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Great post! I mostly agree with you, but I think you're placing a bit too much blame on the Stampede board. A very similar story played out in West Eau Claire. Starting in 1960, many home were demolished and entire blocks were turned into parking lots. I assume the Stampede board had zero...

I'll take options 1,3,4,5 and 6 with a slight modification for option 6.

I agree. What do you suggest should be done?

Here's one more. On the NE corner of 4th Ave and 8th Street.

It's a real shame, because at one point in time that was probably a really neat area full of Pre-WW1 homes and old commercial buildings. I wish google streetview existing back in the 40's and 50's so I could see if the houses were nice or not. @CBBarnett You're right. The city really did...

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. 😛