Recent content by BrandedBlue

Is the parking in the Save On building filling up now? I don’t often drive when I go to UD but when I’ve carpooled with friends that’s always been an easy place to park.

A fairly comprehensive summary of new bike paths and infrastructure projects in Calgary. I'm curious to see if 2026 sees more council or provincial government pushback on specific projects. 132 Avenue in Edmonton got a lot of attention earlier in the year but they just kept on building...

Not exactly Flames related but adjacent: Calgary Wranglers continues to fall off and the team draws lower crowds than the Hitmen. - Hitmen are 9th out of 22 teams in average attendance in 2025-2026 with 3817 per game - Wranglers are 28th out of 32 teams in average attendance in 2025-2026 with...

Thanks for all the midblock examples that were shared! To chime in on the tree canopy discussion, I think tree preservation and a healthy canopy can best be achieved when there is separate sidewalk with a reasonably wide tree-lined boulevard in between. That way when redevelopment occurs, the...

With the blanket rezoning debate I keep seeing comments about “8-plexes mid block” (not including a corner lot). Does anyone have examples of these projects under construction or completed in Calgary, with a single mid block home being replaced with 8 units? I’m not doubting they exist but I...

Does anyone know if there are any publicly available drawings or renderings of the 6 Street underpass?

What would be the advantage in putting the TWSIs in sand bedding? They are set in the wet concrete in other places that I've seen them.

As someone who is on a CA board.. community associations should not have a larger voice on development decisions. CAs are rarely a good representation of the community and can too easily be taken over by people who are too focused on development and don't support the other important functions of...

The website for MexiFest says it will be at Eau Claire plaza in early July. So sounds like it will be open by then https://mexifest.ca/collections/tickets

Walls going up, looks to be all wood frame above the parkade