Recent content by trtcttc

There are cities in the US with extremely well funded programs on a per capita basis, whether they put the money to good use is another issue, but I don't think anywhere has successfully solved the current drug crisis severity. Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs haven't been as big of an issue...

It's a Stampede history museum, located very far from any other attraction in the city and kind of free standing in a sea of parking lots.

2012 may seem recent but the drug market has changed so significantly. It's also why the Portugal examples people love to cite (including myself in the past), no longer work in today's context. This worked at a time when people were addicted to at worst, heroin, and many, even softer drugs. Now...

Calgary and YYC becoming more of a cargo hub will help with Asian connections too. I think a part of the economics of these flights is carrying cargo, especially to Asian airports like Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong. The issue I see with CX is premium demand, there's just less "wealthy" Asian people...

Would you support fixed speed camera at high collision or high speeding locations? We don't need to pay for a CPS officer but would still get compliance.

I agree there's too many people merging slowly, or completely oblivious they are going too slow in the left lane. And I'm sure accidents happen, but generally those accidents happen as the car going faster is braking, therefore the collision is not as deadly. It's like collisions in traffic...

The Arris is having a pretty hard time selling, I'm surprised we're getting proposals here instead of deeper in the EV. With the DIC and the train noise, pleasantly surprised to see a proposal here.

On the issue of road safety. I'm completely against the removal of speed radars. Imagine if transit riders got the province to remove fare inspectors because it's a "money maker". Imagine having a method to reduce speeding and all the cost of the enforcement is paid for the by the people...

Haven't noticed too many red lights, but I also don't drive during regular commute hours so people are not in as much of a rush. I do find more general rule breaking drivers, blocking the box, following really closely, driving slow in the left lane. In the last month also saw two different cars...

East Village would probably be impossible, especially if there's outdoor space. You'd probably need police standing at the perimeter all day. I think EV is fine for living and isn't dangerous to adults but for kids, it's probably too much. Does the city still own the Haultain school land? Seems...

Either a parking lot conversion and playgrounds really don't occupy that much space. Field space can be shared between a few schools I don't have kids so aren't familiar with the local names. In Vancouver where I grew up we do call it Secondary School, I went to Sir Winston Churchill Secondary...

Also the official opening is Aug 14.

Is there a reason why primary or secondary schools can't be built into he ground floor or first few floors of an office or condo? Lack of outdoor space is one, but with most of the school year over the winter, is it really that bad? Especially if they have indoor gyms/running tracks that could...

The Asian traffic will likely continue to increase. Purely anecdotal evidence but people in the community and family I have in Asia, Calgary is becoming a more common middle/upper-middle class destination than Toronto or Vancouver. When it's $3M to buy a house in a good neighborhood in...

It's a reality when the land prices are so extreme. If they can sell a 300sqft studio for 500k, would a family be willing to pay $1.5M for 900 sq ft? That's why they don't build it. One Bloor West (formerly The One) was supposed to be large units, but over 50% of it remain unsold. Then Tridel...