Walterdale replacement and discussion - Page 3

ue · #41 Posted **Mar 23, 2011, 10:44 PM**

so what's the next step from here? getting approval/funding?

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Originally Posted by feepa

Top Dawg is banned over at C2E... poor little poodle couldn't help but bash certain groups of people that have the same sexual orientation he does... The poor trainers over at C2E gave him chance after chance to clean up his kennel, but alas, you can't teach an old dawg new tricks I suppose... I don't see Top Dawg lasting very long here either...

haha, that was quick.

Coldrsx · #42 Posted **Mar 23, 2011, 11:04 PM**

^recommendation from admin goes to Council which then approves funding.

feepa · #43 Posted **Mar 23, 2011, 11:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast

haha, that was quick.

I'm not so sure what he did wrong here... yet... at least. Imagine poor grish on these forums. He would cry foul at every turn of the thread-page. Please keep SSP the way it is, and keep the perinnal whiners and baby-fest at c2e.

...back on topic...sorry for this distraction.

SHOFEAR · #44 Posted **Mar 23, 2011, 11:33 PM**

One more classic

"Hello and welcome to C2E"

Jasper and one o nin · #45 Posted **Mar 24, 2011, 1:53 AM**

I would like to see the bridge lit up at night. one way or another. It is elegant and clean, but if lit up the right way, it could really stand out give an impression. especially during the winter when its dark most of the time.
Jasper and one o nin likes da idea of light-en it up in da night time... oops, sorry, sorry.... sorry

christopherj · #46 Posted **Mar 24, 2011, 2:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jasper and one o nin

I would like to see the bridge lit up at night. one way or another. It is elegant and clean, but if lit up the right way, it could really stand out give an impression. especially during the winter when its dark most of the time.
Jasper and one o nin likes da idea of light-en it up in da night time... oops, sorry, sorry.... sorry

It looks like it is in this picture - I wonder if that is already in the plans, or if it was just done for effect:

itom 987 · #47 Posted **Mar 24, 2011, 4:36 AM**

The bridge looks promising but they should add a fourth lane to the bridge if they expect this bridge to remain viable for the life of the bridge. Two identical bridges side by side won't look good.

Albicaulis · #48 Posted **Mar 24, 2011, 6:22 PM**

It will be interesting to see how the light scheme will pan out for the bridge.

The colour of lighting on a bridge can make a significant impact on bird strikes (birds hitting wires etc.). I believe blue typically results in fewer impacts while red attracts most species.

The Chemist · #49 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 9:00 AM**

Looks like a mini-me for Shanghai's Lupu Bridge - which is great, IMO.

Bigtime · #50 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 1:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kevin_foster

Why are people talking in the third person? I seriously thought there for a second that I had been transported into a C2E thread!

Bigtime likes this bridge, he thinks it will be a very nice addition to Edmonton.

Calgarian · #51 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 1:50 PM**

Looks great! I especially like the observation deck aspect! any road infrastructure in which pedestrians are not a mere afterthought is a winner in my books.

sdimedru · #52 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 2:31 PM**

I'm curious to see the difference in scale between the existing bridge and this one... can someone superimpose the old bridge onto these renders?

(i know it won't be perfect but just to gain a sense of how much taller)

Xelebes · #53 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 8:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by sdimedru

I'm curious to see the difference in scale between the existing bridge and this one... can someone superimpose the old bridge onto these renders?

(i know it won't be perfect but just to gain a sense of how much taller)

Simply eyeballing it, the current arches are half the size of the proposed arch.

Coldrsx · #54 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 8:17 PM**

1 x 'gah'

apparently someone is blind

hilman · #55 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 8:39 PM**

I wonder what grouch voted for that.....

Xelebes · #56 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 9:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

1 x 'gah'

apparently someone is blind

Huh?

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Black Star · #57 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 9:53 PM**

Arch looks to be twice as tall as Walterdale. Haven't started drinking beer yet...soooo yeah, at least twice as tall as Wally.

itom 987 · #58 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 2:37 AM**

I like the fact that they lit up the bridge in the last pic. I'm still wish there was architectural lighting for HLB. Both bridges lit up at night would look nice.

shogged · #59 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 6:30 PM**

looks great! i drive on the existing bridge just about everytime I'm in edmonton, and don't remember what it looks like. Clearly, this is a huge improvement.

240glt · #60 Posted **Apr 14, 2011, 2:26 PM**

Wow. The Edmonton Sun published a fairly shining endorsement of the Walterdale replacement project and the selection of the most expensive option.