Great Canadian Pedways Thread

[Chadillaccc]

Calgary has the longest elevated walkway network in the world, at over 18 kilometers. It includes dozens of office towers, a dozen residential buildings, half a dozen hotels, and one of the city's largest shopping malls.




http://core.mallmaverick.com/pages/core-photo-gallery

http://everydaytourist.ca/2016/2016/...-but-not-great

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/04/07...wntown-plus-15


The great thing about the +15 network is that it includes several indoor city parks such as the Devonian Gardens and the Jamieson Place Winter Garden that allow people to enjoy beautiful gardens and greenery year-round. It's also good for the amount of light that is constantly pouring into the glassy bridges. The one bad thing is that it effects street life, but I think people over estimate how badly it effects things. On a nice day, people don't really use the +15, but of course when it's raining and shitty out, it's going to be used and is a well appreciated amenity for the downtown commercial core. Another good thing is that the city has restricted the +15 network strictly to the downtown commercial core. The network does not exist in the residential neighbourhoods which surround the commercial core such as Eau Claire, West End, East Village, Chinatown, or the Beltline, so it has no effect on the vibrancy of any of the neighbourhoods which have high streets. It should also be noted that one of the busiest pedestrian streets in the province, Stephen Avenue, is surrounded by +15s.

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

Kingston has none. Ottawa for the most part, has none. And I'm OK with that.

In very large urban centres with a huge mass of pedestrian activity, like Toronto, they make sense, but elsewhere, they suck the life out of the street.

Even in Montreal, many streets are surprisingly dead because of how many people use the RESO network instead.

One of Kingston's strengths is how much life there is to the streets in the downtown area... I don't want that to change, so I would be opposed to build any sort of system like this here.

Quick question: Why is it thought to be so superior to have vibrant outdoor spaces such as streets compared to vibrant interior spaces like public corridors and shopping promenades? Why isn't the goal to have vibrant urban public spaces period?

[WhipperSnapper]

These indoor spaces are seldom public, as interesting or, as available at any time of day as our public streets. That includes the businesses that line them and the people that hang out on them.

[GreaterMontréal]

In Montréal, in the Eaton Center (underground), you can find the largest food court in North America.

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

In Montréal, in the Eaton Center (underground), you can find the largest food court in North America.

Yes. Yes, we are very proud of this distinction.

[GreaterMontréal]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Yes. Yes, we are very proud of this distinction.

food is life, didn't you know ?

[BretttheRiderFan]

They don't call it the eatin' centre for nuttin

[SaskScraper]

Something I've noticed since the Gordon Oakes Student Centre opened a couple of years ago near center of the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, is that it has one of the most extensive indoor walkway systems out of any University in the Nation.

From the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on the farthest west side of campus near the South Sask River to Engineering Building in the East side of campus. There's now several kilometers of tunnels and above ground walkways linking the dozens of buildings. Tunnels are used in some areas so there isn't as many noticeable unsightly above ground links particularly in the Bowl area of campus where most of the older historic buildings are.

[Kitchissippi]

Originally Posted by SaskScraper

Something I've noticed since the Gordon Oakes Student Centre opened a couple of years ago near center of the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, is that it has one of the most extensive indoor walkway systems out of any University in the Nation.

Carleton University could rival that with its 5 kilometres of tunnels

[Coldrsx]

Edmonton's two newest connections:

City of Edmonton Tower/JW Marriott ---->Rogers Place


Stantec/JWM

[Alegan]

I've spent a lot of my time in these tunnels. Fun fact - every year new colourful murals are painted by each floor of the dorms, most often covering older ones. I don't remember how they choose which ones get covered with new murals.

This is from a similar thread called Underground Canada, posted by Kitchissippi

Originally Posted by Kitchissippi

I'm surprised no one in Ottawa has mentioned the Carleton University tunnels, probably the city's largest underground network



Ugly, but hey, you can walk around campus in shorts all year




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[Alegan]

Another map of the Carleton system, but for some reason, I can't link the image directly.

https://carleton.ca/parking/wp-conte...g-map-2015.pdf

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Alegan

I've spent a lot of my time in these tunnels. Fun fact - every year new colourful murals are painted by each floor of the dorms, most often covering older ones. I don't remember how they choose which ones get covered with new murals.

This is from a similar thread called Underground Canada, posted by Kitchissippi

Those Carleton tunnels remind me of the ones at the University of Manitoba, which has a fairly lengthy network of its own. Some are OK, but most of them are just glorified utility tunnels. But yes, they make things easier on bitterly cold winter days.

[TorontoDrew]

[IMG]066crpfwlshacol by citatus, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Tunnel vision by Lee Chu, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]bridging knowledge to health by paul bica, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Straight Ahead by A Great Capture, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]PATH walkway being installed under the Gardiner by Jeremy Gilbert, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Skywalk by A Great Capture, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Outbound and inbound by Michael Berry, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Connection by Ashton Pal, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]TD Centre Towers by Richard Pilon, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]TD Centre Bridge by Lori Whelan, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]403_1090040 by bricoleurbanism, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Knox College by mooncall2012, on Flickr[/IMG]

[p_xavier]

If you want to see Montréal RÉSO, just Watch John Wick 2...

Also Sherbrooke University has many tunnels akin to Carleton. https://www.usherbrooke.ca/a-propos/...incipal-EN.pdf

[ssiguy]

I remember those Carleton tunnels well from my university days.

[Andy6]

Originally Posted by ssiguy

I remember those Carleton tunnels well from my university days.

I remember them from my University of Manitoba days. Exactly the same dreary "this is definitely not Harvard" vibe. They were steam tunnels really, although supplemented by purpose-built pedestrian tunnels in later years.