Calgary on the Cities to Watch List from the World's Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 "Calgary ... is also one of the world’s fastest-growing tech and aerospace hubs." https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/wealthiest-cities-2024/cities-to-watch...

Calgary CMA grew by nearly 100,000 people in the last year 2022: 1,586,725 2023: 1,682,509 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014801

Parking beside a sidewalk is just a really inefficient and damaging use of space on a street that has pedestrian priority like 17th Ave. Drivers have plenty of parking options nearby in lots, streets or parkades. Walking a block or 2 to the destination is not a barrier for most people. Removing...

Atlanta has a very pleasant, easy and quick trip from the airport to downtown on their subway, a legacy of their Olympic games. Too bad they haven't expanded their system.

Denver light rail comes right up to the terminal too. Integrated as well as the best European examples

Alberta's population surges by record-setting 202,000 people, CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-population-records-2023-to-2024-data-1.7157110

Alberta saw the largest net gain in interprovincial migration in 2023, adding 55,107 people. This was the largest gain in interprovincial migration nationally since comparable data became available in 1972...

Why are they building a death star on our beautiful Eau Claire waterfront?

I know. But better to avoid the boondoggles that have beset Ottawa. I think Stage 2 needs to get finished quickly rather than waiting until the 2040s

With Calgary's insane growth it's time to start thinking about finishing the Green Line sooner than later

Incoming only. Technically it's people that are granted permanent resident status.

In 2023, Calgary CMA recorded 27,410 new immigrants (permanent residents), a new record. Previous record was 24,735 in 2022. 48% of new immigrants to Alberta came to Calgary CMA.

There are now 4,756,408 people living in the province, according to Statistics Canada's latest estimates, which marks a 4.3-per-cent increase in the past year.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-interprovincial-migration-q3-2023-1.7063681 Alberta gained another 17,094 people, on net, from other provinces and territories from July through September. That continues a trend that started more than a year ago for Alberta: the province has now...

For sure. It would have also destroyed Eau Claire, both the recreational wonderland that it is and the most expensive real estate property in Calgary. We have enough semi-freeways that roll through our downtown. Now let's fix that.

I don't think 17th Avenue has ever looked better. Ever since the pandemic created the now permanent patio program, 17th is transformed and better than ever because it's busier. While the patios have harmed pedestrian flow, they have enlivened the street like nothing before.

I don't see a lot of difference between Houston, Dallas or Atlanta. Calgary can be reasonably compared to any of them, but it's much more like Denver than either of those 3.

It's possible. Vancouver's big advantage is its huge immigration numbers. It's on track this year to attract around 60,000 immigrants. That's 1 million new people in less than 20 years at current rates. Calgary needs to start attracting over 30,000 immigrants a year before it will have a chance...