Canadian Urban Canyons - Page 32

ssiguy · #**621** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Urbanity indeed. Looks like HK or NYC.

I still can't figure out where exactly that is taken from and the vantage point?

As for Rene Levesque............it's canyon will certainly improve but the street itself is nothing to write home about.

Dwils01 · #**622** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 5:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

I still can't figure out where exactly that is taken from and the vantage point?

It looks to be taken from the Bay Adelaide East tower which is under construction right now.

Martin Mtl · #**623** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 1:51 PM**

Light canyons:

Sherbrooke street

Credit: @fred514

Sainte-Catherine

Credit: @maxime_pawlak

René-Lévesque

Credit: @jfsavaria

drawarc · #**624** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 6:02 PM**

Ottawa by night by phuzz_ott, on Flickr

J.OT13 · #**625** Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by drawarc

Ottawa by night by phuzz_ott, on Flickr

Gotham and Bowery (if ever built) will add to it.

harls · #**626** Posted **Oct 10, 2014, 4:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by J.OT13

Gotham and Bowery (if ever built) will add to it.

that image is whacked. I need a mirror.

Pretty sure mr. drawarc was looking for that!

The_Architect · #**627** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

It may be cold and impersonal, almost even Rene-Levesque-esque (Ha) but I'm always impressed with University Avenue. It was clearly built with the intent to impress, lined with monumental commercial buildings and cumulating at an epic terminated vista.

Rene-Levesque lacks a terminated vista on either end, and worse, it doesn't go anywhere. It dies miserably at both east and west ends.

It's awesome from Richmond looking north towards Queen's Park, but it really is a shame Vimy Circle never came into fruition. Would have made the other end just as great.

Martin Mtl · #**628** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 12:11 AM**

De Maisonneuve

It's going to be a beautiful #sunny weekend

#Montreal by Hicham Souilmi on Flickr

MolsonExport · #**629** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 3:08 AM**

^fit for spiderman

Martin Mtl · #**630** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 1:51 PM**

Another one of De Maisonneuve

Credit: @hebdomania

drawarc · #**631** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 2:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

that image is whacked. I need a mirror.

Pretty sure mr. drawarc was looking for that!

Thanks.

Albert Street, looking west:

by: Ana María Ossorio López

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/98693806

1overcosc · #**632** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 3:02 PM**

^ Hey look at that, the downtown 'Transitway' is NOT overcrowded. Must have been taken late at night or very early in the morning.

Albert Street, like its identical cousin Slater Street a block south (the two are a one-way set, Albert westbound, Slater eastbound), is a giant 4 lane monstrosity, of which 1 lane becomes parking in the off-peak (Ottawa is a big fan of lanes that switch between parking in the off-peak and traffic in the on-peak), and 1 is BRT.

After the Confederation Line is built and the surface bus traffic is removed, the city's plan is to rebuild both streets as complete streets, narrowing them and possibly two-waying each one (that's been discussed but I'm not sure if it's been confirmed). Segregated bike lanes will come to both. At that point, Ottawa will have 3 east-west segregated bike ways through the CBD

And I believe a 4th is planned along Wellington Street too.

Ramako · #**633** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 7:01 PM**

Urban Toronto has a great little article showing how to build an urban canyon in 7 years:

By: Edward Skira

By: Jack Landau

GreaterMontréal · #**634** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 7:31 PM**

http://instagram.com/p/Xa4jHgBK2D/

Acajack · #**635** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc

^ Hey look at that, the downtown 'Transitway' is NOT overcrowded. Must have been taken late at night or very early in the morning.

Albert Street, like its identical cousin Slater Street a block south (the two are a one-way set, Albert westbound, Slater eastbound), is a giant 4 lane monstrosity, of which 1 lane becomes parking in the off-peak (Ottawa is a big fan of lanes that switch between parking in the off-peak and traffic in the on-peak), and 1 is BRT.

After the Confederation Line is built and the surface bus traffic is removed, the city's plan is to rebuild both streets as complete streets, narrowing them and possibly two-waying each one (that's been discussed but I'm not sure if it's been confirmed). Segregated bike lanes will come to both. At that point, Ottawa will have 3 east-west segregated bike ways through the CBD

And I believe a 4th is planned along Wellington Street too.

In that part of downtown (as long as you don't look up too high), Ottawa actually looks and feels like a fairly big city.

Deepstar · #**636** Posted **Oct 17, 2014, 1:03 AM**

Total urban canyon

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Originally Posted by Ramako

By: Jack Landau

Razor · #**637** Posted **Oct 17, 2014, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

In that part of downtown (as long as you don't look up too high), Ottawa actually looks and feels like a fairly big city.

Ya.. Even Spidey sees potential on the couple of dense canyons Ottawa has.

MolsonExport · #**638** Posted **Oct 17, 2014, 1:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

http://instagram.com/p/Xa4jHgBK2D/

Nice but ste cath never felt much like a canyon; rather more like a culvert.

President Kennedy is canyonesque, albeit short and a tad fugly. McGill college has a nice short canyon effect.

Beedok · #**639** Posted **Oct 17, 2014, 4:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramako

Urban Toronto has a great little article showing how to build an urban canyon in 7 years:

By: Edward Skira

By: Jack Landau

My brain is refusing to accept those as the same street. Wow!

Klazu · #**640** Posted **Oct 26, 2014, 1:16 AM**

Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver.