reginaguy
October 31st, 2005, 01:19 AM
Does anyone have more info on the new Development they're proposing south of the airport in Regina? They're also planning on extending the main runway at the airport
I think the new development would be great, at least it would even out the footprint of the city which is currently looks too "skinny" in the south, the area also has freeway access which would be good for the businesses there.. I just hope they dont make it all big box stores :(
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/2095/mapimage1au.gif (http://imageshack.us)
taken from the Leader Post (http://www.canada.com/regina/leaderpost/news/business_agriculture/story.html?id=039fe104-0baf-44cb-8f7d-06ddff878725)
A billion-dollar housing and commercial development proposed for land south of the airport won't hamper the airfield's future growth plans or deafen potential homeowners, according to a new report.
"We have done a tremendous amount of analysis to the noise foot-print created by aircraft at the airport," said Rob Slinger, CEO of the Regina Airport Authority (RAA).
"New aircraft will create much less noise than the previous generations of airplanes. So, although the frequency of airplanes taking off and landing in Regina has gone up, the actual noise created has gone down."
Last spring, airport officials and local businessmen were at odds over potential development at the airport and surrounding land.
At that time, Steve Burchi, who was then president of the RAA, suggested that the proposed housing development south of the airport and west of the Lewvan might hamper the building of a future parallel runway by boxing in the airfield. In addition, he said the noise from future increased air traffic might be too loud for homeowners in the new development.
The concerns and their impact on land development prompted the City of Regina and Regina International Airport to commission the report into airport noise and runway expansion.
The report stated that even if passenger traffic tripled, the airport would not need a parallel runway.
"We're very pleased. It was something we always knew they didn't need -- a parallel runway," said Tom Shepherd, senior vice-president of Dundee Realty Corp.
Dundee owns much of the land just south of the airport and would be one of the major developers in the project, which would include 4,000 new homes and about one million square feet of commercial land.
Peggy Clark, director of community services for the City of Regina, said the report was essential for the city's growth strategy.
"We need to understand -- and now we do -- how the airport will impact on the nearby lands in the future."
She said the city is planning public consultations later this year and expects that construction will begin in the area within the next two years.
The report did outline a perimeter surrounding the airport in which land use should be restricted because of noise from airplanes. That perimeter is virtually identical to the one developed in 1993.
In addition, there is a "buffer" zone.
While that area varies, it generally extends 200 metres out from the perimeter.
Slinger said that some businesses might operate in the buffer zone, but it would not be recommended for noise-sensitive developments, including schools and day-care centres.
The report also highlighted a need to extend the existing main runway northwest by 1,200 feet to 9,100 feet to accommodate a cargo centre.
"There is a provision for a cargo-runway expansion, a multi-million project in the northwest corner of the airport, which would not affect, in any way, the noise level to the south of the airport and would allow us to accommodate increased cargo business," Slinger said.
He didn't have an exact price for the extension, but said it might cost $3 million or $4 million.
I think the new development would be great, at least it would even out the footprint of the city which is currently looks too "skinny" in the south, the area also has freeway access which would be good for the businesses there.. I just hope they dont make it all big box stores :(
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/2095/mapimage1au.gif (http://imageshack.us)
taken from the Leader Post (http://www.canada.com/regina/leaderpost/news/business_agriculture/story.html?id=039fe104-0baf-44cb-8f7d-06ddff878725)
A billion-dollar housing and commercial development proposed for land south of the airport won't hamper the airfield's future growth plans or deafen potential homeowners, according to a new report.
"We have done a tremendous amount of analysis to the noise foot-print created by aircraft at the airport," said Rob Slinger, CEO of the Regina Airport Authority (RAA).
"New aircraft will create much less noise than the previous generations of airplanes. So, although the frequency of airplanes taking off and landing in Regina has gone up, the actual noise created has gone down."
Last spring, airport officials and local businessmen were at odds over potential development at the airport and surrounding land.
At that time, Steve Burchi, who was then president of the RAA, suggested that the proposed housing development south of the airport and west of the Lewvan might hamper the building of a future parallel runway by boxing in the airfield. In addition, he said the noise from future increased air traffic might be too loud for homeowners in the new development.
The concerns and their impact on land development prompted the City of Regina and Regina International Airport to commission the report into airport noise and runway expansion.
The report stated that even if passenger traffic tripled, the airport would not need a parallel runway.
"We're very pleased. It was something we always knew they didn't need -- a parallel runway," said Tom Shepherd, senior vice-president of Dundee Realty Corp.
Dundee owns much of the land just south of the airport and would be one of the major developers in the project, which would include 4,000 new homes and about one million square feet of commercial land.
Peggy Clark, director of community services for the City of Regina, said the report was essential for the city's growth strategy.
"We need to understand -- and now we do -- how the airport will impact on the nearby lands in the future."
She said the city is planning public consultations later this year and expects that construction will begin in the area within the next two years.
The report did outline a perimeter surrounding the airport in which land use should be restricted because of noise from airplanes. That perimeter is virtually identical to the one developed in 1993.
In addition, there is a "buffer" zone.
While that area varies, it generally extends 200 metres out from the perimeter.
Slinger said that some businesses might operate in the buffer zone, but it would not be recommended for noise-sensitive developments, including schools and day-care centres.
The report also highlighted a need to extend the existing main runway northwest by 1,200 feet to 9,100 feet to accommodate a cargo centre.
"There is a provision for a cargo-runway expansion, a multi-million project in the northwest corner of the airport, which would not affect, in any way, the noise level to the south of the airport and would allow us to accommodate increased cargo business," Slinger said.
He didn't have an exact price for the extension, but said it might cost $3 million or $4 million.