Recent content by BrettB

Isn't the whole point of low floor trains that they're more accessible, integrated into their surroundings, and easy for people to use? Ridiculous! That Mill Woods station, where the bus connection dumps you into the centre of the LRT platform is just an invitation to walk straight across the...

I like the way the line west line is growing and I think smart choices were made in its design. But those parking moats between the train and the Misericordia and WEM really bother me.

Done!

The same provincial page shows Edmonton already has two cyclotrons, one at South Campus and one at the Cross Cancer Institute, so this development does not seem unfair to me.

I wish I knew what the economics were for the city to double 747 frequencies all day (forget LRT extension or a bus non-stop to downtown). From the times I've taken it, the demand is there.

Just spitballing here. I think of the Government Centre bus loop as underused. Could that be redone and opened up as a central terminal?

Fair point, but I'm not 100% sure this is backed up by the data. In 1997, the city launched the Capital City Downtown Plan, offering $4.5M in subsidies for the 1,000 units built downtown. The downtown neighbourhood profile shows that after years of stagnation, the population downtown went...

There are other poison pills in Vancouver too, including sewage and power requirements for laneway homes. Front-back duplexes (at about $1.3M each) are the most common infill in Vancouver at this point, other than 6-storey buildings on major corridors.

The city has redesigned its tableau showing cyclist and pedestrian counts. Somewhat easier to use, imo. It shows a healthy increase in the number of cyclists in February. Link to the tableau

The city has put up an interesting tableau on affordable housing in Edmonton, plenty of data.

I was just thinking about the comparison with Vancouver. Could it just be that the entrances are too narrow/small in Edmonton, therefore they concentrate the undesirable behaviour in a tight space that is almost impossible to get around? When I use Broadway/Commercial in Vancouver, the busiest...

Two rezoning applications at Blatchford are going to public hearing March 11 essentially to allow more row housing to go in. Development is moving closer to the old terminal building.

In fairness, it was an outside observer who made the comment, not the police

Overbuilding is as much of a risk as being under ambitious. See Prince George airport in 2009. They expanded their runway to 11,400 feet for flights that never came. https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/highlights/prince-george-airport-runway-nearing-end-of-its-lifespan-6675136 While the cargo...