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[Hotel Mike]

I do think the Commerce Canoe looks good at the entrance to the bridge. It's strange that they put up the sculpture a few weeks ago but haven't come back to finish the landscaping and whatever they're planning for those huge rocks.

[Linear Thinker]

Will see more action on site next week.

Forms for the curved seating wall are being built in sections off site.

I do think the Commerce Canoe looks good at the entrance to the bridge. It's strange that they put up the sculpture a few weeks ago but haven't come back to finish the landscaping and whatever they're planning for those huge rocks.

[Nparker]

...Forms for the curved seating wall are being built in sections off site.

How much sitting is anyone going to want to do in what is essentially a traffic island?

[todd]

How much sitting is anyone going to want to do in what is essentially a traffic island?

I’m planning at least once.

[todd]

We’re still installing covid catchers? Sorry I meant benches.

[aastra]

 

How much sitting is anyone going to want to do in what is essentially a traffic island?

 

You still don't get it. Enabling and encouraging people to sit or stand where they would otherwise have no reason to want to sit or stand is the ultimate goal of all enlightened re-envisioning of the urban environment.*

 

*the secondary goal is to prevent people from sitting or standing where they actually might enjoy it... redeveloped Northern Junk waterfront, redeveloped Wharf Street parking lots, etc.

[todd]

Don’t even get me started on the tractor seat story.

[Linear Thinker]

Triangle Green seating wall was poured Monday, and forms stripped off Wednesday.

[Victoria Watcher]

Council approves wolf sculpture for Cattle Point

Artist worked on Takaya-inspired piece with Songhees approval

 

https://www.vicnews....r-cattle-point/

 

[todd]

It’s nice bigger version that you could walk through would be better.

[Victoria Watcher]

Victoria artist’s king-sized tribute to Eddie Van Halen draws on personal connection

 

https://www.vicnews....nal-connection/

 

[Brantastic]

What's going on at the traffic island beside the bridge? They finished that seating at least a month ago and there's been no work since.

[Nparker]

I think ALL public works staff are busy destroying Vancouver Street. I saw 7 of them smoothing out a 4 meter section of freshly poured concrete yesterday. They were practically on top of each other.

[mbjj]

Did they fill in that deep pothole between MacDonalds and Save On while they were there being busy?

[Nparker]

It seems like potholes are getting worse.

[Linear Thinker]

Landscaping in progress at Triangle Green now.

And the Swans Hotel webcam is back.

[Nparker]

Landscaping in progress at Triangle Green now.

What this area could really use is some more public space; no amenities of course, just more open space.

[Hotel Mike]

I missed that Swan's webcam. It should look great when it's done. It's taken long enough.

[Redd42]

Landscaping in progress at Triangle Green now.

And the Swans Hotel webcam is back.

 

That is amazing quality.

[Linear Thinker]

It was really open when it was all gravel

 

What this area could really use is some more public space; no amenities of course, just more open space.