Regina Railyard Renewal Project

[pappcam]

Originally Posted by WildCake

It would have to be a slow-growth plan rather than try and fill all that space immediately. The Forks in Winnipeg had the advantage of being right downtown, at a historically important spot on prime waterfront land. And that took about 20 years to become roughly what it is today, and they're now finally looking at filling the vast parking lots on the site.

This Regina development is slightly out of downtown and not near any park space or other significant natural amenity, so it's effectively competing for development with the existing area around it that is littered with surface parking and low density buildings.

Yeah the Forks is very different geographically with the river and what not. This is just more featureless flat land like the rest of downtown Regina

[Festivus]

Ideally this spot would be a huge focus for internal population growth/density through apartments and condos, and then hopefully a grocery store, etc.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Ideally this spot would be a huge focus for internal population growth/density through apartments and condos, and then hopefully a grocery store, etc.

Not often a city can just build a whole new section of downtown. Regina is lucky in that regard.

[pappcam]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

Not often a city can just build a whole new section of downtown. Regina is lucky in that regard.

It's not technically downtown. It's on the other side of the railyards which is basically the warehouse district.

[bomberjet]

It should be rather easy (or not haha) if there is developer interest to line Dewdney with similar scaled buildings as the rest of the district. Then in behind could be larger buildings, with apartments or whatever they come up with.

Getting the streetscape on Dewdney built up will help with people wanting to move there.

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

It should be rather easy (or not haha) if there is developer interest to line Dewdney with similar scaled buildings as the rest of the district. Then in behind could be larger buildings, with apartments or whatever they come up with.

Getting the streetscape on Dewdney built up will help with people wanting to move there.

Yep, even just mandating that all new retail on that side of Dewdney also have 2-3 storeys of residential on top would be a huge deal.

[pappcam]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

It should be rather easy (or not haha) if there is developer interest to line Dewdney with similar scaled buildings as the rest of the district. Then in behind could be larger buildings, with apartments or whatever they come up with.

Getting the streetscape on Dewdney built up will help with people wanting to move there.

The rail lines are not disappearing. It was the larger railyards area that was emptied. There will still be a bunch of tracks and trains going through there. It's not really the most desirable area.

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

It should be rather easy (or not haha) if there is developer interest to line Dewdney with similar scaled buildings as the rest of the district. Then in behind could be larger buildings, with apartments or whatever they come up with.

Getting the streetscape on Dewdney built up will help with people wanting to move there.

The only development that’s ever gonna be there is a McDonald’s and a Tim Hortons, in a roundabout development

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by pappcam

The rail lines are not disappearing. It was the larger railyards area that was emptied. There will still be a bunch of tracks and trains going through there. It's not really the most desirable area.

Ya its the odd shaped lot that is there now. It can be desireable if its done properly. To each their own.