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Might be cool if they had a High Line style pedestrian walkway as part of the elevated LRT

How about a line from Seton to Chinook Centre. Skip the downtown. Not ideal by any means. I wonder how ridership would look given that people would have to transfer downtown.

Calgary used to be a leader and a model for other cities to follow when it comes to light rail. Now it's a cautionary tale. That's not what we want our city to be.

The difference is that in BC and Ontario the governments are swallowing the increased costs and going with the same project. Here in Calgary we cut back to stay within previous budgets

Recently the Surrey-Langley Skytrain extension increased by 50% in cost ($4 to $6 billion). And the Ontario Line new subway in Toronto increased by 43% to $27.2 billion. The Green Line cost escalations are just part of a trend across Canada (and beyond?), not bad management.

Do we know when construction starts?

Not sure if people have seen this video. I think Calgary is only featured because the host is from here

The premier's comment to rethink the downtown tunnel stations is not helpful. We're building a Green Line for a region that will be approaching 3 million people before long. We need grade separated rail for a city that big. We're quickly falling into a rail deficit meanwhile Edmonton is quickly...

Calgary on the Cities to Watch List from the World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 "Calgary ... is also one of the world’s fastest-growing tech and aerospace hubs." https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/wealthiest-cities-2024/cities-to-watch...

Calgary CMA grew by nearly 100,000 people in the last year 2022: 1,586,725 2023: 1,682,509 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014801

Parking beside a sidewalk is just a really inefficient and damaging use of space on a street that has pedestrian priority like 17th Ave. Drivers have plenty of parking options nearby in lots, streets or parkades. Walking a block or 2 to the destination is not a barrier for most people. Removing...

Atlanta has a very pleasant, easy and quick trip from the airport to downtown on their subway, a legacy of their Olympic games. Too bad they haven't expanded their system.

Denver light rail comes right up to the terminal too. Integrated as well as the best European examples

Alberta's population surges by record-setting 202,000 people, CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-population-records-2023-to-2024-data-1.7157110

Alberta saw the largest net gain in interprovincial migration in 2023, adding 55,107 people. This was the largest gain in interprovincial migration nationally since comparable data became available in 1972...

Why are they building a death star on our beautiful Eau Claire waterfront?

I know. But better to avoid the boondoggles that have beset Ottawa. I think Stage 2 needs to get finished quickly rather than waiting until the 2040s

With Calgary's insane growth it's time to start thinking about finishing the Green Line sooner than later

Incoming only. Technically it's people that are granted permanent resident status.

In 2023, Calgary CMA recorded 27,410 new immigrants (permanent residents), a new record. Previous record was 24,735 in 2022. 48% of new immigrants to Alberta came to Calgary CMA.