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Was at Marda Loop this weekend, the construction actually wasn't that bad and only once we had to switch to the other side of the sidewalk because of construction. The wider sidewalks makes a pretty big difference too. It wasn't very busy, I think the perception of terrible construction has led...

We spent half a decade on "prep" relocating CP rails, demolishing old buildings, etc. and now we have another years of prep? Like how much prep is needed for 1 light rail project.

They require way too much maintenance where nobody really "owns" the space. Especially when it's not covered. The Well in Toronto has one of these indoor/outdoor malls but most of it is fully covered so it works snow/rain/shine. The renderings will change for sure, the second floor seems to have...

Snippets were posted in this thread or another one, but I don't think we had official confirmation of the location then. The sentiment around that was nice build but a little too dense for the lot, and will probably be one of those phase 1 is twin towers, and the other two are never built...

Is this the site of the Autograph one?

The underground is also resident parking. I'd think it's similar to some of the condos in Kensington. CPA/Impark, etc. on P1, with a separate gate for resident access. the plaza on the NE side of Kensington/19th also has a deceptively high number of businesses, mostly professional services. Once...

There's like one panel of windows in the whole exterior other than the entrance and more than half of it is spandrel... Like why bother. Would it have cost a lot more to just rebuild an entirely new building?

There's also a bit of surface parking to the right in that short street between Legion and Frontier. There's also underground in the Legion, not sure if it's paid or free though. I think popularizing these lower cost grocery stores in urban settings would actually help local businesses. Instead...

I hope Truman doesn't take more on in the short term. It's great they're doing so much but scale also means if something happens with the slowing market, a decent portion of the city's highrises would stall.

For context, this is the interior layout. From top left to top right, it goes - Crave Cupcakes, Sinatras Pizza, Club Pilates, Freshco, Metro Liquor, Kensington Tailor, for lease. The Metro space has a large frontage, but it's not as deep as the Freshco. The white panels with the down arrows...

Saks was owned by HBC then spun off. And with Holt already downtown, that's probably too much luxury in such a small area. I wonder if parts of it could work with an expanded Simons. Simons is currently stretched across many floors and a bit cumbersome to navigate. Would love to be proven...

I don't think her idea will work in Canada. The biggest difference is that malls in Asia are often attached to transit stations, they have massive food spaces for people passing through after work. And culturally, people do more outdoors activity and spend less time in malls in general compared...

The DP for this was approved at CPC last week. Nothing groundbreaking but there's retail on the ground floor material choices are ok - mostly fibre cement panels according to the latest DP. Glad to see it's mostly 2 beds and not just cramming as many units as possible.

Thanks for that explanation. The business really isn't the data centre, but the utilizing of our gas resources. I do hope we spend some time scrutinizing the impact on residents. There's some power quality issues that's beginning to emerge with AI data centres, and hopefully it doesn't turn into...

I don't think that's a good idea. The retail is what keeps the system clean and well traffic-ed. The sections that connect to parking lots are more sketchy precisely because there is no retail and other people passing through. The centre of the downtown core will never be super lively in the...

Would healthcare access be part of it? Depending on where they are on the island, if they require regular health visits at a major hospital, that's potentially a few hours of driving/ferrying each time, whereas Foothills or PLC is within 30 mins of Airdrie.

What's the economic case for these projects? Very little employment outside of construction, the consumption curve is really challenging for utilities, and regular citizens are the ones dealing with the externalities - additional emissions, destruction of natural resources. Oil and gas drives...

Agree with the screening, but actually defining the screening criteria is very difficult, and opens to a lot of potential lawsuits and advocacy from organizations involved in this space. Claims of bias against certain groups, lack of options for others, etc. makes it much easier to keep the DIC...

Not to mention Scotia Place moving up a couple blocks from the Saddledome, the new Stampede Park Station, and the two hotel proposals, it'll feel like a natural extension of downtown, rather than a whole separate area just a few years ago. Side note, I noticed on Google Maps, some of the...

There are cities in the US with extremely well funded programs on a per capita basis, whether they put the money to good use is another issue, but I don't think anywhere has successfully solved the current drug crisis severity. Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs haven't been as big of an issue...