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Looks to be close to topping out.

Comparing units to per capita ignores that Calgary builds more SFH which have probably double the number of residents as an apartment in Vancouver. They have some ultra dense apartments that are mostly studio and 1bed, which really inflate the unit count.

Wonder how close or far we are from getting a non-WestJet Asian flight to Calgary. Especially a Skyteam partner that will have good connectivity.

Having taken the one in SFO recently, it is so confusing that even the new BART trains with fully LED route displays, the arrow indicating the direction the train is going was pointed in the wrong direction for that section.

The YVR rail link was also built for the Olympics, there’s not as pressing a demand for a YYC rail link. Most of the well used cities have a lot of international tourists and have good local transit (Hong Kong, Paris, London) and are terrible to drive in. The US doesn’t see as many international...

For a city that mostly developed when cars were available, I noticed Calgary has relatively narrow lots, even compared to Vancouver/Toronto and definitely narrower compared to the US. I wonder if that is just the timing of development? A guess (with no evidence) I have is that the weather...

Direct airport links don’t work with our level of traffic. Even Toronto’s UP Express has been a money loser from day 1 and once they build the GO Extensions and Eglinton West, it might even be closed, or merged with GO Service. It’ll work if the city has a large transit network that traveller...

I know it’s easy to hate on city hall NIMBYs but they are simply acting in the interest of the people they represent. Those that live in the city and pay property taxes. If the Feds wants more immigrants, it is incumbent upon them to incentivize cities to build more rather than just blaming them...

I know Currie hasn’t really taken off, was it just overly ambitious? Or just not enough demand for housing there?

I wonder if these slats will be motorized? it would be cool if they can act as blinds

I thought the plaza construction was slated for later this year? I guess we'll get another reveal soon of the design? The video seems to be just a placeholder showing it will be multiuse.

People don't engage with you because how you open the conversation is not one that is open for discussion, using words like pandering. Yes, there are situations where that may be true but this isn't one. We can discuss should we have indigenous input in public projects, and I think an...

Lack of investors and purpose built rentals. Many more developments here are purpose-built rentals primarily because no rent control and low investors demand, so developers just keep the units themselves. In Toronto, there's rent control and lots of investor demand, so developers just build and...

The Pan Am model for UofT Scarborough and city of Toronto would've been a good model. Although I think this would've been further along if we had major events lined up like the Commonwealth games. I doubt we'll get anything federally anytime soon with the government focused on housing and...

Isn't the plaza part of phase 1? Odd they don't have designs ready for that. The placeholder showed it converting to an urban park? And never showed any skating uses which I hope isn't the case.

Design reveal and video. The new building looks a bit bland and generic and a bit too modern considering the Jack Singer entrance next door, a design more integrated with the other facilities would've been nice. Although I do like how we have all these different materials and styles (BMO...

Agreed, but then zoning should align with the identified uses. There's already R-CG under construction on 6th Ave, and an H-GO proposal on 19th between 3rd and 4th ave (that LOC have sat in submitted status in 2023). So to CBBarnett's point it isn't necessarily stopping these developments...

Didn't Edmonton do a very similar upzoning plan last year? Seems like we just copy what they did 6 months ago (single use ban, rezoning). I don't think the province took any action against the city. While cities are a creature of the province, I don't see it does the UCP much good to be seen as...

Broadly I agree with the citywide zoning change and its necessity, and I don't think the concern I raised outweigh the many benefits of upzoning. While, the boom or bust you identify leaves empty lots, but also gives us high density that matches the area, it just might take a while. Instead of...

One unintended consequence of this zoning change I am concerned about is developers build R-CG on land that otherwise could use more density. Previously they had to apply for land use change anyways so may have applied for more density, like an MC1 or MC2. But now, they could apply for a DP...