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There are rumblings that the Flames are in on Konecny and Duclair, which is terrible news for us if we go for it. It's potentially to appease Murray Edwards and his desire to never rebuild. We need to rip off the bandaid, and if we focus on getting as much futures as possible right now we could...

Toffoli, Backlund, Lindholm, and Hanifin are basically confirmed to be on their way out according to Seravalli. We're gonna be diving head first into a complete rebuild. The Flames could end up with 5 first round selections in this year's entry draft if we play our cards right.

Most land value tax proponents call for a corresponding decrease in taxes to improvements (or other taxes), so I disagree with this characterization as "taxing your way out of an affordability crisis". There is no net increase in taxes, it’s just slightly shifting the setup to encourage...

This reaffirms my belief that land probably ought to be taxed at a different rate than improvements. The current system does too much to incentivize long-term land speculation and not enough to encourage improvements which actually benefit communities.

I bet we'll see Hanifin (or another defenseman) traded for a Top 6 winger. Then if the team does well, we'll try resigning the remaining free agents at the deadline, and if it sucks, there will be a major deadline firesale.

While Florida has won the trade, it can still be a win-win if Huberdeau recovers next year. Weegar is also having a monster tournament at the worlds.

RouteAhead update draft: https://hdp-ca-prod-app-cgy-engage-files.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/3516/8452/8161/RouteAhead_-_MAY_19_2023.pdf It's mostly stuff we've seen before, but the fundamentals are really solid. One thing that I hadn't seen yet is the proposed route for the NW Hub Streetcar...

Here is the map including the institutional site where the hospital would likely be:

I think this is partially an infrastructure problem. In areas where we expect there to be large amounts of foot traffic and cycle traffic, the standard multi-use path is clearly not wide enough. Oulu does it right, with wider paths as the standard:

I don't see why there even needs to be a 6th St Underpass at all. Even with an underpass, 6th St would not even be 800m long in total. Couldn't you save a ton of money and just make a pedestrian tunnel instead? People would then easily be able to scooter, walk, or bike between Vic Park and East...

Found this in the Sirocco ASP from Foothills County: These road layouts are truly horrid for transit and I hope they get re-examined now that the city is applying annex the lands in Cell 2 and 3.

The 30 and 69 still use the stop, but only once per day (from what I can gather). It would be easy to reroute them. As is, it's hardly a good use of urban space.

I don't think the heritage buildings are beyond saving. Here's what we should do: Take out that wide, unnecessary bus pullout, and put the buses on another avenue (with new priority infrastructure for them there). And then replace that pullout with extended sidewalk space, and a bunch of...

Maybe some of those empty parking lots on 9th ought to become parks.. 🤔

In a vacuum, the barriers that surround West Village (and the lack of development potential in the near future) make it a much better location for the kinds of services that the Drop-In Center provides than East Village. I am a little confused by the proposal, however. It makes a big deal out...

@UrbanWarrior Awesome photos, the form already looks amazing. It's looking like this will really help offset the loss of the Saddledome for skyline shots from the east.

Certainly there is a compromise to be made. 16th is important both as a transportation corridor and as the core of an urban area with high potential, whose growth and revitalization are critical towards a prosperous future for the city. Those strategies could be adopted to varying degrees to...

The Drop-In center is the largest homeless shelter in North America. Some people frame that as a positive thing, but articles like this make me question if a "one size fits all" approach that clusters everyone together is really worth it. I feel really bad for those people who need the shelter...

If you ever want a healthy chuckle, read the city's road classifications: https://www.calgary.ca/planning/transportation/road-classification.html Experience the Prioritization of Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Transit Users ™

That's a big exaggeration and completely against my intent. Is it not dehumanizing to leave people in the cold without shelter and without a home? Obviously in an ideal world you would have great quality homes for everyone, but in this case I think material progress and actually delivering...