Recent content by zagox

Airport-downtown rail links are far more politically popular than their actual ridership justifies. It’s not rational, but it’s a reality. Just like “we need new transit expansion for the olympics / World Cup, etc.” The cities that have done well with airport transit (eg Vancouver) are the...

Good news for the future of the YYC-PTY route, doesn't seem like the kind of work you would do just to test it for a season.

Globe and Mail is quoting CEO as saying delivery dates between 2029 and 2034, so it's not going to be tomorrow, but it's great for Calgary that they've finally gone for more widebody orders.

I’ve never once in my life read a news story about a serious accident caused by the slow speed of one of the drivers involved. Has it happened in the history of the world? Probably but it’s just not a material safety risk in anything close to the magnitude of too much speed

I consider the photo radar cars permanently parked at Memorial westbound just after the Mewata Bridge, or Airport Trail westbound just before the Deerfoot interchange to be "traps." In both cases, the roads are designed for much higher speeds than the posted limit. In the case of Airport Trail...

Possible solution to increased traffic, as proposed by the Community Association - "Have a C-train line close by the building" Smart! Just add a $3 billion off-site improvement levy and then construction can go ahead, no problem.

6 storeys is a nice step down from the higher projects on 9A St to Palfreyville on 9 st. None of the new projects on 9A St (Annex, Hive, Kit, Minto) have retail so it's hard to expect retail even further from the main commercial strip. And the city hung so many expectations on this property...

From Attainable Homes Calgary: "Hi friends! Canada’s industry minister said PM Mark Carney has given her 60 days to cut red tape in her department and speed up the processes that drive the government’s marquee innovation programs. “We are a war cabinet, and we need to have a wartime...

100,000 people and yet no reason to go there.

The vacant lot east of the tracks (Sunnyside Triangle site) is owned by the city. The city has been "working" on engagement / planning / RFPs / studies since 2015.

Was excited to book a 4-5 day trip to check out CDMX on this route, then saw the times. Nope!

I read this to say that they are retaining the alignment from the 2020 study, but are recommending going with track and structures that can be shared with heavy rail to downtown/Banff. I assume that means much heavier rolling stock as well. If there really is progress on the...

NIMBYs have blocked widespread low/mid rise densification in YVR and YYZ, so a lot of that demand gets pushed into high-rise development instead. If you need to fight a multi-year, expensive, contentious, uncertain political process to build something, you want to build 60 stories at the end of...