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I remember there is a master plan for the area somewhere, but nothing too definitive. I suspect you're right, it'll probably end up a mish-mash of developments, which sometimes isn't too bad, but can also be bad.

This is the same setup as Concorde and some of the other fancy condos in Eau Claire, so the precedent is there, but it would be nice at least have retail in this location. :) I renamed it East Village Truman Hotel for now. Us regulars know the difference but for others, this at least separates...

Interesting. Which tool is used for getting those numbers?

Good question. I haven't paid much attention TBH.

https://www.maps.ie/population/ It's a fun tool, though, not always the most accurate.

You won't get an argument out of me for having rail transit grade separated. :) But I think at grade, LF cars would work fine for the centre street section, kind of similar to the Toronto streetcar lines, but mimicking the Toronto street car lines wouldn't work with frequencies for the line as...

Any word on how things are looking for TPQ? I am looking at using TPQ to go down to Mexico this winter.

There's been a definite change in the length of Calgary's falls. The biggest thing that I've seen is the absence of those early frosts. In the past Calgary would often have nice weather through t=until mid November , sometimes even longer, but there was a always a heavy frost in early September...

With Toronto and Vancouver having slower starts this year, there's a chance Calgary coild end up number one overall, but most likely, will be third, albeit not far behind Vancouver or Toronto.

Totally! I mean, it's what 6 parking spots? The space could be used for so much better. A patio in that spot would be great.

I think of high-rises as 12 floors, and towers as 14 or more. That's just me, so I'm also going to go with 8 :). It still sort of depends on the shape of the building though. A 14 story building with a thin profile feels like a tower to me, but a 14 storey building with a huge floorplate might not.

This is kind of where I fall with respect to the green line. I like both HF and LF for different reasons, but the incongruity of the whole design makes it hard to pick one. My main nitpick about LF is the handling large volumes of people. On the low floors systems I've been on, it didn't take a...

So many of the people I know who travel to South Asia or the Middle east, go through London, and a fair amount through Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Also those hubs when going to other Euro destinations. Barcelona, Paris and Rome, seem to be more of the tourists local to those areas.

I expect one of the first orders of business will be blanket zoning, as it seemed to be the hottest issue of the election. Apparently 8 of the 15 have stated they'll repeal it, so it's possible it might be gone. The positive side I'm hearing from some of the opponents of blanket zoning is that...

Canada has will and will have a large Asian population, but for Canadians, and even many Asian Canadians, Europe is still the huge destination for tourists. I'm sure it'll change as time goes on. For Calgary, we can also reach European destinations easier than Asian destinations.

My south facing rose bush and mint is still going strong. Apples on the tree aren't growing anymore, but I'm still picking them. I see the weather looks to be solid right up to Halloween where it's forecast at 19C. So often we seem to get a dump of snow right before Halloween, and then cold...

Regarding the fence, they could easily create a win-win by simply raising the park/pool area one floor up, and having retail/resto fronting the pathway. The guests still get their secured pool area and the river pathway gets a bot more retail..

Agreed, though I understand why they are doing it.

Added! The count sits at 35 now.

Would be nice if they could have some sort of atrium so as to allow natural light into the campus. Would be a nice central location and also tied to an historic building, it would be a cool spot for an arts campus.