I grew up in the 70s in Edmonton and I remember the $2/day parking in the 80s. It was brought in to revitalize downtown because it was suffering, especially in the mid-80s. People stopped wanting to shop downtown because, as others have stated, malls made it easier for people in cars. So I...

Hangar 11 historic designation goes to city's Executive Committee on May 18. Here is the link to the council report.

How is there still a Best Buy with a very suburban design and parking lot at 109th + 104? Figure that property is also ripe for development at some point.

You're right, Monday-Saturday all day: https://www.edmonton.ca/ets/route-schedules-and-maps Although Capital Line has gone from 5 minutes during peak to 6 minutes, with 12 minute frequency during the day and evening and Saturday, down from 10 minutes during the day and on Saturday, but up from...

One more point; don't forget that LRT travel speeds will remain more or less constant over time, while traffic will slow as more and more vehicles are on the roads because of population growth.

Am I the only one who looks at the design of the 3-bedroom and thinks "Man, that place is going to be hard to heat in the winter?"

While I agree with your analysis of the constraints the high level puts on transit, I'm not sure I agree with your overall analysis. Golden Ears replaced a little-loved ferry (though I quite appreciated it) and no one loved the Port Mann - it had no municipal status. I would compare the High...

I will be curious to see what the planned rapid transit improvements have in store in the transit plan (other than Terwilligar Dr. which seems pretty clear by the plans). Will they include separated lanes like this? Or more likely a bus lane.

That intersection is not acceptable to me, nor is the painted bicycle gutter between 84th and 80th streets. They say they take the bicycle plan into account, but to rehash a point that's been made on other pages, those bare-minimum amenities will discourage some (not all, but some) from getting...

The new chatter this morning prompted me to go back to the website, and I hadn't noticed this statement on their website before: Personally, I don't see the gondola being a major tourist draw (not in Edmonton and not in Red Deer), but if it can be properly integrated with transit, maybe it's a...

The airport released a spring outlook this morning, with growth on the horizon: They also offered a concise list of services restarting/starting in the coming weeks and months:

Anyone know what went wrong with the original launch? It just sort of seemed to peter out.

You're right, and that's why I'm so conflicted on this one. Without the infrastructure, there won't be any pedestrians or cyclists (i.e. unless we make it easy to cycle and walk). While there are alternate ways to go north-south (the article mentions 106 St), I'm not a fan of always shunting...

Could be. Based on the varying interpretations, I would say the information/display needs a bit more refinement.

I do like the bus connection indications at the stops.

If I had to guess (based on the shading of the screen), the sign indicates we're at 102 St, on our way to Churchill (hence the dotted line), with Davies and Millbourne major destinations down the line.

Still one of my favourite buildings because it's so different from everything else. I do wish they'd finish it, but I guess that ship has sailed.

According to a report going to the EMTSC board on Thursday, WSP started work today on detailed planning for the first day of regional transit service in 2023.

What are the bollards for? Is there meant to be cars going through the area?

This is true, but I'm wondering if the real impact of the changes won't be to encourage a change in the form of development over time. Economists say "tax what you don't want." So over time, it might encourage fewer single family homes and more small-scale developments. For example, would it...