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Maybe the Olympics? It won't be in time for 2026 hockey, but I can see that being the one time.

A couple new streetscape redevelopments have started.

The ridiculousness of this type of thought in Calgary is we are explicitly not replacing car lanes with bike lanes. The major downtown...

We won't be able to compete, especially with the recent tax changes that further reduce transfers, the wealth inequality will only grow...

The same people that complain their neighborhood is overtaken by "luxury" condos and not affordable at all. When they'd be protesting...

People also seem to forget that every person on a bike is one less person in a car. People just have such a selfish mindset about this...

"In 2011, Calgary city hall rolled out a cycling strategy “to become one of the premier cycling cities in North America.” That strategy...

I sure hope it starts. But these seem like concepts. To actually start building something, I assume it'll be at least a 1-2 year design...

I think it depends also on the age of the station? Newer stations probably have better barriers, whereas old ones like the North Hill...

The transportation right of way is definitely a factor. Most of Toronto and Vancouver's suburbs don't have large setback arterial roads...

Interesting. I lived in Ottawa for a number of years prior to moving to the Beltline (I have since moved) and Calgary always struck me...

Here's my take on densities, a similar but slightly different analysis. I calculated densities with three changes; I used buffered...

What you’ll find is the massive drop-off is often still far denser than Calgary’s drop off. Calgarys early suburbs (1960s - 1980s) are...

It is a personal choice, in the end I get together with enough people that I manage the seats but only have 12 games of tickets...

Just got back from Rome yesterday evening, going to be wild seeing some new tallest towers peaking above in the foreground when flying...