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Sounds like the answers are Yes, they know how much it will cost and Yes they are already advocating with the Feds

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-green-line-is-the-transit-feeder-main-for-the-city

Can we talk about how this was the plan for the now deferred Centre St station? You ride a subway in Europe and in order to do so you walk down a short staircase to the platform. Here in Calgary we were apparently planning a massive underground station with elevators, escalators, and a mezzanine...

Millican station was one of the few stations that has been planned for Park N Ride since day 1 of Green Line so it's not really fair to say it has no Park N Ride potential. Now how many people outside the community of Lynnwood/Ogden will actually be willing to take the time to drive there and...

Ugh.... this is disappointing news. One of the biggest strengths of the Saddledome is the variety and availability of food options. One of my biggest disappointments with attending a concert at Roger's Place was the long lines and crappy selection for the concessions. This kind of reinforces my...

Tuesday is officially the big day.... https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/green-line-cost-pressure-details-emerge/wcm/18200be2-3ac6-465a-a5e9-8f2900edb3a2?taid=66a6a2342711cc0001c2d0a2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Looks unique! It still really bothers me Calgary hasn't increased the setbacks from the river required for development. There's an argument to be made for flood protection but really it comes down to a narrow strip of green next to the rivers doesn't do justice to how much of an asset they are...

Does anything have to happen in terms of provincial regulations to open up the mass timber mid-rise market in Alberta? (Apologies for sidetracking the thread with these questions)

Would the construction cost of mass timber versus concrete make it a cheaper option in the 8-10 story range? Could it lead to a new mid-rise boom if we encouraged their construction here in Alberta?

Should be on the agenda for Tuesday's Council meeting.

Are there any provinces that allow 8 story wood-framed buildings? Was thinking that perhaps it's time for Alberta to approve those as a way to boost construction as Kensington is proof that 8 stories can fit well on a neighbourhood mainstreet as well as within the downtown core.

It's a word salad but reading between the lines, I see it as them saying they have recommended construction proceed with a scaled down version that will fit in the existing budget and that the scaled down version will still meet their mandate which they view as "a mandate from City Council to...

Apparently they require $8 million more than budgeted to ensure proper sound insulation to meet bylaw requirements. Instead of going over budget, they are just changing the noise bylaw 😄...

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-green-line-could-be-ucps-ticket-to-calgary

Now up on DMap.... https://dmap.calgary.ca/?find=DP2024-05327

Ya, I was trying to figure that out. Is that an outdoor rink or are those basketball courts? Either way, well done with that SE plaza space. Exterior design is kinda meh for a billion bucks but they put the effort into activating the streetscape and public realm and that's all I really wanted to...

My guess is it's a rumour that conflates two issues where Council has likely been informed that Eau Claire to Shepard will cost $XX but that requires additional funding from provincial and federal governments that have shown zero interest in coming to the table so the plan B is that they could...

A good review on how we got to where we. The unresolved question, of course, is where do we go from here? https://livewirecalgary.com/2024/07/15/few-concrete-details-when-calgary-locked-in-4-5-billion-green-line-deal-back-in-2015/