildings, and not apartments (which Saskatoon has more of), and office buildings are almost always heavy on the glass, which again makes it more impressive (touching on the quality comment of yours).
I still wish Cameco would move downtown... They could really build something amazing in Saskatoon if they wanted too... And Potash Corp could also do something awesome if they moved some of their workforce back/concentrated it in Toon.
And I am also very much on your side for not developing some areas of the Meewasin trail. I like the natural state as well. The downtown side I think would be fine being developed, but the South I think should mostly remain "untouched".
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Pretty decent indeed!
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