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[dasmo]

Yep, not minimal enough. So go one way or the other. I say go the other way and have less. No juliets with larger windows with sheet iron overhangs. One concrete feature near the entry to the courtyard. Maybe a couple interesting breaks in the iron surface.

[Bingo]

 Every development should keep things forging ahead. You don't want the engine to lose its momentum. You don't want the train to go off the tracks.*

 

*iron references

 

That much iron is bound to shift the magnetic north pole a few degrees.

[Nparker]

A legitimate letter from today's T-C.

 

It’s time for city council and the mayor to stop this runaway development in Victoria. Traffic on Victoria streets has nearly reached saturation point, and gridlock is on the horizon. Now another 170 parking spots are projected for this one project alone...

- See more at: http://www.timescolo...h.eRWscIhj.dpuf

How dare there be places for people to live where there were once vibrant parking spots.

[FirstTimeHomeCrier]

They unpaved paradise and put up a housing development? Just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[jonny]

It is literally impossible for development in Victoria to be runaway with all of the zoning restrictions, official community plans and multitude of hoops one has to jump through to improve one's own property.

[Nparker]

The only runaway developments I see in the CoV are pot shops. They seem to be unstoppable.

[aastra]

 

How dare there be places for people to live where there were once vibrant parking spots.

 

I'll never understand this blind spot that some people have re: parking lots. Parking lots are all about traffic and cars coming and going. But if you develop a parking lot suddenly traffic becomes a concern where it was never a concern before. And of all the parking lots to defend, this one seems like a supremely odd choice. It's not even an attractive parking lot.*

 

*source: Victoria's 100 Most Charming Parking Lots - 5th edition

[jonny]

Well aastra, let's not pretend that this 100% stock anti-development complaint was put together with any thought or analysis. Today's letter will probably read something like "who would even want to live in a tiny shoebox among all those squawking, pooping sea gulls. Obviously nobody would as demonstrated by the dozens of sold out buildings, which is why this shouldn't be built."

 

The whole pretense that traffic on Victoria streets has reached a saturation point is ridiculous. The streets around Capital Iron are some of the quietest downtown. The only consistently "saturated" streets in the City of Victoria are Douglas, Wharf and perhaps Bay.

[Nparker]

...The only consistently "saturated" streets in the City of Victoria are Douglas, Wharf and perhaps Bay.

And then only really during certain times of the day. After 6:00 PM on almost any given day Douglas street is pretty quiet, especially right downtown.

[dasmo]

Traffic is getting worse and worse. Faster than population growth. I've lived here since 79 and have lived through it.... Less surface parking lots downtown might actually help :-) It's like plastic bags. They need to not be available. After buying reusable bags each time, you will eventually remember to bring your bags. No parking downtown? You take your bike.... 

 

This is my secret parking lot by the way. It's a shame to see this gravely pond filled scummy cheap lot gone.... 

[nagel]

A legitimate letter from today's T-C.
How dare there be places for people to live where there were once vibrant parking spots.

Careful now. You sound like you're on some type of bike lobby.

[FirstTimeHomeCrier]

The most recent plans are up on the Development Tracker. Looks like it's mostly tiny one bedrooms (like studios, but if you put a wall around your bed). A few studios with murphy beds in the living room. There are a few cute two-floor one bedroom + dens in buildings C and E. Maybe I'll win the lottery before phase 2. Then again, it looks like there are no bathtubs, only showers. If I win the lottery, I'm getting a place with a bathtub.

[G-Man]

Looks like the sales office will be on Fisgard in Chinatown.

[Hotel Mike]

I'll be very interested to see how this unfolds. The downtown is moving farther north.

[Kapten Kapsell]

I'll be very interested to see how this unfolds. The downtown is moving farther north.

And perhaps it's moving east as well with new projects like The Wade & Black and White.

[Kapten Kapsell]

The website for Ironworks is now up and running: http://www.ironworksliving.com/

 

New renderings for the project are on the website as well:

 

 

 

 

[aastra]

Those images are the same ones that we saw before.

[Kapten Kapsell]

My bad... I didn't look far enough back in the thread.

[johnk]

First (top) rendering looks like a county jail, aka The Crowbar Hotel

[Hotel Mike]

I like the power poles with no ugly wires running between them.