Recent content by kora

It's such a massive site in the best of locations. What an opportunity.

Love how the Beltline skyline has merged into the downtown skyline. Kind of like Okotoks inevitably getting absorbed into the Calgary CMA.

I just hope Kensington stays weird

For sure, time will tell. It's not the nicest building they are tearing down, but I always associated it with Kensington, especially when crossing the bridge from downtown. It was unique.

Nice to see Kensington getting its first high rise

That's a Kensington icon coming down. Is the replacement an improvement?

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