Recent content by kora

Edmonton going back to the fabric. Comfy, but how is it for cleanliness? Do they steam clean that?

The lights on the bridge are a nice touch

That's for sure. I think there could be interim measures like closing Centre Street, 3 Street, 7 Street, 10 Street to traffic across 7 Avenue. Some of these downtown north-south routes don't need to serve vehicles because they are essentially local roads .... In the same way that the railroad...

You can runs trains more often. More than 10 years ago there was talk about building all the stations to a 5-car capacity. That's no longer on the table at the moment but buying more trains can be.

Only because there aren't more trains.

I think end the Green Line at the arena for now. We can connect to the Red Line at the Victoria Park/Stampede station via a pedestrian walkway of some sort. Probably the sidewalk on the east side of Macleod Trail is a good option. It can be weather protected with a roof from rain and snow...

I like the typology. 4 storey apartments have more in common with townhouses in terms of scale than 20 storey towers, yet townhouses and low rise apartments are often seen as radically different.

This is an exciting one

It's the heart of social Calgary

I see a few other buildings in those photos that should join the trash heap

Great ruin photos. I can't believe the building had such a short life span

For this location, it's awful architecture. It should be much more modern. The units are typical coffin-style unliveable layouts.

It's not only profit-seeking property owners who want an underground line. Even if it ends up being more expensive overall, as forumers have explained, there are other benefits. There is no inner city elevated line that improves a downtown streetscape that I have experienced. The parts of New...

If a provincial project impacts a City, there is an ethical obligation to consider City concerns. If the City pays for part of it, there is even more duty to consider City concerns like property taxes.

Provincial claims that an elevated line saves money are simplistic and probably incorrect when taking into account projected loss of property values. Why isn't there a more holistic analysis of value?