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Why you would want to use 33 Ave to quickly cut between Crowchild and 14 St is beyond me. If you're coming from the north, use 17 Ave. From the south? Use 50 Ave. I'm not going to shed a tear that 33 Ave is being redesigned as a destination rather than a thoroughfare. The road improvements will...

This is exactly why I'm a little worried that Sarina is single-handedly rebuilding the entirety of 33 Ave east of 19 St. They're very sloppy. None of their buildings so far have particularly good frontages (COCO, Hudson, Harrison, Avenue 33). Now a new one across the street from Avenue 33. It...

If they're going to be developing the entirety of 33 ave east of 19 street, they're going to need to up their game. What they've built so far is a vast improvement over suburban style bungalows, but they haven't exactly been a master class in active frontage. If we're not careful, 33 Ave could...

The City missed a huge opportunity to build the northbound BRT station at the terminus of 34 Ave (busy main street) instead of 32 Ave (quiet residential street).

Garrison Corner (2016), Marda (2019), Martel Block (ongoing), Infinity (2018), Shops at Avenue Thirty Four (2020, 2022, ongoing)... 34 Ave is really starting to give 33 Ave a run for its money. Less congested, more human-scaled, more trees, and no strip malls.

The U/D is really starting to look built up in that picture.

Sure, Farkas won less than 30% of the vote by running on angry conservative populism. But I'm sure Jeff's less authentic, more corporate-friendly version of the same strategy is bound to be a winner. At the very least, I bet he could DOUBLE his vote share from the last election.

"The petitioner would then have 60 days from the date the petition is published on the website to gather signatures from eligible voters that represent 40 per cent of the population of the municipality or ward. If the petition is successful, at the next municipal council meeting, the Chief...

This looks really cool. Makes me *almost* open to the idea of just running the Greenline elevated through downtown, "L" style.

Is that the old general hospital that I always hear Calgarians talk about? As much as it sucks to lose and inner-city hospital, Bridgeland appears to have benefited greatly from its replacement. There really should be a medium-sized hospital built right within the downtown core.

My understanding is that the separation of powers designed into the US constitution was based on balancing regional and class interests. The House elected by popular majorities to represent the masses. The Senate appointed by state leadership "to protect the minority of the opulent against the...

I never had any problem getting something done at a ServiceOntario location, including renewing a license. I think the DMV is a special kind of incompetent (maybe by design). A lot of the US's problems stem from its divided government, particularly between the legislative and executive branches...

Politics is now considered "magic"? Here I was thinking elected representatives have the power to make changes to policy and laws. If the example of a capped urban boundary you're thinking of is the GTA's "Greenbelt", then it actually proves the opposite. The GTA is an example of what happens...

We are already in a "trap". It's a treadmill of subsidizing new greenfield developments to make up for shrinking tax base and aging infrastructure in older greenfield developments. Right now almost every CTrain station in this city is surrounded by parking lots and underutilized land. 46 public...

I have a family of five and we're living in a skinny inner-city infill (which cost us much less than a million). Not everyone needs a McMansion, especially when you have amenities close by. More generally, the average household size in Calgary is something like 2.5. And yet SFHs make up the...

Actually, the public is very much against subsidizing more sprawl. But of course people like to move to artificially discounted housing on the fringes of the city. But then they demand additional subsidies in the form of new schools, new and expanded highways, etc.

No matter what their ideological posturing, they can never say no to more sprawl. It's really disheartening.

That's why its even more important to fight for alternative modes of transportation in these relatively low profile projects that don't impact many people and are not on the minds of the public. Also, so many urban design decisions are made by technocrats outside the realm of electoral politics...

The view of the strip mall across the street is not quite as picturesque as the East River. It's a shame the clock doesn't line up directly with the view terminus down 19 st. The proportions are a little off as well. Nonetheless, points for doing something quirky and interesting. BTW: In case...