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  1. darwink

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    "while the construction of Fireworks would be years off" It is the shaking the cup level design. Going into the 2027-2037 funding cycle. Class C is what I've seen used.
  2. darwink

    Calgary to Canmore Trail

    Plusvarious locations on the Stoney reserve, should they wish to participate.
  3. darwink

    Calgary to Canmore Trail

    TBH, a new public market/food hall that can support a full on lunch break of 25% of attendees at one of the huge conferences would be my 'next part of the puzzle'. Reading Terminal Market being the best in class example. When airport rail/Banff rail breaks ground, I expect the go ahead will be...
  4. darwink

    Calgary to Canmore Trail

    The tourism package if the train and trail, and more hotels in Banff are finished is pretty compelling. Add in the convention centre, could evolve into one of the premier sites worldwide. It is just too bad couldn't highlight this year with the G7. Alas.
  5. darwink

    Calgary Transit

    It looks like it on a map, but it just isn't. 5 km to 88th, 6.5 km to Saddle Towne. Almost as long as the West LRT. As long as Tuscany to Dalhousie Station.
  6. darwink

    Statscan numbers

    Yeah. I’ve read that there are decidedly middle class folks who’ve ridden the condo presale game for 15 years now, and are stuck trying to close on 5 units that they’re all underwater on. All their earnings from previous presale went directly back into new presales and now they will loose...
  7. darwink

    Calgary Transit

    They didn’t make money in the 90s. They’ll hopefully be a good space for a tiny business to go in. Worth it to do an experiment 30 years on. Hopefully the city is eyes open on the lack of profit potential here.
  8. darwink

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    We never attached the relaxed sanctions to drug treatment at scale. Mostly since we're cheap.
  9. darwink

    Calgary Imagery historic airphoto site discussion thread

    Pip[e map: I'd narrow it to two options, an old reservoir, or, an abandoned well. Playing with an elevation tool, I'm 99% confident it is an old reservoir for the town of forest lawn.
  10. darwink

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Pretty much.
  11. darwink

    Roads, Highways & Infrastructure

    Its a dry pond for storm water management.
  12. darwink

    Calgary International Airport

    Depends if it includes the various different parts. Is this investment in WestJet the parent company or only WestJet the airline? If it is only the airline, there is also Sunwing Vacations Group (the merged vacation operator), and WestJet Rewards. Along with the seemingly defunct cargo division...
  13. darwink

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Building with the ship, last change Jan, 2023, sold in November 2020 for $3.7 million of consideration. Apartment next door, sold $3.7 million, March 2025. Bang on the property assessments. With FAR at 3.0 in the Beltline ARP, treating the sites as one if they keep the Ship side, lets a...
  14. darwink

    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Yeah. Selling density and upping amenity contributions is what has ruined Vancouver's and Toronto's housing market over the past 20 years, moving them from challenging to failure. An assumption is that somehow it doesn't increase the cost for development land, nor increase the cost for the...
  15. darwink

    General Construction Updates

    Baron, Petro Fina, Taylor, Teck ... only so much money to go around. In any case, heritage investments, are we meant to freeze a street in time? I think in general heritage does as much harm as good, and is guilty of self-owns due to inflexibility.
  16. darwink

    Calgary Transit Fantasy Maps

    It is a bit of effort. Trains just don't require much maintenance. A tail track is all you really need (might be different math in a cold climate, wanting to wash salt off each day) Portland did it before the system expanded in 2012 and then scale made sense versus transferring via truck...
  17. darwink

    2025 Federal Election

    Asortation - people with similar views sort together, or acculturate pretty fast.
  18. darwink

    Calgary Transit Fantasy Maps

    I don't think a facility is really necessary. at most, a loading track to put streetcars onto a flatbed is needed, whether with lifts or a ramp.
  19. darwink

    2025 Federal Election

    But they don't say how it would work, and being a huge federation problems like regional representation, how parties make lists, national and provincial cutoffs matter a lot. It was an unserious exercise.

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