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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Games Preparation Centre has a new name!
The City has decided to name both the Games Preparation Centre and one of its gyms after two prominent members of the Whalley community. The building itself, post-Games, will be named the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, while the gym will … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged 2010, chuck bailey, games preparation centre, gateway, recreation centre, surrey olympic training venue, Whalley
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Glocal Urban Screen for the Games Prep Centre
The City is pushing to install a large “urban digital screen” on the west side of the new Games Preparation Centre. The plan is to install a high-powered data projector on a tower, which will then illuminate the wall of … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged chuck bailey recreation centre, games preparation centre, glocal, public art, surrey, surrey olympic training venue, urban digital screen
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New Serpentine River bridge for KGH
The existing King George Highway crossing over the Serpentine River was built in 1939 and will soon be replaced. Construction is set to begin in July and be complete by October. Traffic will then shift to the new bridge, being … Continue reading
Posted in South Surrey, Transport
Tagged bridge, crossing, king george highway, river, serpentine
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New renderings of the Guildford Towers project [pics]
First reported on over a year ago, the three high-rise Guildford Towers project does seem to be moving ahead, although it’s still in the “city bureaucracy” stage. New renderings for the project have appeared, as you can see below.
Posted in Development, Guildford
Tagged Development, Guildford, high rise, three, towers
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More repaving coming
The City has awarded another contract for repaving Surrey’s roads. This is in addition to two other contracts signed last month. The sections of roadwork include: 152 St between 88 Ave and 56 Ave 64 Ave between 148 St and … Continue reading
New gateway signage live! [pics]
The new gateway signage has been installed, and the initial response hasn’t been pretty. I’ve heard complaints about how small the new signs are, and the poor choice of colours, leaving little contrast between the signs’ sections and a park … Continue reading