Love the maps. Here are my thoughts: It makes a lot of sense to integrate it with a redevelopment of the Shaganappi Point Golf Course. That's some of the best real estate in the city and a golf course is one of the worst possible uses for it. It could easily support a University District /...

Plus a complementary membership to the Chicken on the Way Basement Club ;)

In my opinion one of the big x-factors for downtown revitalization is tourism - specifically, the potential to capitalize on a regional rail station downtown. We should aim for a future where Calgary's downtown is an unmissable stop for tourists on the Canmore/Banff circuit. A lot of the pieces...

That's funny, because we've been bringing in millions of immigrants ever since we existed as a country. It's disappointing to hear that you think bringing in immigrants 'taints' our culture; for me at least, some of my favorite cultural experiences in Canada have involved meeting people from...

It's got High Park.. that's gotta count for something! Speaking of, that turned out to be a disappointing place for a big parkade. Between Craft and National right there (plus Greta and Commonwealth a little further on in either direction) 10th Ave has turned into something of an organic...

I was going through the city plans for Crowchild when I stumbled upon this graphic, which I think is utterly baffling: The main justifications for the multi-billion dollar Crowchild expansion/widenings are... transit-oriented developments? Literally every location they mention as generating new...

Hyperloop is a transparently awful idea and government money should not touch it with a ten foot pole

Forgive the bump - but I actually think targeting 37th is a stroke of genius by the city (if they're doing it for the reason why I think they are) Documents show that the city is very bullish on building a transit connection from Westbrook to MRU down 37th in the form of a streetcar. At first...

GCC's dream network includes a red line pathway. Not sure how far south it would go but the area could definitely use better cycling connections. https://www.gccarra.ca/explore-the-dream-network

The main culprits of the "connecting the grid" challenges are the river valleys, big hills, the railway, and Deerfoot - meaning any connection across them would probably cost a lot of money to complete. I included one such connection in the map - a bridge across 194 Ave S along the C94 route...

Hey folks! Back with an update on the map I made earlier. This map tries to be pretty cost conscious in terms of the infrastructure investments it would require (outside of the Green Line North expansion ofc). I've put a lot of work into the accompanying report...

One part of the city where transit really sucks is getting from the SW Calgary neighborhoods by Sarcee to UofC / Foothills / etc. The talk about "completing the grid" made me think about how we could widen Edworthy Street somewhat (tho still keep it moving at a relatively slow speed) and add...

It's more of a proposal for ~2027 when it comes time to make a funding decision on the Crowchild project

(pipe dream disclaimer): I know a project that we could cancel for a couple extra billion to accelerate the green line and maybe even airport transit. Probably won't happen... but one can dream..

From a strategic perspective for Calgary, I think it makes a lot of sense to have the rail station at the Nose Creek Alignment and have it served by the Airport Trail people mover. We need a longterm strategy for regional rail, and that needs to include a line to Edmonton (possibly high speed)...

Very cool, thanks! Was there a main source you used to compile that info or is it too split up? If you have a link that would be great as I could use it as a resource. In my report I did a very rough analysis of comparing bus operating minutes in the deep SW from prepandemic times with my...

I've been working on this map for a while. It's a plan for a complete overhaul of CT, focused on a grid of fast, high frequency bus routes. https://github.com/Jhappy77/Calgary-Transit-Reborn I also have a WIP 67-page long report on it here...