Good picture from this CBC article. It's one of the largest water mains in the entire city.

In a mayoral race, he was running as himself. When he's leading a party that is mostly to the left of him, he'll need to move a bit for caucus/internal politics reasons. So a big part of how the general will turn out will be how much power the NDP party actually has or if Nenshi will change...

Funny he says the widebodies being sold out when they had aircrafts literally ready to be delivered. Definitely clear his vision is a Southwest/Alaska model but with Canada being so large with high landing fees/taxes and a large diaspora population, how much more growth can they squeeze out of...

Wonder why the hotels haven’t taken off. If there really was such a shortage and so many events booked, why hasn’t anyone taken the plunge?

Agreed with most of what you said. We also had a recent LAP, and while I have no issues necessarily with the plan, the entire process was pretty pointless. The city staff had a plan in place and we had a bunch of “engagement” which with most low rise communities the feedback is no parking, too...

Saw this flight from FCO to YYC by Ethiopian, ET8713. It also shows on the YYC arrivals tomorrow for 6:55am. Is this a regularly scheduled service? https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/et8713

Was the change from FRA in the announcement? Newish Calgarian but why is Calgary such a big draw for Germans? Some days in the summer there are 3x daily with Discover and Condor, and now 5x weekly year round from MUC. I know the rockies but definitely much higher demand from there than other...

Curious as well. Even if for a couple days it was grounded in Europe or Asia, how does Westjet have the extra capacity? Unless they rebook on a partner and at least bring the passenger back to Canada, but that'd be so costly. On a separate note, wonder if any airline has done a sharing...

They have an update from May on the construction page, now it's "anticipated completion in 2025 (weather permitting)." https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/eau-claire-construction.html

With all the population boom in the last couple of years, has there been any meaningful increase in transit frequency? The PTN was approved, but was it actually implemented? It's crazy to me that many busses that connect to a CTrain station are operating at 30 minute headway. That makes a huge...

Agreed we should make transit fast and safe. However, the safety concerns in Calgary are overblown. Does it feel more unsafe than being in a private vehicle? Yes, since there are more people around, so the potential of some social issues is inevitable. Someone that always drove, may find transit...

There would be likely be a big slowdown in KW growth in 2024 and beyond due to the the international student caps. I also wouldn't get too hung up on the rate, the smaller metros, a slight error in the data (since these are not census counts) will lead to variations in the rate. Especially areas...

They can definitely use an expanded Aspire lounge too. In terms of the overall airport I think it's still well suited for the capacity, especially compared to YYZ/YVR at peak times. There was talk of a domestic renovation pre-Covid that I'd like to see revived.

Was on a YYC-FCO flight earlier this month and it was jam packed, surprised by the full load even before summer. Calgary can definitely support more international, although I imagine they’ll have to fly some of them out of other airports in the winter, which means competing with AC, which this...

Truman confirmed to the CA that none of the grocery stores were interested (no Sunterra relocation) but Sauce Italian Kitchen and Market will be opening a store+hot food+ gelato market at the Frontier. Not surprising given the area is well served by two Safeways and the footprint was a bit small...

Your comment got me thinking, how much of the land/ROW does the Alberta government own alongside Highway 2? From what I understand, California HSR has ballooned in costs and timeline partially due to land acquisition. From some other posts, I've seen the province generally does a good job...

It’s funny to hear Salt Lake brought up, I have family there and visited a few times. They’re definitely a transit outlier in the US. Although their LRT might look extensive, the lines overlap pretty extensively. The population distribution between SLC/Provo/Ogden is also more even than say...

That wouldn't be the feeling we want to evoke as Blue Sky City!

To be fair commuter rail is more common in the smaller US cities because they are so spread out with very little density, so it's not just a population number driven decision. They have no rail rapid transit and one line of commuter service, I'd hardly say that's comparable. I guess one...

This overview shot really shows the scale of the building. Although I'm surprised there's no +15 connection to the main Arts Commons