November 21st City Council Agenda Summary
Here are the issues that I think will be of interest on the November 21st City Council Agenda.
1. Proposed changes to the guidelines for development in the River Landing area to accommodate Victory Majors and the Parcel Y Development.
City Council will debate whether to make changes (again) to the guidelines for River Landing to allow for: more office space, higher buildings (up to 95meters), more flexible stepbacks, and a larger floor space ratio.
At this point in the debate I have decided to focus my energy on the \"public space\" component of this development. Victory Majors (Nassers) have quite dramatically changed the development that was earlier proposed by Michael Lobsinger and Lake Placid Development. They have certainly made some improvements to push the buildings to the back of the site so that the public plaza is not surrounded by buildings, and brought the plaza down to the street level so you don\'t have to climb …
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0 Comments | November 20, 2011 |
Recycling Update - Cosmo, glass, and the RFP
On Monday we took a big step forward toward city-wide curbside recycling in Saskatoon - I wanted to clear the air on a few elements of the decisions made.
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Open House - Architect presentation on Remai Art Gallery of Saskatchewan - June 22nd TCU Place
Curious about what the biggest public cultural institution in Saskatoon is going to look and feel like? Come out and hear from KPMB about their vision behind this building.
0 Comments | June 17, 2011 |
Accessibility Open House - June 21st TCUP 4-8pm
Curb cuts, audible pedestrian signals, adequate sidewalk clearing in winter, accessible design of our leisure centers, audible announcement of bus stops, accessible website design, fostering leadership in accessible design of new buildings...
0 Comments | June 17, 2011 |
Broadway Avenue named as one of Canada's Great Streets
Congratulations to Broadway Avenue and all who make it such a great place to be - the street was recently named as one of the top 3 streets in Canada in a Canadian Institute of Planners nationwide contest.
0 Comments | May 20, 2011 |