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Came across this post and thought it was interesting. We've had spirited discussions on here before about grade separating Green Line so that they could have gone with driverless trains like Vancouver's Skytrain. I would argue that driverless buses traveling in mixed traffic have a far higher...

Are these zero parking buildings or will they have some underground parking?

https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/green-line-news/article-engine/sneak-a-peek-as-the-first-green-line-lrt-trains-take-shape.html

The southbound segment of the Macleod Trail couplet (1st St SE) was supposed to get a cycle track as part of the original pilot program back in 2015. This would have linked the Bow River MUP with the Elbow River MUP with connections to Stephen Ave/Olympic Plaza and the 12th Ave cycle track. It...

I can't help but think of my old junior high school every time I see updates on this project now....

Didn't the City of Calgary use some famous Scandinavian firm for the Stephen Ave redesign? I've been very underwhelmed by the redesign and agree with the points made by others about how it lacks character but I wonder if the City got pitched a minimalist design and because it was by a famous...

Have any designs ever been made public? It's a bit odd that for some things the city does we get endless engagement and then for other things, like the 6th St underpass, construction goes ahead with zero engagement whatsoever.

I don't think there ever an official groundbreaking for this. I think it's kind of funny that this project is just stealthily beginning construction and the Library Square project down the road had a big flashy groundbreaking ceremony with CMLC and has been complete crickets ever since. I would...

Can't remember the name of the project but the new build on the corner of 4th Ave and 5th St SW has a bunch of cladding up on it now. Reminds me of the early 2000 offices.

Video on bike lane advocacy in a Calgary context

Anyone else experiencing issues today seeing posted photos? It seems that about 50% of the most recent photos simply appear as broken links for me?

Don't know if I love the site plan. Just 2 big rectangles plunked down. I do love the fact they are trying to create a diagonal connection between 17th and 1St SW but the execution could be better.

Cladding going up. Looks good.

I would say it is a big downgrade for transit service in Parkland as it appears the 83 only runs counter-clockwise. So the south third of the community loses its transit service completely, the rest of the community has to travel through Deer Run before heading towards the LRT station, and once...

Wasn't 1st St SE supposed to be getting a major overhaul in this next budget cycle? I thought I remembered hearing there was an intention to install cycle tracks along there as part of the work. Suprised to not see it on that list.

Would love for them to update the playgrounds at Sikome. They used to be some of the best ones in the south and now they don't even come close, despite the admission fee.

What's the backstory on how you decided to go with Chicken on the Way and the Mazda dealership as two of your reference points for the perspectives? 😄 (Nice work though, it's appreciated)

Drove by this site the other day and was genuinely surprised how large the site is now that it is all excavated. They probably could have easily done two point towers on the site but I can also see how the 6 story woodframe makes sense to maximize the lot coverage.

What is the tower going up in the background of those photos? Going to be a huge density boost to this area soon.

Timeline for deciding on Green Line downtown alignment presented at Executive Committee today.