Recent content by zagox

Totally agree that 4, 5, 6, and 9 ave need to be rethought to be supportive of urban life rather than suburban commuters. However, the only way to create political will to do that is to have more people living on those avenues. I think the city is following the right strategy to focus on...

Red line extension looks reasonable. Didn't realize there was a new MSF as part of this. Kind of annoying that both stations are boxed in by the slough, so the access to Chaparral and Walden isn't that great. Interesting that they are allowing for extension even further south, I haven't seen...

Crane going up this morning

"Them" implies more than 1 guy working on site, that is unusual for that project!

The downtown Staples is such a crap location to get to when you need something done for work. It's not pleasant to walk or bike from downtown offices. And the access is weird for cars too, I always find myself missing a turn and having to loop back 10 minutes trying to drive there. I'd love to...

Popular vote margin in 2023 was 8.6% for UCP, if all ridings moved equally NDP would have to be within 3.7% to win a majority with the old map. With the new map, NDP could theoretically lose the popular vote by 5.0% and win a majority in an identical election. The path to an NDP majority by...

If the road network, the hospital, and the movie theatre were designed with transit in mind, there would be no tradeoff required. Because the hospital entrance is set back 200m from the main street, it can’t be accessed directly by the BRT. Because the road network has been laid out to move...

There is a MAX Orange stop by the Children's Hospital, but it's 200m outdoor walk from the front door, and includes a walk across a 15m wide access road with a high-speed turn and no painted crosswalk. In contrast, the (heated, enclosed) parking garage has a direct indoor connection. I had to...

Bell often sounds pretty knowledgeable and reasonable when he's a CBC panelist, it's the Herald columns where his most moronic tendencies come out. I guess he plays to the audience.

For a greenfield neighbourhood to be integrated with BRT, I want to see stops integrated into the ground floor of buildings (especially public buildings like the hospital), segregated lanes and/or signal priority, that type of integration. "You can take the bus there" is not the standard to get...

Concorde Group-branded condos?

I can see why seniors and soccer moms in SUVs love it. If there was decent cycling infrastructure and better integration with the BRT, I would love it too. But all I see is the missed opportunities, I can't get excited about it.

Today not one but two cars too far ahead of the stop line to see the light above them!

Despite a "Stop line" sign at this intersection, because there is no painted stop line and the eastbound traffic lights are temporary, drivers usually get so close to the crosswalk that they can't see the traffic signal up above them. And then they just guess when the light has changed...

Provincial government has implemented a medieval system where they ignore the computer print-out and have the election worker hand-write the same information from the print out, so you can hand-sign a declaration that you are eligible to vote. Plus, don't expect results anytime soon because...