It's good mid-rise density, for sure. Plop a few of these within a block of Whyte, around the Warehouse District, in Blatchford, in West Oliver, and around Stadium LRT. Oh and do this instead of whatever Regency is doing to Holyrood, for the love of god.

Griesbach started developing in the early 2000s. So it took about 20 years to get to where it’s at and there’s still room to develop. The commercial area only came in the last 5 years or so. And Griesbach, while having some quality considerations, isn’t doing quite the level of Blatchford. Plus...

Thanks for sharing these. I don’t think there will be a mass exodus in a decade from places within developed countries that are already hot, but if you’re under 55-60, it’s likely coming in your lifetime. I do think that people from Arizona or Texas or Louisiana, if they’re migrating north...

How am I being negative? All I am saying is that Edmonton doesn't have a large profile, even viz Calgary, despite the good things happening here. And I'm simply stating that having a bunch of people living here isn't a magic bullet. It's not like Metro Edmonton is going to cross the 2 million...

Regardless of immigration policy, climate crisis, there's a lot of internal migration within the US to Sun Belt regions. It may not be gangbusters, but I think for the next decade or two, cities like Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, Austin, and Phoenix will continue high growth. Edmonton...

And? It's not like people don't know cities in developing countries. Phnom Penh has about 2.5 million people today and regardless of how little spending power the average Cambodian has to the average Canadian, it's still a revered and known place. My point is that size isn't everything...

I mean Jakarta is the second largest metro area in the world and yet hardly anyone knows anything about it. Lots of cities grow steadily -- we need things beyond numbers to stick out.

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Probably won't be warranted until the Castle Downs extension in 20XX.

It doesn't have to follow the freight line the whole way though. A new bridge and new ROW could be built. Sorry I know it's your fantasy map, and not mine.

Considering Vancouver still hasn't managed the one million milestone, I don't think the City of Edmonton reaching that within its arbitrary bounds amounts to much. Metro areas are much better barometers for this and with that in mind Edmonton passed a million close to 20 years ago. And I...

Why the giant U to get to Fort Sask? I feel like the Sturgeon Line could be straightened out (I realize it follows an existing ROW).

Literally just bury it under Whyte like Jasper. It makes the most sense. Avoid all of this. Not even for drivers only, but also for transit riders.

Literally to offer an alternative to a study from 14 years ago. It isn't that hard to comprehend. So then why are you sharing studies from 14 years ago?

Again, this is just an estimate, and from 14 years ago already. Ridership blossomed after the Capital Line extension to Century Park. I'm not suggesting we should expect more than 100,000 riders/day on the Valley Line, but it's definitely within the realm of possibility, considering how many...

That's just an estimate. It could very well exceed that, if transit continues growing in popularity, particularly as more attractive options like LRT begin serving more and more parts of the city.

Sorry, you're right. It'd been a bit since I zoomed in on that part but you reminded me of my actual idea, which was to follow the CN ROW until 17th Street across the river, and then just have a new, straight ROW alongside the Yellowhead until Elk Island.

Underground. I didn't delve into that but basically, beyond what already exists for underground sections, I would propose the following areas to be underground: - Energy Line from Whyte/98 or 97 St to 111 St/89 Ave - Energy Line from SUB to North Sask River crossing west of Groat - Energy Line...

I actually quite like this. It incorporates a lot of the things I see as both realistic (long-term) and no-brainers for the future of rapid transit in Edmonton. Having the Metro Line split off at South Campus and head down Terwillegar to Windermere, the 87-Whyte Ave LRT, something down 137th...