Is it really true that they'll be shifting from coverage routes to on-demand? So far I haven't found any description of the exact shift that will be taking place beyond moving from a coverage-focused network to a frequency-focused network. Because of this, it's unclear what kind of sacrifices we...

It's kind of cute that the blue glass on these buildings sort of looks like what you would get if you took the actual Dalhousie station and stretched it out into a tower :P

I agree fully, but this was more of a thought exercise in how we fund transit: Right now we look at it as its own thing in isolation, and we try to follow a (completely arbitrary) rule about it self-sustaining to a certain extent. This leads to a mentality of restricting service expansions and...

One of the big struggles that our transit system faces is securing funding for better service. Lately, I've been thinking we should think creatively to find funding avenues that have more stability and growth potential than budget debates. I have a few ideas to share, and I'd appreciate some...

The RouteAhead updates are here: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=8873da23-c7d4-4882-9639-7027ec4fb48a&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=21&Tab=attachments (thanks @accord1999 for posting this in the green line thread) It comes with minor updates to the future rapid transit...

Given that the downtown stations are underground, and all the recent concerns about security, I think it's possible there won't be a free fare zone at all for the green line. If they have good fare gates for the green line's underground stations I think that will save them from becoming a total...

On top of this, most of these intersections with all the empty space are the places where transfers would naturally occur under a more gridded transit system. So it makes a lot of sense to fill them in with development. By contrast, building interchanges at each one would destroy transit's...

One of the rules for great airport transit is that transit thrives on the diversity of possible uses. I think it would be interesting to see this line extended both east and west, and have a greater focus on TOD. West: Country Hills Golf Club redevelopment, Hidden Creek, Kincora, Sage Hill, 144...

One time I walked between the two for fun. It's too steep for a road, but a pathway (even a very straight one) wouldn't be a problem at all.

Copy Ottawa's homework please 😋

https://everydaytourist.ca/city-planning-101/calgarys-urban-sprawl-facing-reality Another Richard White article, endorsed by Terry Wong and others on Twitter. It's mostly a reiteration of the same ideas that he's posted about many times before. Here are some thoughts: He treats 1 survey...

I think BUMP should be for revitalizing and decorating our existing ugly areas. New developments should look nice by themselves, or they should pay for their own murals if they really want one.

In any discussion about taxes, we need to remember that taxes will inherently discourage and incentivize certain behaviors. When we rely on taxing improvements, we are inherently discouraging people from improving their land by penalizing them for doing so. And we're incentivizing long-term...

An important factor for the bus' favor is that you can upgrade as much or as little infrastructure as you need. A "true" BRT can be quite expensive to build. But a BRT-Lite, which may include minor touch-ups like painting lanes in strategic locations to be bus lanes or adding signal priority...

While I can't comment on the hydrogen-powered aspect, I can say that I don't think building a street car network is the right move for us right now. Streetcars offer the following advantages over buses: Very slightly faster Higher capacity Better ride experience Encourages more development /...

Engagement is open for RouteAhead. Lots of talk about frequency so far. Let's hope they listen :) https://engage.calgary.ca/RouteAhead

Just don't tell anyone about the barrels of wildfire hidden in the parkade :P

The Crowchild upgrades essentially accomplish the following: Adds one lane of throughput between 5 Ave and 16 Ave Removes 3 traffic lights for Crowchild users (Kensington, 5 Ave, 24 Ave) Makes it faster to go across Crowchild on 24th, 5th, and Kensington Rd (nice, but these roads aren't high...

Yes, Cochrane, Canmore, and maybe Morley (or somewhere else on the res) are all planned to have stops, along with a park and ride in the Keith valley area.

That Bottlescrew Bills parkade would be a siiiick place for a mural. Do your thing BUMP...