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I like it! Here's hoping it actually gets built.

I think we all agree it's much better than the parking lot its going to replace

/\My thoughts as well. A bit too much going on there.

I must admit, the treatment of the first couple of floors is decent. Still not a fan of the rest of it though, but it is still a big win to replace vacant office space with residences...

I believe you are correct, which is a shame. However, based on the renderings it looks OK and ought to be a much better outcome than Cornerstone, as long as they don't use siding.

Damn :(

Any update on this one? Looked like some construction was imminent a month or so ago...

I'd be excited about this if I actually thought it would result in any redevelopment happening in the next few years, but I don't so remain ambivalent. I would love to be proven wrong.

I now this might get me forcibly expelled from Calgary, but I will be reluctantly rooting for the Oilers. I hate the Canucks more. And I agree that they'll likely win handily.

Well, I should hope she likes it more since it's a lot more expensive.

I'm not too concerned about the loss of a portion of Olympic Plaza, as it's not a very well designed space as others have mentioned. A lot will depend on how well designed the redo of the plaza is. Some of the space that is to be taken up by the new building is currently occupied by the Parks...

The Calgary-Montana link would be good to have also. There is an Amtrak station at Shelby that would make a convenient transfer point to Amtrak's network. Imagine being able to take a train holiday from Calgary (I don't consider the Rocky Mountaineer an option, as it is is just plain...

Crisp is probably right. I don't get the sense that RNDSQR has deep pockets. I also wonder if the smaller projects are having trouble lining up trades. While there isn't a whole lot of construction going on downtown, it's easy to forget that the suburbs are absolutely exploding with new...

I know the Premier talked about Red Deer becoming the next million plus city, but as a country we are probably 20 years out from even large-ish cities like Winnipeg and Quebec City hitting a million. I'm sure it would help Red Deer solidify its place as the province's 3rd biggest city but I...

I think you are probably right. I'd love to see the Leafs go up 7-0 after 2 periods in the next game, and then collapse in the 3rd and lose 8-7 in triple overtime. Watching Boston humiliate them again and again never gets old. If I have to pick between the Oilers and Canucks (as seems...

Completely agree. I want a Canadian team to win the cup but not if its the Leafs, Canucks or Oilers...

I'm OK with a "shrunken" Olympic Plaza, if it results in a more pleasant, useable public space. There is a lot of wasted space in the current design, the grading gives it the impression of turning its back to the Muni, it is hemmed in to the north by the LRT tracks and to the west is basically...

Salt Lake City is an example where they have 3 LRT lines as well as regional commuter rail, with a metro population (depending on how you measure it) either a bit smaller or a bit bigger than Calgary's. I'd argue that case is pretty comparable, and that it's time for Calgary to start separating...

I agree that a train to Cochrane seems unnecessary but I think a north-south commuter line linking as far north as Airdrie or possibly even Crossfield, and as far south as High River or even Nanton seems to make sense to me. Airdrie alone will be over 100,000 in a few years. Perhaps it could...

This is extremely ambitious, especially for a government that I don't see as being pro-train or even pro-transit. Credit where it's due for such an ambitious plan. Here's hoping that they allocate the necessary funds forward to actually get construction moving in the coming years rather than...