Good news! When nothing is ever good enough, nothing really matters either! No need to worry!

Between this park, the Jasper Ave redo and the Valley Line West, my hope is that the visitor experience in this part of town is greatly improved.

My thought exactly. It is not new that younger people tend to like urban condos and apartments, but when people get older they often migrate to something larger and further out. Would be nice if there were more options for families in the core, but right now they are few and far between.

Not a big fan of corrugated metal panels. Looks like a quonset on the side.

These units have a layout that is somewhat unusual for Edmonton. The garage is on the main floor, kitchen on the second floor and bedrooms on the third floor. As has already been pointed out, some people like urban living and are not looking for a freehold house. The challenge is that the people...

I recall recently the howls of outrage here that the Walterdale bridge had reinforcements welded along the arch. It was supposedly proof at how terrible the city was, how no one had any taste and how we all collectively accepted good enough. The funny thing is that I constantly see shots of the...

Problem with these units is primarily layout. They are narrow and tall, making them less desirable for older people and young families. When your primary market segment is DINKs you've got a steeper hill to climb.

I shouldn't be surprised, but it is incredible how easily some people confuse a desire with reality. Wanting the city to have strong urban neighbourhoods that are walkable and provide citizens with choice is a great desire (and one that I happen to support). The reality, however, is that there...

I'm not saying that no one wants a centrally located condo, but the market speaks and people in Edmonton generally prefer houses and generally they can afford them. I'm sure many condo-dwellers in DT Toronto would kill to be able to afford a house. The difference in Edmonton is that many people...

I've experienced this as well, particularly from Calgarians and it is very bizarre. You don't have to want to move to Edmonton, but I can't imagine someone from Toronto saying that Montreal is so dangerous and rundown that they would never visit. I mean, if you want to go to Stampede every year...

Why would someone buy a condo in Edmonton when you can get an entire house not that much further away? Condos will remain a tough sell until the price of houses rises more.

Wow. Based on the exterior, the city is really knocking it out of the park on this one. Absolutely gorgeous!

For me the bigger problem is market consolidation. Between this and the RBC takeover of HSBC, there will be even less competition in the banking sector. Doesn't seem great in the long run.

Completely agree. And this is why I don't take a lot of stock in the doomers that like to criticize everything about Edmonton. The fact of the matter is that the value proposition here is incredible and the city provides choices that are totally unavailable in other places in Canada unless you...

There is a difference between having a private entity operating an airport and having a private entity owning an airport. The feds own the land and get rent paid every year. The devil will be in the details, but selling the land the airport sits on to a private entity doesn't seem like a great idea.

Canadian airports aren't amazing, but have you seen most airports in the US? Fully privatized airports have completely different incentives. Often you will see areas that intentionally don't have seating to drive people to retail, inadequate security screening that requires you to arrive hours...

I quoted you twice and you just repeated it again: You do realize that people live and work in Chinatown, right? If public disorder and vandalism dictated where infrastructure investment happened, only the richest areas of the city would ever see any money. The fact of the matter is that city...

I'm not arguing that the Armature or Stony Plain Road were the best use of limited city funds. What I am saying is that insinuating that certain people don't deserve investments from the city is wrong and I couldn't disagree more. Chinatown needs more investment, both public and private, and...

Spending on money on public infrastructure only for the "right" type of people is not what the city should be doing. Chinatown needs investment desperately, both public and private, and withholding those resources to avoid dealing with public disorder is a bad strategy.

💯 Those panels look extremely cheap.