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on June 8, 2004
There has been much building in both the suburbs and in particular in the downtown business area. A vast amount of this construction has been high rise offices and apartments. As I have mentioned the Winters can be cold and do last for about 5 to 6 months . Walking the downtown streets and avenues can be a cold bleak experience. One tremendous innovation that started way back in the late 1960's or early 1970's was the construction of a plus 15 walkway system that is covered and in some cases heated in Winter and air conditioned in Summer.
In general terms these walkways have been added to buildings as they were bulit and in some cases there was retrofit arrangements, so that it is possible to walk several blocks and not descend to the street level. The full system has yet to be completed, there are a few gaps yet to be completed.
The Plus 15 refers to the original height above street level in the Imperial units that were in use in those days, the 15 is feet above the pavement.
There are no doubt other cities with the same system, one I believe is Minneapolis-St Paul.
The photo shows the elevated walkway in the mid distance, above the traffic, linking the high rise building on the right and the Palliser Hotel on the left.
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