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"My Beltline is growing faster than my beltline!" Seriously though... A few short years ago, I would have described Calgary's main problem as lacking visible infrastructure for retail, arts, nightlife, and active lifestyle in the inner city. Yes, there were all of those things if you knew...

Much like Vancouver's West End, my assessment of that area will always be buoyed by the waterfront park access. It's the circle of life: Great park access in high-density zoning close to transit and employment --> high land value --> neighbourhood character gutted like a fish and replaced with...

5. Riding the NE C-train towards downtown from Barlow 4. The 13th Hole at Shaganappi Golf Course 3. Playing Soccer on SAIT's new(ish) pitch 2. Salisbury Street SE & Scotsman's Hill 1. Crescent Heights.

I'm not saying Alberta ought to have better lanes than Germany or the Netherlands, but to me it seems (perhaps naively) easy and relatively in expensive to create a few well-signed rural cycling corridors. Start with a loop through Calgary-Banff-Jasper-Edmonton-Calgary. 1100km, much of which...

Alberta has 3x as many highways as Germany (~31000 k , of which 25000k is paved vs ~13000k). It's not just density and context; it's priorities. Naturally, Alberta prospered first because of the rail way, then because of roads, and in the future it will prosper because of the high quality of...

As for the TCC and other long-distance trails, it's great to have a well-signed coast to coast connector with regular rest stops, but cycling is not like taking a train or driving. Cyclists need to take the most direct route, and they need a network that connects every home in the country, not...

All they need is a little path beside centre st, 8th st, or even highway 2. There are partial paths along all of these routes, but none connect all the way. Sorry, just got back from Germany where the entire country is connected with separated bike paths and this time of your you see many...

Airdrie needs a better bike path connection to Calgary. In fact, [not kidding] we should make a well-labelled bike route from Calgary to Edmonton.

I wonder why they cut back on transparent panels so much. Is it really that big a difference in cost? Why not go exactly with the cladding in the render? Obviously the same materials are available. I'll reserve final judgement until I see the bow of the ship. That notch in her hull around the...

Recladding is unnecessary in my opinion. Rather, if they want to make the building and area more attractive, renovate the first 2-3 stories to me brighter, more welcoming, more open, more accessible to the +15, possibly add a curve or oblique angle. There's already plenty of activity in most...

That's what I suspected. Is that to prevent ice on the ramp?

I want to look at a building that simultaneously reminds me how shitty cancer is and how united our species is in the battle against it. Seriously though, I'm not sure what I think about it. It's pretty monstrous aesthetically, but the location is good and after all it's an institution. There...

I like the way they folded the rebar on the ramp - so cool! Is that just standard rebar or is something special going on for the ramp?

http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/ndp-award-contract-for-long-awaited-calgary-cancer-centre New Cancer Centre with render at Foothills right on cornet of 29th st and 16th ave nw.

Look at banner, Michael. Someone should take that down.

That's a nice fade.

I thought about writing some thing more, but "Me likey" will suffice. :)

Not quite like the render but still a nice podium

I can't wait to REALLY see that curve.

This parr sounds nice