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I love how, for all the talk about a major anti-incumbent backlash, literally all but one incumbent is still in the lead. Goes to show...

His developer puppet masters don't care because they all build in the wild west, aka the suburbs. In fact, they may support because it...

Dense sprawl, which our suburbs are, basically give you a bunch of the downsides of both suburbs and high density ahha. Traffic, noise...

IMO combative can be a positive trait if you have the knowledge needed to back it up, which Janz often does. There are some of his...

To some people, all virtue is now signalling.

A high quality renewal on 111 Ave and Kingsway could be transformational for the quality of these spaces. Right now it's quite bleak...

Same. I was also making this decision and to me the right choice became clear after the debate. I still think Walters has some great...

😐😑 Look, I'm not against scientific innovation or research. If TransPod wanted to finance and build a test track in some farm fields...

While we're talking about downtown crime, let's not forget about crimes against fashion. Ill-fitting suits with garish colors, slim-fit...

I really think the podium of the Parks is the most monumental of all of Edmonton's towers (or at least the fully residential ones)...

Insti-ghetto? Jesus, it’ll be fine. We can already see just next door that the final product will be nothing spectacular, but nothing to...

Slow permitting/approvals for the arts? Sure, fair criticism. But to say that Downtown has been anything short of babysat by the sitting...

A 50 foot lot (common width in mature neighbourhoods) can be subdivided for 2 skinnies. With side setbacks requiring 4 feet on either...

We have 12,000kms of vehicle lanes. We could “tilt the other direction” for 20 years and driving would still represent the most space...

This one hurts IMO as it was an architectural/structural engineering legend at the time.