Did she win? For all the small-C conservative voters supposedly voting NDP, Notley picked up one seat in Edmonton, her candidates lost to a bunch of subpar UCP MLAs in the ring and she failed to pick up enough seats in Calgary to make up for the fact that the NDP was utterly blown out in rural...

We were just in Nice last month and made extensive use of their tramway. The top station, Jean Medecin, was just three minutes' walk from our accommodation. The decision was made to run Line 2 underground through four stations in the city centre. The stations are not showpieces but nevertheless...

Great photos! That's what Bonnie Doon station should look like. Too bad that opportunity is now lost.

I haven't been ignoring you, I was actually in Europe for a month and haven't been on the board. :) I have always described myself as neither a pessimist nor an optimist, but a realist. I think we need to be honest about what we can hope to accomplish as a community, and much of what we have...

I don't think that's fair. Janz didn't claim that HE was responsible for the numbers moving in a positive direction. I think he just realizes that the community really needs some good news on the transit safety front, with data to back it up.

The issue is not left turns in general, it's left turns at this particular intersection during the construction period. Normally, at busy intersections there is a separate lane for vehicles turning left and those attempting to proceed straight through the intersection are not trapped behind...

Can we get the city to temporarily take away left hand turns at the 156 Street and 100 Avenue intersection while the Valley Line is being constructed? The project has resulted in traffic funneled into a single lane each way westbound and eastbound and--in an example of sheer insanity--traffic is...

Crosstown is no worse than a lot of other major rail projects in this country. Ottawa's Confederation Line was rushed into service with poor design and unproven vehicles and has been in and out of service for lengthy periods since its inception. The East and West extensions are both behind...

Every day I pass the directional signs along 100 Avenue that the city has erected to remind people that there are still businesses trying to stay alive on Stony Plain Road between 156 Street and 151 Street. Revolution Cycle actually attached large letters to the top of the city's signs...

Nope, because I actively tried to make change. I got involved in the election and campaigned for one of the council candidates. So I didn't just express concern, I did something about it. But I also recognize that the council that did get elected in 2021 is unlikely to listen to my views or...

I did. My candidates for councillor and mayor lost.

No, I simply recognize incompetence when I see it, and this current (and the previous) city councils have a lot to answer for. The Metro Line, the Valley Line SE, the decision to cheap out and go street level with the Capital Line at Ellerslie and damn the consequences, the decision to build...

As I've said before, the time to make your concerns known about Danielle Smith and the UCP was during the election. It's pointless trying to move the needle now with almost four years before the next vote.

If you disagree with Smith's approach regarding these types of conferences, or oppose this particular trip, or have a better idea, why not get in touch with the provincial government? I'm sure they'd love to hear what you have to offer. No matter what approach a particular administration takes...

You're not a business owner on SPR, it's not your money and livelihood at risk. We saw much the same happen on Cambie Street in Vancouver during the Canada Line construction, where businesses withered and died due to the disruption caused by the project. It is also understandable that SPR area...

The way things are going in this town, it'll be sitting idle for years. Remember that Blatchford itself has largely failed to live up to the original vision--remember how it was supposed to be environmentally-friendly, self-contained with cutting-edge technology? There was also supposed to be...

When elected officials attend international conferences, it's not just to take notes. They are there as representatives of the jurisdiction they represent, in order to network, to promote their city/province/country as a destination for investment and opportunity. Smith and Schulz are not...

The problem is, as I've previously noted, not just the fact that the site still hasn't been built out twenty-two years after Heritage Mall closed. The issue is that the buildings that have been erected are mostly low-rise with significantly fewer floors and units than was originally envisioned...

I go based on past performance. The Century Park failure (which is what I consider it to be) is difficult to swallow because if any TOD should have succeeded in Edmonton this would have been the one. A one-seat ride to the U of A and downtown, a high-visibility site on two major access routes...

I'm not in favour of TODs in Edmonton because it seems clear that in our experience they represent more wishful thinking than anything else. SkyTrain has been a catalyst for redevelopment and densification in the Lower Mainland, but the TODs here have grossly underwhelmed. As I've noted the...