Millennium Line - Evergreen Extension | Completed - Page 365

Mac Write · #**7281** Posted **Oct 14, 2014, 2:34 AM**

Take out the rail and that looks like it POD's could run on that (PRT).

finalcoolman · #**7282** Posted **Oct 14, 2014, 4:10 AM**

Looks like in the future the plan may be to redevelop the White Spot/Shell site into a funky wrap around building around the just constructed Lougheed station curve.

red-paladin · #**7283** Posted **Oct 14, 2014, 7:44 AM**

I was going to ask if anyone knew about the Sears site. Since Sears Canada seems to be planning to fully liquidate all their real estate, something should be coming there.
Thanks for the rendition, but you need to add a source URL.

GeeCee · #**7284** Posted **Oct 14, 2014, 8:39 AM**

That sketch is from the LRT project, not the current ALRT/SkyTrain which is being built.

http://www.via-architecture.com/project/evergreen-line-lrt/

It is not quite to scale with the geography of the intersection. I suspect that the three buildings closest to the line depicted here have very little if any basis in reality.

red-paladin · #**7285** Posted **Oct 14, 2014, 9:32 AM**

ah, must have been completely speculative then.

Tetsuo · #**7286** Posted **Oct 14, 2014, 8:42 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by red-paladin

I was going to ask if anyone knew about the Sears site. Since Sears Canada seems to be planning to fully liquidate all their real estate, something should be coming there.
Thanks for the rendition, but you need to add a source URL.

Shape owns the site alongwith their ownership of the Lougheed mall lands.

Not sure if they managed to purchase the rest of the block (Esso/VanCity) or the stripmall block alongside with the White Spot

finalcoolman · #**7287** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 5:33 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeeCee

That sketch is from the LRT project, not the current ALRT/SkyTrain which is being built.

http://www.via-architecture.com/project/evergreen-line-lrt/

It is not quite to scale with the geography of the intersection. I suspect that the three buildings closest to the line depicted here have very little if any basis in reality.

Oh I know that is from the LRT project. But do you really think that developers care what kind of trains are running on that curve? Since the elevated alignment in that short section is almost the exact same between LRT/SkyTrain, I can say that that sketch is still as accurate or inaccurate as it ever was.

officedweller · #**7288** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 6:03 AM**

Story from last Spring regarding Shape's plans:

Quote:

Part of the initial proposal includes an "iconic roof" over a new transit plaza area, which will be over the expanded bus loop currently sitting between Lougheed Town Centre's SkyTrain station
and the Sears outlet. The plaza may include on-street bus stops, shops, services and a bike centre.

See more at: http://www.burnabynow.com/news/lougheed-...ing-stages-1.932034#sthash.ZzlV3sre.dpuf

Open House Display Panels:

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&e...q7-swtMywQf61NLm-w&bvm=bv.77412846,d.cGE

red-paladin · #**7289** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 7:24 AM**

Awesome! I don't recall seeing this before.
Anything remotely like that would be welcome.

Jebby · #**7290** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 7:26 PM**

I think these aren't very recent but they were posted today by Yellow Fever on SSC

IMG_0308 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_0307 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_0306 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_0305 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_0304 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_0303 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

Olden Retreiver · #**7291** Posted **Oct 15, 2014, 11:22 PM**

Along Pinetree Way, the straight columns and the offset ones are all octagonal in cross-section, while the offset ones on North Road are an awkward, blocky 6-sided shape. Wonder why that would be?

There's a new photo on the Evergreen Facebook page showing columns along Pinetree ready for elevated guideway segments.

officedweller · #**7292** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 1:24 AM**

I noticed that about the North Road columns.
Maybe it's the length of the cantilever.

The North Road "arms" seem to extend farther out, so maybe more rebar is needed to tie in down to the ground, necessitating the "filling out" of the back corners of the column to square corners (to contain more rebar).

For the ones on the curve, the "filled out" corners seem to be on the outside of the curve - maybe to provide more footing.

Jebby · #**7293** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 6:45 PM**

About a month old, but was never posted here:

Evergreen Line Inlet Centre Station by TranBC, on Flickr

Jebby · #**7294** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 6:47 PM**

Evergreen Line North Rd median curb by TranBC, on Flickr

jsbertram · #**7295** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 9:45 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by finalcoolman

Oh I know that is from the LRT project. But do you really think that developers care what kind of trains are running on that curve? Since the elevated alignment in that short section is almost the exact same between LRT/SkyTrain, I can say that that sketch is still as accurate or inaccurate as it ever was.

Had to laugh at the 'artistic license' showing the two-car train taking up the entire width of the beam.
How the trains pass each other is just an engineering issue.

Kwik-E-Mart · #**7296** Posted **Oct 16, 2014, 10:26 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsbertram

Had to laugh at the 'artistic license' showing the two-car train taking up the entire width of the beam.
How the trains pass each other is just an engineering issue.

In the original LRT configuration, that portion was to be single-tracked from Lougheed Town Centre Station to just north of Cameron approximately.