Recent content by itom987

Edmonton Cloudy skyline by Matthew Melnyk, on Flickr

Looks similar to Oliver Crossing, at least the windows are bigger.

On this visit pope is supposed to apologize to us, there is no need to impress him.

^ What Blatchford could have been...

If Edmonton was ranked it would not be far down the list.

Hotels should be built at all stations.

I bet the pope will say "I am sorry", have thoughts and prayers and do nothing else. I would be shocked if he actually compensated victims for the wrong doings the church did in the past.

To put salt on the wound, almost half in attendance were Roughriders fans.

I bet they will end up doing something cheap like painting over top of the existing bricks. 🤣

The power plant coupled with the gondola would be an excellent location for a hotel! I suggest that the Prairie Sky Gondola group chat with hotel chains to see if they are interested.

A concept that affects many people and organizations needs to find common ground before going ahead. Using an artists painting as an example, seriously? Who's quality of life does the Mona Lisa effect? The Brooklyn Bridge would have been a much better example. The bridge being a new concept that...

I've been on forums like this one long enough that it makes it appear like I work for the city, but I never have! Perhaps I should charge a fee before giving advice! Alberta Avenue and 124th street both got the support of the business community. What was built was intended to individualize the...

102 Ave. already has its sidewalk infrastructure improved for christ sake! Let's see how that goes for year before making it pedestrian only. That will give you enough time to convince all property owners to get on board with pedestrianization.

Archited, the 'build it and they will come' approach has failed many times. 118 Ave. (sports themed street renewal), 96 St. (pedestrian only street conversion), Stony Plain Road renewal etc. The only successful 'build it and they will come approach' has been 124th street, and that took a very...

There is no need to experiment, we have access to the results from millions of trials that have been done in cities all over the world, and the answers have always been the same. I guarantee that you will not get favourable outcomes unless you add programming which is just another fancy word for...