Cowtown
Senior Member
I can barely stand anything written by him. Thankfully it’s on his blog, which draws next to nobody.
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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion
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Cowtown
Senior Member
I posted this video here as not everyone checks out the video thread, and this one’s a good one. A nice video showcasing some good Calgary bits, even some cool shots of Westman Village.
Stephen Ave
Active Member
All of his articles are a reiteration of the same lame take that doesn’t actually have a point.
Calgary’s Urban Sprawl: Facing Reality! — Every Day Tourist
The reality is, to attract talent to Calgary means creating a diversity of urban living options from high-rise in the City Centre to master planned suburbs.everydaytourist.ca
Another Richard White article, endorsed by Terry Wong and others on Twitter.
It's mostly a reiteration of the same ideas that he's posted about many times before. Here are some thoughts:
It was nice to see a lot of people on Twitter calling him out. Lol.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Councillors want new fieldhouse added to federal, provincial budget requests - LiveWire Calgary
Two Calgary city councillors said funding for a new multi-sport fieldhouse should be added to federal and provincial budget asks for the upcoming year. Councillors on the city’s Intergovernmental Affairs committee reviewed the pre-budget submission drafts prepared for the 2023 budget year...
livewirecalgary.com
Looks like some city councilors want to make this a priority. Guess we know what that study on the social return on investment says.
darwink
Senior Member
I think most federal funds are committed under the current agreement - would likely be looking at 2027 for first federal cash flow.
Silence&Motion
Senior Member
OMFG Ward 7 really screwed things up by electing Wong!
CT (Chinese_T)
Active Member
outoftheice
Active Member
Which community in the images above is the one with the lake? Nice to see apartment buildings with solar panels. I genuinely don't know why the city doesn't just mandate this going forward. Ya it might add $10k to the purchase price of a home but the market adds more than that every year while delivering zero public benefit and we shrug that off so why not do something for the public good?
That's Westman Village in the shot of the lake.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
The City sort of half ass requires them. They suggest a building be "solar panel ready" in their DP reviews, but most developers push back and get away without doing it.
What I'm curious about is how effective they actually are at this latitude, by that I mean how much electricity they can actually generate and what the cost benefit it to owners relative to the cost and lifespan of the panels. If they are clearly effective then it's a no brainer. If they barely generate enough electricity to justify the cost over the life of the panels, then there are other ways we can achieve efficiency.
Solar power generation here at this latitude isn't too bad, mainly due to the amount of sunny days we have. We are at a higher latitude than Vancouver for example, but generate around 40% more power over the course of a year, and are one of the best places in Canada. how that compares to a place like the Mojave desert, I'm not sure.
Edit: did a quick google search and it looks like Vancouver is around 1kWh/kW/yr, Calgary is 1.3kWh/kW/yr, and Arizona is around 1.7kWh/kW/yr
Edit: did a quick google search and it looks like Vancouver is around 1kWh/kW/yr, Calgary is 1.3kWh/kW/yr, and Arizona is around 1.7kWh/kW/yr
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
That's in Mahogany.
konradiical
Active Member
Westman Village in Mahogany is actually pretty cool. I like it a lot. Too bad its only a small part of Mahogany, which is dystopian suburban houses. I wish they made it a lot bigger. Its got a nice vibe too it so far
Richmond Green ball diamond land on the market for $15.57 million
Calgary has listed the 5.5 acre Richmond Green ball diamond site for sale, but neighbours say many of their concerns remain unanswered
calgaryherald.com
The city has listed the piece of property that they decided to sell. From the article "The developer who purchases the land will get to build an anticipated 283 dwelling units, ranging from three-storey townhouses to four- to six-storey mixed-use residential buildings, according to the city’s sales brochure."
Alex_YYC
Senior Member
It was an unfortunate case of two other decent candidates splitting the vote.