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Old Posted Feb 11, 2014, 8:23 PM
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Galway - St. John's Newest Development

This thread is for St. John's Largest Development, Galway

Current Proposals

The Shoppes at Galway
- Initial development will consist of over 700,000 sq. ft. of retail space
- Premiere location with a core population base of approximately 270,000
- Proposed Opening - Spring 2018

Glencrest Business Centre
- 150 acres of industrial space
- Unknown date of completion

http://galwaynl.ca

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Looks just like Mount Pearl to me.
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Lots of possibilities here but I fear it will just be typical sprawl. Time will tell!
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Be not afraid. King Danny has declared that it will exhibit the best of contemporary urban planning. And so shall it be!
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Be not afraid. King Danny has declared that it will exhibit the best of contemporary urban planning. And so shall it be!
"Created for families, businesspeople and retailers alike, Galway will be designed around a Town Square concept, complete with all of the amenities of modern life.

Neighbourhoods will feature an abundance of natural elements such as large open, green spaces, and connecting trails for walking, running and biking."

This gives me some optimism that it will be a bit different from, let's say something like Paradise.
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Me too. At least it's going to be a functioning community, paying full city taxes.
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Hmm, the name is not very original; there is already a Galway in Ireland.
But then, that seems to be the whole point, but why?
Unless it is going to resemble the real Galway, which is doubtful.

As for the actual meaning of the name, "Galway . . . signifies a rocky barren country".
http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/hi...n_of_name.html
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Hmm, the name is not very original; there is already a Galway in Ireland.
But then, that seems to be the whole point, but why?
Unless it is going to resemble the real Galway, which is doubtful.

As for the actual meaning of the name, "Galway . . . signifies a rocky barren country".
http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/hi...n_of_name.html
Danny Williams's mother's maiden name is Galway.

http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Loca...-Irish-roots/1
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Danny Williams's mother's maiden name is Galway.

http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Loca...-Irish-roots/1
In that case, not a bad name after all. In spite of what I said, much of the new world is already named after the old world.
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Who says the name has to be original? I guess he can name it whatever he likes.

And what is Newfoundland but a rocky barren country? Seems fitting. LOL



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Hmm, the name is not very original; there is already a Galway in Ireland.
But then, that seems to be the whole point, but why?
Unless it is going to resemble the real Galway, which is doubtful.

As for the actual meaning of the name, "Galway . . . signifies a rocky barren country".
http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/hi...n_of_name.html
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It was named after his Mother, or something on that line.
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Future Costco?

Made a run by Galway earlier today to see how things are coming along.
Took a couple of pictures of what I can only assume is the new Costco under construction.

Lots of steel stored in the background, ready to go once the pad is poured, or just the footings perhaps.
Not sure how long it'll take before they're ready for a pad based on this stage of construction - a few weeks?



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First Steel Erected for Costco

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Knows it's not going to be windy up there. Wide open and about 60 m higher than Signal Hill.
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Spraaaaaaaawl. I guess I shouldn't expect more; Danny Williams is a businessperson and this is a money-maker. "Town square[s]" and green spaces don't change the fact that most of these folks will still commute. Giving them their own Stavanger isn't going to make this a healthy, sustainable, or "modern" community. At least there's tons of parking! I'm cynical, but I really would like to see any evidence that this won't be more of the same. Promises of chain stores aren't doing it.
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Spraaaaaaaawl. I guess I shouldn't expect more; Danny Williams is a businessperson and this is a money-maker. "Town square[s]" and green spaces don't change the fact that most of these folks will still commute. Giving them their own Stavanger isn't going to make this a healthy, sustainable, or "modern" community. At least there's tons of parking! I'm cynical, but I really would like to see any evidence that this won't be more of the same. Promises of chain stores aren't doing it.
I'm sure it won't be quite as good as what Danny is promising, but I think it will be better then what you're suggesting. I think it helps that they have a plan in place to create a sense of community and not building subdivision upon subdivision with no plan or vision im mind (Paradise)

Have faith! Don't go "overboard"
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I welcome the opportunity for someone to pleasantly surprise me, however, I'm really not expecting much from Galway.

It's another suburb, IMO. "Celebration Florida" will be awesome, IF that's how it comes out. Until I see a plan, I'm pretty warm on this.
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I'm glad to see Galway has it's own thread. Given the size of this project, it certainly warrants one.
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I felt I misspoke about the name, it's not that important; just that it was my first impression. As for planning, the only new "revolutionary" ideas that have come along in the past few years have been "new urbanism", or high density urban type developments exemplified by "Vancouverism". Unless the planning embodies some of these ideas, there really aren't any alternatives to it being some form of sprawl.
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