It's not like putting in a CRU means it's going to become anything specific, it's just to provide a unit that can be utilized for commercial uses. Could just as easily become a daycare, dentists office or a a boutique decorate glassworks shop.

With the imminent teardown of the old Coliseum, has there been any talk of renaming Coliseum Station? Obvious options: 118 Avenue Station, Exhibition Station, Alberta Avenue Station. Though I suppose since they never renamed Corona Station despite it's namesake being long gone..... Edit...

I really hope they dial in the bike lane induction loops better though. I get really inconsistent results with my radrunner e-bike, probably because it's so much larger than a normal bike, I only properly trigger about half of the loops. I end up having to go up on the sidewalk to hit the...

I've used flair a few times, with modest expectations and only a backpack to fly to Vancouver and to Toronto. I had no issues and saved a ton of money. I will check with them first the next time I fly, so they better stick around!

It's so monolithic anyways. Some awnings on the front over the shopfronts would do wonders to clean up the look.

I like the vibe though, time to bring that colour scheme back around!

In the long game, if City Centre does become a kitschy convenience mall for people living there, it presents more opportunities for weird unique stores and eateries that themselves could, in the long term, result in the mall becoming cool again. But they can't "force" it.

Is the idea being, with arc integration, that only with an active transit fare would the heaters work? Eg: you just tapped to access the train, and thus the heater would turn on for you. Or more like, just connecting an identity to the user of the heater? Eg: Any active card would turn on the...

I'm expecting to not see many large exciting project announcements, but lots of quiet infill projects kick off. Keep your eye out for interesting new multiplexes hidden all over the city.

I think one of the biggest missed opportunities to encourage cycling is the lack of clearing of "painted" bicycle lanes. It's not just about clearing the dedicated lanes. Insofar as we continue to rely on painted bike lanes in low density areas, then we must provide them with appropriate...

Welcome to the old house gang! My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I really like that new station signage. I wish every station had such big, bright and bold signage.

Since you bring up streetlights, I was driving back in from a BC trip a few weeks ago, and with the contrast of the lower mainland, I was a bit baffled how unlit the Yellowhead is as it comes into town. Usually i'm not out that way when it's so dark so I hadn't noticed before. From...

Does that also include University station?

Though I can't deny the cost of something like this, I think some aspects of modern urbanism spend too much time trying to bring everything onto the same level. I don't think there's any shame in mode separation, and it's something we should always keep on the table. (Keep above the table??)...

That gives me a thought then. With the both real and perceived division that is present between Downtown and Oliver, Is there any practical infrastructure or idea we could use to figuratively or literally bridge the divide between sides? It's not just 109 St but also the linear park/rail ROW...

Although i support further exploration of faregates, the idea of putting faregates on only two stations as a trial run seems silly? It's hard to imagine any meaningful information being gleaned from that. I guess we'll get more info when they come back next summer with a plan, but would it be...

Was there ever talk, or an attempt to run a pedway connection directly from City Centre West to the Stantec tower? And thus Rogers Place as well. I know it'd be through the parkade there so maybe it was never viable. The current pedway routes mean you're never routed through City Centre West...

It's like it's literally begging to be redeveloped into a high density mixed use town centre! Which is why i expect it to all be bulldozed and sit as a vacant dirt lot for the next 23 years. 🙃 Sorry sorry, it's hard not to be pessimistic with some of these sites. It really would be ideal...

It's good to be rich y'all. I mean I didn't know I was rich, but it's good to be rich anyways!