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The_Cat said:
What gets me is that four hours parking downtown is more expensive than three people taking transit.
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Is it? One deterrent to more transit use for me is that I can often find 5-10 dollar parking for an evening event. But transit for both my wife and I will be 12 and often 15mins vs 30-40mins during the evening when rush hour is done. Makes the equation for transit hard.
 
thommyjo said:
Is it? One deterrent to more transit use for me is that I can often find 5-10 dollar parking for an evening event. But transit for both my wife and I will be 12 and often 15mins vs 30-40mins during the evening when rush hour is done. Makes the equation for transit hard.
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For me one other factor that I toss into the equation is how much gas I use up to drive to the downtown and back. I can drive from home to Davies in less than 5 minutes and then take the train to 102 station. Anyone else that I might travel with already has a monthly arc card so no additional cost really and overall saving on gas.
 
There is a construction crane cutout in the 2nd floor slab and roof of the tenant space being fitted out. I don't know if this quite closes the door completely for a future tower but it does hinder it.
 
thommyjo said:
Is it? One deterrent to more transit use for me is that I can often find 5-10 dollar parking for an evening event. But transit for both my wife and I will be 12 and often 15mins vs 30-40mins during the evening when rush hour is done. Makes the equation for transit hard.
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The LRT isn’t for everybody. Some people will choose parking, especially if there’s a carpool. It’s the same kind of preference like commuting to work.
 
At the last meeting of the term on Sept. 19, council officially approved the deal between the City of Edmonton, the provincial government, and Oilers Entertainment Group to build an event park and housing near Rogers Place (council essentially approved the agreement in late August but gave the bylaw its second and third reading on Sept. 19). The deal, using the Community Revitalization Levy, will also see money go to the demolition of the Coliseum and the development of Exhibition Lands near the Edmonton EXPO Centre. The total value of the deal is $408.2 million, to be split between the province, city, and OEG. Council passed it with a 9-4 vote, with councillors Michael Janz, Andrew Knack, Rutherford, and Wright voting against.

The deal was contentious, with proponents suggesting the city should welcome any funding it can get from the province, along with investment from the private sector. But Knack, who is also running for mayor, said the deal was rushed and put the city in a weak negotiating position. “A gun is to our head right now, saying, ‘No, don’t dare amend this agreement, because if you amend it, we don’t have enough time to fix it. It’s going to be thrown away,’” Knack said. “We’ve been given no choice. You either have to say, ‘Yes, we want some of this money’... or you could try to amend it and then potentially risk the whole piece.”

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Edmonton city council passed big decisions and final motions before ending its term

The 2021-2025 council has met for the final time, and the official campaign period for the municipal election on Oct. 20 has begun. But before calling it a day, the current council tackled several big policy changes, agreements, and final motions that may get lost in the election campaign.
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Edmonton City Council passes zoning bylaws. Votes against amendments to the bylaws prepared by the administration. Then commissions a report on amendments to the bylaw. It's a City Hall gong show. It doesn't take an Einstein to see that the process is backwards. Do the information gathering and reports first, formulate the policy, and then pass the bylaws. Where is the leadership that was needed to keep things on track?
 
Out of Towner said:
Edmonton City Council passes zoning bylaws. Votes against amendments to the bylaws prepared by the administration. Then commissions a report on amendments to the bylaw. It's a City Hall gong show. It doesn't take an Einstein to see that the process is backwards. Do the information gathering and reports first, formulate the policy, and then pass the bylaws. Where is the leadership that was needed to keep things on track?
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IMO perhaps the most incompetent council ever. It seems when they should have pushed back against the administration they often did not and when they should have proceeded with recommendations they did not.
 
MacLac said:
So, next year we'll see:

- 2 cranes for the 2 - 14 storeys (Phase 1 of the Village)
- 2 cranes for the New mini Rogers
- 1 crane for Switch East tower
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Only one crane for the Village. They are planning on completing the first building followed by the second, and the lot for the second will just be used as laydown during construction of the first.
 
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