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It's a good thing Edmonton is seeing a pretty aggressive LRT expansion compared to other metro areas within the same population range. The lack of inner-city highways in Edmonton is probably going to cause uniquely bad traffic conditions should the city see 2 million people. But I think this...

This project just makes sense. Two cities ~ 300km apart (golden distance for HSR to be competitive with flying), no major water bodies or difficult terrain to pass, existing rail corridor, relatively cheap land. I just hope it isn't watered down to an Amtrak Acela version of high-speed rail...

South and west of the Henday in particular seems to have more development than other parts. I will be interested to see how effective the multiplex zoning pans out to be. A lot of cities (Victoria, Minneapolis, Toronto, Vancouver) have seen very few actually built despite being allowed...

Edmonton grew at 4.5% in 2023 and we can expect 4.4% in 2024. Why have we not seen a flood of new development proposals? Is this just a result of the current lending environment? Are housing starts being absorbed by the city's new multiplex laws (which don't require rezoning)? Or is most of the...

Thanks, I was curious as there has been quite the outrage in Toronto over the Eglinton crosstown not having full signal priority. I guess the systems will be very similar in operation.

Does the Valley line currently operate with full signal priority, or do trams stop at red lights?