Recent content by CBBarnett

So AB was the clear winner, but the relative scale is interesting too. Quebec was the single greatest negative migration, but due to a large population doesn't really register. Same with Ontario. Sask, Manitoba and New Brunswick were the biggest relative losers, while PEI and AB were both the...

It's easy to forget how much these numbers are influenced by international immigration (as opposed to interprovincial migration and natural growth). Ontario was slightly positive natural growth (+7,000), slightly negative interprovincial migration (~-900) and really negative international...

The components of the 11,525 growth were positive natural growth (+5,676) and interprovincial migration (+5,652). Notably Alberta's net international migration was near zero (+197). This is the first time since the pandemic that stopped nearly all migration where natural growth was the largest...

I like it, very urban feeling. It's shaping up like a modern take on the arms design from 100 years ago. Kind of like this but on an angle and with balconies. I assume won't be a full brick build out either :) :

On the 17th Ave & Richmond Road intersection, it's unique not just for the bicycle signal design, but also the one-off cycle pattern. The issue is to cross 17th Ave on the east crosswalk. When NB Richmond gets a green signal, the walk signs remains "Don't Walk", setup like a standard beg...

I wonder how build quality / keeping to schedule would vary between the two approaches over a consistent program of multiple buildings. The modular approach would probably benefit from repetition at ever greater scales, so if you build 20 of these projects instead of just one, greater...

I think dividing out the tax bill into two categories of costs - costs that change by frontage v. costs that don't - would make a lot of sense and make it far easier for the public to understand how taxes work. Costs associated to roads, sidewalks, pipes = frontage tax Costs for everything...

It's the context and narrative that are always lacking. Changes are happening but it's not clear why and leaves a muddled grey area of speculation that doesn't serve customers or transit's objectives. Taking Translink as a queue, Calgary Transit's quarterly update should be something like...

Not a lot to get excited about in this update. The lack of narrative and boring change log approach remains very difficult to parse whether the changes were a net good, bad or indifferent for most users. From my quick take, I didn't see any obvious service increases to any route, and looks like...

I've always liked this one - not that it's attractive, just that it has a unique and intentional vibe and really maximized the space. I don't think it quite comes together as a standout building, but it's better than had they played it safer and more boring in this location and build something...

That's kind of where I am landing with this one too. It's clearly better, but doesn't quite pass the bar to be a really stand-out development. Of course, the real test is how the building will be used, particularly after the "new and shiny" effect wears off about 5 years after reopening...

This strikes me as yet another strange attention-gathering attempt with some press-release journalism. Nothing is new or more shovel-ready than 3 or 4 months ago when they published their last press release. What's always been weird is this family is just on their own proposing and coming up...

The real white whale out there would be to evolve 14th Street in to a true main street with retail on both sides of the road! As a single-loaded strip, it's hard for the retail to compete against the perception that the street is really just a commuter route. There's nothing really to slow down...

Whenever it eventually gets prioritized they should revisit where the station location at the functional study step. Shifting the 85th Station to actually 85th Street would be a big win, instead of where it is proposed so far tucked into the neighbourhood to the NW about 500m walking distance...

A leading pedestrian signal + this bump out would resolve a ton of issues with no change in car lanes. This one bump-out reduces the pedestrian crossing distance by 15 to 20% by just reclaiming a wild semi-truck supportive turn radii that isn't possible given the circulation pattern - it's this...