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“Housing” plus all the extra costs for crime, vandalism, emergency services, healthcare surely must be higher than increasing prison capacity at this point. (I’ve read the classic studies on why housing can be cheaper, but I don’t think those are holding up anymore for many of those living in...

The artificially low cost estimate, with the city being liable for overruns, is so dumb. Come on UCP. Be better partners. Thankful to not be Calgary currently. West line will be awesome ❤️

Bad pic. But I was surprised how visible this was from Strathcona High School

The need for routes into the inner suburbs and better snow clearing has been so obvious this year. Any “missing links” in a journey are almost impossible to make work after days like yesterday. The “bikeway” believers can shut up, we need dedicated paths or lanes that are cleaned for any hope of...

By outer henday, I’m referring to “developing areas” within Edmonton as designated in the substantial completion work the city is doing. The henday is the divider between “redeveloping” (inside) and “developing” (outside henday).

I’d rather see per door incentives for new builds. We don’t have as bad of glut as Calgary for old offices and a mostly empty office building still pays more taxes and is more attractive than a gravel parking lot.

What a joke. Should be heated honestly.

Sounds like somebody needs a grandpa burger ☺️

thanks. Helpful to understand. Do you know if the city is extending the substantial completion targets to redeveloping areas by chance? Not just the outer henday areas. It’d be interesting to see where some of our lowest density neighborhoods are and where the greatest opportunities for...

Can you elaborate sorry? Are you saying they count the density of undeveloped sites based on the potential? Even if not built for years. Or that they don’t count the density eventually added; making it seem lower density until the quick jumps come from those high density projects?

Not surprised. Pretty bland brand and menu. Calgarys version of Blenz. I think coffee either has to be a massive chain or a higher quality local one. The inbetweens just suck. A&W there would be sick. A late night fast casual would be nice for the area.

I feel like this video is a pretty big critique of our system haha. We should have built a skytrain…

New riders, or high ridership due to existing high bus ridership? Certainly more “captured” vs “choice” transit users in some of those neighborhoods (just like the west end).

Correct. I think a thread was started? Here’s the details: https://www.claritydevelopment.ca/projects/sherwood-valleywest

Once this one is finished, they’ll start on the 156st and 92ave project I was told for some good TOD on west valley.

Oh interesting. I hope they consider doing it all together. Have to imagine the construction being spread out over 5-6 years vs 3 would be a hit to leasing?

If there’s an extension where BRT makes sense for a while still, I think it’s the NW. So much low density, a lot less redevelopment potential vs Valley Line, and super expensive with the bridge. St Albert clearly needs a rail connection one day, but I don’t know if ridership supports it yet...

Calgary has seen dozens of new high density projects and towers started in the last year. I really hope we can get a handful going asap. especially 103-108st. So much to fill in, we need 2+ projects a year at least.

Phase 2 being the connector? Or the next tower?

Time for some fake trees in the planters along the route?