Recent content by kora

I wish we had wider right-of-ways. Some of the best streets in the world are car sewers with super wide sidewalks

Yeah, pretty hostile streetscape for pedestrians all around

No doubt. The NDP barely won the last election. The other thing Victoria has is robust tourism. 300 cruise ships a year and plenty of tourism from Canada, especially day/weekend trips from Vancouver. Then again tourism jobs are hardly lucrative. They tend to be low paying and seasonal. Tourism...

For sure. It helps that a NDP government is in power and they spend more on governance. Victoria is a small town in a big province and most jobs are in government.

It's localized. Victoria is still doing reasonably well, even in the condo market. But yes, Vancouver IS the BC real estate market.

They will become affordable housing eventually, possibly with governments or non-profits buying the suites for low-income earners. Another scenario is that Airbnb rules are loosened and they become vacation rentals.

You do have control over e-bikes and some scooters, yet their maximum speed is capped. Cars aren't really that unique. The only vehicles that should be able to "speed" are emergency services

I don't know. Trains, light rail, elevators, escalators, chair lifts, e-bikes (etc.) all have maximum enforced speed limits and no one ever talks of government over-reach. It's just common sense for safety. Let's bring on the technology to get 100% compliance.

They are unique. And as art goes, that stands for something.

The difference between Calgary/Ottawa and Edmonton is stark. That's why Calgary and Ottawa are often compared while Edmonton is in a different league

Connecting Skybridge / Skypool at 50th Floor? Skyslide down to centre Ice at the new arena?

Calgary CMA with the highest after-tax family income in Canada Calgary = $100,480 Canada = $82,610 Ottawa is 2nd at $93,370 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250718/t004b-eng.htm

Medium growth projections for the Calgary CMA are 2.67 million by 2051. 45,000 for Okotoks, 18,000 for Strathmore, 19,000 for High River, 21,000 for Canmore https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/alberta-population-projections-2025-2051

20 FAR wow

It really feels more like Dallas or Houston or Minneapolis or Denver or Atlanta in terms of downtown vibrancy