Recent content by ByeByeBaby

I love that toddler density map... here's how Calgary has evolved through time over the last 20 years (in order: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021), all with the same colour scale. I zoomed out a little to focus at the tract level on broader trends. The thing all of this got me thinking about is...

We'll never see 90 second LRT frequencies because there's not enough demand. 90 second LRT frequencies are on the order of 5x the capacity needed for opening day Green Line ridership (to Shepard) estimates. An LRT train costs ~$200 per hour to operate; at current fares, it can carry ~$2200 worth...

Low floor LRT cars make sense because that's what LRT cars are now. Seattle is a great example. Their main line starts elevated south of the airport, runs elevated for 17 km alongside freeways, then runs for 7 km at grade up the median of a 4 lane stroad (sort of like 36 St NE), then 2.5 km...

I mean, all 50 US states don't provide public health care even though doing it would save them money, as shown by Canada's lower health care spending as a % of GDP. Every single one of them could save money while resolving their health care problems. But some of the benefit would go to poor...

I posted about this earlier, but Top Chef was filmed in Canada this season; the bulk of the season took place in Toronto with a couple of side visits to Niagara Falls and a winery as well as Montreal and PEI themed challenges. But the 'semifinals' (two episodes with 6 and 5 competitors) were...

Unit #2 has been lingering on MLS for quite a while, if anyone has a mil burning a hole in their pockets (or just wants to see more useful photos rather than the archdaily "closeup of a corner of the roof" special).

This comment doesn't make sense to me. It's been a while (since there isn't one in the centre city!) but I thought Wal-Mart sold mostly clothing and general merchandise. And I haven't been to the No Frills, but I thought they were only groceries. If all Wal-Mart sells is groceries, then they...

APEGA, the board overseeing professional engineering in Alberta, has concluded their review into this incident. The main conclusion is that the City of Calgary's engineering oversight and management was sound:

It's pretty simple (I think this is even part of the heat warning message on my phone in the Environment Canada app): When 2 or more consecutive days of daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach 29°C or warmer and nighttime minimum temperatures are expected to fall to 14°C or warmer...

I don't think that T&V really "overbuilt" so much. Especially considering they were in pretty extreme crisis and had tons of latent households a couple of years ago. Here's the population change from July 1 2021-July 1 2024 and the housing starts over the same time frame:

There are still 3 Arbyses around; one on Canyon Meadows, one on 17th SE and one in Cross Iron Mills. Had a beef n cheddar and curly fries when I was at Cross Iron six months ago and I hadn't had one for about a decade. Glad I had it, but I'm now good for another decade.

It's getting serious now...

Trains need maintenance every single night. Cleaning and inspection is light maintenance, but it is still maintenance and I can't imagine people would be thrilled if every single night at 3AM a cleaning crew was hosing down a train outside their window while lights bright enough for inspectors...

My thoughts about this are that there are (broadly) four groups of things behind the drop: 1). General antipathy to the US because of their threats to our country 2). Specific concern about travelling to the US because of security issues at the border, etc. 3). Low Canadian dollar - this is...

I was just going to post this as well! Here's the original report; https://www.oag.com/blog/canada-us-airline-capacity-aviation-market 75% reduction in April transborder bookings (1.22 million in 2024 and under 300K in 2025) and similar reductions all through the summer vs March 2024. But the...