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Is there any more word on whether tower #2 will go ahead at some point within the next few years?

An interesting tidbit from today's exec committee meeting is that peak hour, mid-day, and evening numbers are getting closer to where they used to be, but late night ridership is still lagging. Admin stated that this is the second major contributing factor to the lower lrt ridership figures...

Perhaps that's why they didn't put one back in, but just to be clear the old wading pool was falling apart. The entire pedway underneath smells strongly like chlorine because cracks in the pool let a lot of water leak into the soil surrounding the pedway.

I came across the city's data portal for community safety and wellbeing, and it's pretty interesting. Here's the link. It has multiple data points for seven "pillars" of community safety and wellbeing: Basic needs, climate and environment, community vitality, education and learning, employment...

Not for the high floor lines (Blatchford does feature that, but it's not an explicit policy change elsewhere from what I've seen so far). Here's how they define urban LRT in that document: "An urban LRT system means: ● Building smaller-scale stations that are spaced more closely together. ●...

This was also the last remaining hanger built by the Americans for ferrying aircraft to Alaska, where they were picked up by the Soviets. The remaining hanger (the museum) was part of the Canadian half of the base, for training allied airmen. The industrial buildings to the north, currently...

I took some pics earlier in the month, I might as well post them! Comparing my pictures of Alpha Blvd to yours (I only posted one here), they've made a lot of progress in a month! And about the plots by the lake: I haven't seem them listed on Streetside's website yet and the permits haven't been...

I text Transit Watch and they've been very response. You can also contact your Councillors in support of the budget packages I linked in the LRT safety thread (primarily, the combined TCAT/COTT one). EPS has three teams of 7 (6 cops and a sergeant) that are dedicated to transit - they're...

Other snippets I caught: They have a signed agreement for one 4-6 storey building (presumably Crimson Cove's), with three others "just days" away from signing. Each will supposedly bring around 90 more units. Also, of the 195 townhouse lots being developed in Stage 6, they're in talks with a...

From the Spring Budget Adjustment package https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=031c5f22-d456-4284-b7c3-e6f7241eb964&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=23&Tab=attachments

They were on Edmonton AM last week if you want to hear more about it from them. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-17-edmonton-am/clip/16052073-revolution-cycle-found-home-downtown

Just search "Active" and sort by memo date, and you should find it! https://data.edmonton.ca/City-Administration/Memos-to-Council/kyni-rzw4/data_preview

On the memo website, there's a memo from Jan 22, 2024 regarding the active transportation acceleration plan. The memo website won't let me copy the document url annoyingly, and I can't figure out how to attach the PDF files that I uploaded here. That being said, here are some highlights.

I'm still unsure if it's new money; the budget says capital grants to Edmonton and Calgary for lrt projects, water infrastructure, etc. are increasing by $350 million. Did the province transfer all funds for those other projects up front, or are they being dispursed in tranches that the province...

One nice thing about this is that they're also zoning land for a play area and park that would link the existing school (amiskwaciy academy) to the main Blatchford park where the pond is. It's good they're making improvements for the school and integrating it into the neighbourhood, rather than...

This might be worthy of a thread at some point, but for now I'll plop it here: NAIT has a request for pre-qualifications ending on 4 March, for someone to design, build, operate, and maintain a student residence. The RFP document does not list an address, but does state that the development must...

The Public Realm Strategy team sent an email today: We hope you have had a pleasant start to 2024! We appreciate everyone’s interest in the Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy and your patience since our last update. The draft Old Strathcona Public Realm Strategy is ready! The draft...

That's a good point, and reminds me of something: I think an admin report mentioned that this happened now because the regional CAOs requested it as a way to help complete the regional transit network.

I can only speak for myself, but I think that'd be a good compromise. Short term pain for long term gain.

To be fair, they're reacting to the actual perception of current and potential riders. Their job is to provide an option that works best for the most residents, not to try and "sell" another city's transit system. If you only have the resources for one commuter route (which FST currently does)...