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  1. Surrealplaces

    Statscan numbers

    I think a decent amount of international immigrants live with friends or relatives when they arrive. Not sure what the percentage is, but it definitely happens. There's a house not far from me that has about a dozen Ukranians living there. I don't know how many families, but there appears to be...
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    Calgary | West Tenth 1400 | 24m | 7s | Trimount

    This is one location where almost anything built there would be a win. For the most part it's a pretty decent build, and as an added bonus, there's now a stretch of proper sidewalk along that section. I mean technically that stretch had a sidewalk, but, it barely passes the definition.
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    Statscan numbers

    I'm predicting Calgary will have taken about 53% of the population growth, with Edmonton around 34% and ~15% for the rest of the province. It's a guess, but also basing on housing starts and inventory on the real estate market over the past two years. Calgary housing starts have been...
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    Calgary | Calgary Event Centre | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    I remember the old Chicago Stadium was pretty close to the inverted bowl also. Super steep in the upper seats. The steepest ever were the seats at each end of Maple Leaf Gardens. You felt like if you tripped you would fall all the way down to the ice lol. .
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    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Maybe he'll be back someday to run for mayor! I think he'd make a great candidate.
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    Calgary | Meredith at Edmonton Trail | 14.63m | 4s | Gravity Architecture

    TBH, I'd also prefer something less cold and boxy, but I couldn't think of anything that would go well with the green marble. For me those round windows with the gold trim scream the words Douglasdale and Sundance. lol. I dunno, I do like the round pomo window on Bankers Hall East though.
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    General Construction Updates

    14th street 100%. I don't find 10th street that bad, other than peak hours when it does a fair bit of commute traffic, but even then it's much better than the typical car sewer like 14th or Macleod etc.. The one thing that helps stop 10th from becoming more of a car sewer is that is super slow...
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    Calgary | Meredith at Edmonton Trail | 14.63m | 4s | Gravity Architecture

    I like the green marble but don't like the windows. Change out those windows and it would improve quickly. Something basic in this style.
  9. Surrealplaces

    Calgary | Northland Village Redevelopment | 19m | 6s | DIALOG

    A large redevelopment of the mall could offer different options, buteEven a minor tweak such as re-aligning the connection from the mall to the station would make a difference, and wouldn't cost a lot of money. Start by cutting off the in/out vehicle access from the east end of the parking lot...
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    Calgary | Arts Commons | 18m | 4s | City of Calgary | KPMB

    I've created a thread for this now that it's starting to move. The architect listed is the architect that was working on the overall project a while back and may have changed by now, but we'll leave it in the thread title until we get more updated info. The height and number of storeys are...
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    Calgary | Calgary Event Centre | 36.85m | 11s | CSEC | HOK

    I don't know if any one thing can be attributed to Victoria Park's decline, but I would say the unlucky position of being next to the Stampede was probably the biggest single part of it, whether politicians and the Stampede purposely pushed for its decline or not, just being near a large...
  12. Surrealplaces

    Calgary International Airport

    It would be a case of adding 787s for sure, as they would need to add them to do the Athens route, bit would need to find a winter use. I know what you mean about the widebody experience to a small airport like PV. I've seen first hand the downside of that.
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    Calgary International Airport

    The 789 that Westjet uses for their Vancouver flight to PV sits out on the runway, a fair ways away. They also use buses and stairs for 737s also, whenever it's full I guess. From the passenger point of view one of the downsides of the 787 or other wide bodies at an airport like PV, is the...
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    Calgary International Airport

    I don't know the economics of airline flights, but wouldn't flying one 787 to PV be a lot better economically than two 737s? If there are extra 737s they could always be sold or leased to another airline. Like I say, I'm not an expert, and I'm sure Westjet has thought about more than I have.
  15. Surrealplaces

    Calgary & Alberta Economy

    Thanks @darwink
  16. Surrealplaces

    Calgary & Alberta Economy

    I was wondering about that. I don't think it's for manufacturing, but perhaps maintenance or testing, etc.?
  17. Surrealplaces

    Calgary International Airport

    During the winter they might be able to do 787 run from YYC to Puerta Vallarta and Cancun. They do 2 x 737 runs a day (or most days) to those locations during the winter. If I'm not mistaken Sunwing also goes from Calgary to PV.
  18. Surrealplaces

    Calgary & Alberta Economy

    That facility is quite a ways off yet, but deHavilland looks to be starting their transitioning of the head office to Calgary. They've been posting a slew a Calgary jobs. Engineers, accountants, HR, etc..
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    Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

    Sad loss indeed. Best of luck to Josh in his new role!
  20. Surrealplaces

    Calgary | Sovereign | 40.54m | 14s | Avi Urban | GEC

    Could be they need to move it in order to start construction. Fingers crossed.

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