To be fair, not to stereotype but I don't get the sense that transit is a huge election issue for UCP voters in the SE, it's probably easier for them to place blame on an unpopular municipal government than it is to find the extra money. And for the Federal Liberals, they will be wiped out in...

Having to take 3 buses and a train to get anywhere in the city is suggestive of a terribly designed network. I learned to dislike our bus system one day when I took the "circle route" to get to the SE industrial area and it took forever. I love our LRT system and use it frequently but have not...

In order to bend the curve on car ownership, you need to invest more - a lot more - on both transit and inter-city transportation. I live inner city, and still need a car. I wish I didn't, and I bike or walk whenever I can, but the fact is the way this city is built makes it very difficult to...

I like this one and hope to see it start construction as soon as the existing buildings are taken down. At the risk of committing heresy to the skyscraper gods, I think this is as tall as we should allow in Kensington - I like the midrise scale of the neighbourhood.

/\I live not far from this one as well and am pleasantly surprised with how it is turning out. The red brick makes a huge difference IMO. I wish we'd see more of those sort of warmer and more vibrant colours and interesting materials, but FAAS Architects (who, much to my dismay, seems to be...

Thanks for showing that Nostalgia plan Chinese_T. Looks like a huge step up from other recent suburban development. Really liking the Town Centre. Between Westman Village, their new Beverly Mary Resort and this, Jayman is putting Brookfield's Seton developments to shame with some really cool...

The problem with this agreement falling apart is that The City moves at the speed of glaciers, so finding a new development partner is likely to drag the process out for a few more years before anything happens on the site. And the worst possible outcome would be The City proceeding with a...

A bit heavy on the surface parking, but otherwise looks OK. I assume this is the southernmost portion of the site?

I think the big problem is most of the parking lots are owned by pension funds that have a very long-term outlook on things, and would be happy to sit on a chunk of land for 20 years to maximize long term shareholder value rather than take a more short term view of things. But I fully agree...

It's a giant word salad that I interpret as saying that the work is continuing.

The word is that more than one hotel are needed to meet the demand the expanded BMO will generate. I know for a fact that Matthews Southwest is working on a proposal and I heard a rumour that Truman's stampede station site might also include a sizeable hotel component.

Back in the day, when Boeing was looking to relocate its HQ from Seattle to somewhere more central in the USA, Oklahoma City made a strong effort to lure them. They offered generous incentives and the low cost of doing business in a pro-business red state. What ultimately lost them the HQ was...

I'd argue that the adaptive reuse of vacant buildings into residential and other uses is a public good from a "downtown revitalization" perspective. If we didn't create a program that incentivized finding a way to reuse existing vacant buildings, there'd be a risk of them sitting unused for...

Unfortunate but not surprising. RNDSQR seems to have been struggling to get things built of late, and The City seems to have a lousy track record with these sorts of partnerships.

Went by the Imperia site today and it has construction fencing around it, lot was cleared and no longer used for parking. Not sure if it's been like that for a while since I don't get over there very often. It certainly had the appearance of a site on which construction would be starting soon.

It's already gotten lots of attention across Canada and the US (from the Washington Post no less)! 30% vacancies is no longer a Calgary-only problem, and I suspect that if you include vacant sublet space that has not yet come back to market that cities like San Francisco might have higher...

Agreed, I would imagine one of those much cooler names will stick - especially with . In Seattle, fans often refer to the Kraken's Climate Pledge Arena (regardless of good intentions, a really awkward and clunky name IMO) as "CP". On another note, they're not wasting time getting going on...

The DP was actually submitted on Friday but I don't believe is yet on Dmap. DP2024-05327.

I like it! I really appreciate the splash of color. My only gripe is the prominent utility boxes, but I suppose that's largely beyond their control

Since reading this, I can't unsee that.