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I'm also a big fan of the wood. Especially in an area like downtown where it feels quite cold and gray most times.

Last year in late April we were in the mid to high 20's ....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rezoning-infill-housing-rcg-calgary-city-hall-council-analysis-1.7186852 Council hearing shows split between older and younger, haves and have-nots. Not a huge surprise.

Color me happy. I've been griping for years that 20th ave which has seem mostly duplexes built should be seeing higher densities. FAAS has three other projects along 20th ave. Another one here where 12 units would be replacing one house. Another one here, where 8 units would be replacing one...

A nice little proposal on 20th ave at this location with 3 small row buildings (24 units in total) replacing these three houses. FAAS is the architect.

It's surprisingly high considering the revenues and attendance of the teams. I guess it's the norm in today's world of sport inflation. The first part of this Forbes article probably explains the inflated values. Billionaires have long believed in the potential of MLS. New England Patriots...

Not to keep harping on the topic of Calgary dropping the ball on transit, as I don't agree with some of the things mentioned by Reece Martin, but he brings up good points. Comparative to other cities Calgary has done well, especially for the size of the city, and when comparing to low hanging...

Not for this draft, but down the road. This kid could be a first overall, and at the rate the Flames are trending :( they might be in the running for overall pick by then.

Or that young kid from Calgary, Landon Dupont.

Certainly a lot of parking for a development right next to a future train station. I wonder the developer was doing this design with the station location already decided as the north side of CHB, if they would have designed it with less parking? The problem with this type of location is that...

I'm on the fence about whether to renovate McMahon, or to put our efforts into a smaller stadium/large field house say around 20-25,000 that could be used for multiple sports. I've been to a couple of football matches in Europe in stadiums that were smaller, and it was quite enjoyable. The...

From what I've seen, opposition to blanket zoning seems to be from people of all colors and sexes, but almost exclusively from people who are owners of single or semi detached homes, even if those homes aren't in an affluent neighborhood.

I know with inflation pressures, etc.. this won't be a popular take, but we do some some of the lowest property taxes in the county. If those went up a bit more, we can pat our head and rub our tummy. ;)

I'll be honest, I've only used the BRT once, trying the Max Purple on a Saturday after it first opened, so I don't have an opinion either way. I would say that any shortcomings are more about the mgmt of the system rather than the infrastructure. They can always increase the schedule more, now...

We’ll have to agree to disagree 😉 I don’t think they’ve ever hit the brakes since the first LRT leg opened in 1981. There has been constant expansion, additions and planning, with much of the additions coming in spurts, but still constant. It look like much hasn’t been happening with the last...