/\ Looks like the building has been shaved off at angle from this POV. Mine, shot east down 7th Ave on Monday last week: Telus Construction from 7th IMG_2349 by ferreth, on Flickr

Just at home while on layoff due to a slow spring start for our oil well site remediation program. I didn't even get out as much as I'd like owing to a wicked cold that took me out for a long time. If things don't get super busy next week, I'll photo-walk the Meadows Mile strip, which is just...

Back at work after 3 weeks, just in time to snap some pictures yesterday of a crane going up for the professional center construction at Meadows Mile: IMG_2320_Crane Setup by ferreth, on Flickr IMG_2323_Prof Construction by ferreth, on Flickr The little retail to the north looks nice now...

I ran the math on the quoted cost per km in the above pdf $29 Million/km * 300km (City central to central operation) - 8.7 Billion. Yeah, the costs right now are very much not nailed down. Plus, this is just infrastructure cost, never mind land, more difficult terrain costs. The actual tube...

30 minute Hyperloop service being pushed with a proposal for a 6km test track on the east city TUC: http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/proponents-of-1000-km-h-hyperloop-duorail-pushing-for-calgary-edmonton-link Should they get to the point of actually building a test track, then I'll...

I suggest anyone interested or having a stake in Calgary Bus service look at the current city efforts to solicit feedback on proposed bus route changes at: https://engage.calgary.ca/BusReview The changes are the largest I can remember, including things you may not have thought would change...

http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TI/Pages/Road-projects/Zoo-Flood-Mitigation-Project.aspx Scroll down for the Baines Bridge improvements. Biggest benefactor will be connecting Bridgeland and Inglewood via the zoo both ways, rather than just to the north right now. Bridge will have wider...

On the other end of the retail scale, the little strip mall being built @ Blackfoot and Heritage, I just noticed will have no parking out front - all on the side and back. Partly owing to the weird land shape, but it will make for a nicer esthetic me thinks. The final finishes are higher end...

Got out of a bit of an extended walk Friday, took some pictures of the progress at Meadows Mile. Progress is moving slow on most projects, except the retail strip. Here is a shot from November 15th showing the Holiday Inn behind it: Retail and Holiday Inn IMG_2269 by ferreth, on Flickr The...

Wow, they really moved along on that zoo bridge, looks like the road part could open at any time now. I could've really used it last week with all the traffic snarls.

One pano for you this time before the snow flew last week - you can get an overall view of what's going on between the Bow River and the irrigation Canal in this 3 - shot pano. I'll be back in the spring to see how things are progressing. BRT Construction Deerfoot pano i2264-2266_edited-1 by...

I've just past 2 years working from Blackfoot Point. That hotel started construction shortly after I started working down there. The Porsche dealer started construction around the spring of '16 and has been open for a year now.

One picture of the sloth contracted Holiday Inn construction. The last of the cladding is going up and is looking to be (wait for it) grey! They planted dead trees and have been paving more since this was taken - I'm guessing they are looking to open to take advantage of the XMas party season...

Some project updates, mostly S.E. BRT From above the canoe club - if you were looking at my previous posting, the same pile of dirt is what I'm standing behind now: BRT Construction Top of Hill DT view IMG_2253 by ferreth, on Flickr The irrigation canal. Looks like they will be digging across...

SE BRT construction at the irrigation canal continues. Sept 18th closure of pathways is now 1/2 closed (the east side) as they are now digging where the path was. Since the west side still is not closed, I cycled that way and got some pics on Tuesday. View west - Dug up, now filled in: BRT...

CBC has a nice summary of "Wards to watch in this Calgary election": http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wards-to-watch-in-this-calgary-election-almost-all-of-them-1.4346805 City Hall may get a shake up not with a new Mayor, but with a lot of new councilors.

I found The Herald (limited free page reading warning) has done a pretty good bit of interviewing on the candidates for various wards: http://calgaryherald.com/tag/calgary-votes-2017 It was helpful to see how for my ward 10, some candidates were so abysmally poor at answering the question "You...

COC Mayoral candidate debate from Monday Oct 2nd: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-chamber-mayoral-town-hall-1.4317283 I watch this and was surprised that Chabot seemed to be most pro "Flames at any cost" candidate, in fact that was the only time he really showed any passion in the...

Nenshi all the way for my vote. Chabot has not impressed historically as Alderman for my riding. Bill Smith wants to lower taxes and cut spending - fine - what are you going to cut? Specific policy (paraphrased by me below) on his web site: - Streamline regulations shorten time for development...

Last week I was trying out some detour routes for the supposed to be closed (but still not closed) west irrigation canal pathway. My new selected path has a nice view of the construction from a distance. Irrigation canal construction: BRT Construction IMG_2236 by ferreth, on Flickr Deerfoot...