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Closing the Circle K and McDonalds would do wonders for that area.

I've found this area of downtown to be one of the most brutal areas of the city. The area feels cold, soulless and hostile. I think it's because of the following: -It feels like you're walking in a concrete canyon. There's several areas where you just walk beside a concrete wall. -Parking...

I walk by this every day and I scratch my head when I see it. There aren't many cyclists or pedestrians in November, so I haven't seen how people interact with it, but when the weather warms up we'll see if there are any collisions or chaos.

Residential Barron Building 1 The Nines 1 Munro 1 50 Shawnessy Blvd 1 1900 1 The Vibe 1 Magna 1 Kensington Mixed Use 1 Mission Hill Landing 1 Killarney Multi-res 1 Springbank Hill Agecare 1 Dawnson Landing AgeCare 1 Oak and Olive 2 Yellowstone 1 Francesco 1 Sovereign 1 DeVille 1 Skyway Medicine...

Calgary Confluence looks weird to me. What does Cliff Bungalow, Mayland Heights, Mission and Forest Lawn have in common?

I had a similar experience. I took the ION LRT in Kitchener/Waterloo. The system overall is fine, but the aisles between the seating was very narrow and it makes the car feel small and cramped. Also, the floor had weird elevation rises and dips. I think the Greenline will have the same issues...

MAX Purple Extension: Looks like there is a transit terminal being planned at 100th street. https://engage.calgary.ca/maxpurple

I think you're right. The LRT is a cheap and fast way of getting around the city without a car. It also means that the LRT acts as a conduit for transporting homeless people. Areas around C-train stations don't really attract homeless people unless they have: -A Circle K (Chinook) -A Public...

The REM in Montreal is a high-floor LRT that has overhead catenary lines. The first line opened in 2023. 2023

With lower platforms and a tighter turning radius, the benefit of low-floor LRT is that it can integrate well into an existing streetscape. For the NC portion of the Greenline a low-floor LRT is perfect. However, the SE LRT has long sections where it's runs through industrial land and where it...

Also, in the case of Kent Hehr, the dude has been in provincial and federal politics since 2008 until he got Metoo'd in 2018, and now wants to enter municipal politics. I get the impression that he doesn't want to get a real job, and sitting on council is a great way to ride out the final...

I get the impression that this is not a unique case in politics. Call me a pessimist, but it seems to me that finding a politician that truly wants to affect change and make their society a better place is rare commodity. I'm very uninspired by the people I see running for office in this...

True. But I'd imagine that it's a challenging site as there are probably a lot of underground services that were feeding the old fire station. A fire station probably requires an extra large water supply, advanced IT/communications and an emergency generator.

Great post. Unless, you're building a Metro system from scratch, there's no need to install turnstiles. Especially when the system is mostly at grade. The $300 million could be better spent on other transit infrastructure projects.

That's brutal. I could rip four pints at the Pig and Duke, walk out the door and paint a straighter line than that. 😛

They could do the first commercial to residential conversion of an empty office building outside of downtown 😛

Good idea in theory. But the vending machines would get vandalized within 24hrs of opening. We no longer live in a high trust society. I also feel sorry for the people that will have to work at the convivence store.

Which lot is the field going to be built it?

I think moving the station farther east would be a better option. The future 'mean center of population' of Aspen Springs is closer to the east and a pedestrian crossing at 17th Ave would connect to the shopping area very nicely. The city needs to start planning this station and access points...

I think the city should start planning for a blue line extension to West District. Slowly do land acquisition and utility relocation. Eventually LRT to West District will be required. In the short term(5-10years) I think a 1km extension of the blue line to Aspen Village would greatly increase...