Calgary never had substantial heavy industry. What it did have, left long ago: -munitions plant that is now a strip mall in Douglas Glen - burned down in the 70's -fertilizer plant that is now a storage location off Barlow (remainder of site is solar farm) - closed in 80's -fertilizer plant that...

The only examples I can think of Alberta trespassing on Federal jurisdiction are attending the COP conference and operating trade offices in other countries. Other provinces do far worse: ex. Quebec having input into immigration and attending La Francophonie. Municipalities have no jurisdiction...

It was sold a long time ago: https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2007/08/government-canada-sells-office-buildings-better-use-taxpayers-money.html

When I lived in Washington state, the municipality had a bylaw requiring approval to remove trees. All that did was encourage people to poison trees so that they could obtain the permit. The City of Calgary should focus on sustaining the trees that it plants before planting more. Seems like a...

The retaining wall on the other side of these bushes shows how much grade was raised when Livingston Place went up https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0513749,-114.0665652,3a,75y,15.12h,80.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8dQUQNY-ZHJBfWbWFKJ1CQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Much of Eau Claire was also raised. If you look at some of the parking lots, they are below street level as they were not raised...

At one time, the concept was for the parking lot on the west to be sold for condos. Chumir is also too small to be an effective facility.

Would you be OK with a Province bypassing an incompetent and lying Federal government to say implement its own international border control or immigration system? Municipalities are 100% provincial jurisdiction so the Feds should have zero influence on policy like zoning or a vapid Renters' Bill...

It was a horrible location when it closed in 95 and is an even worse one now. Hospitals changed rapidly to an outpatient model in the 90's, meaning lots more patients, staff and especially vehicles passing through a site. The Holy Cross site is simply too small

Bentall's portfolio is mostly office. The asset bases against which it can borrow is shrinking by billions of dollars

That is probably the best case. Interest rates It would also be facing huge write downs on its commercial office portfolio, so probbaly not in investment mode

If provincial government doesn't wish to participate in a federal program that is clearly provincial jurisdiction, such as child care, the precedent has already been set that the feds must provide equivalent funding to that province. I'd argue that every dollar of government money thrown at...

Interest rates are never going that low again

Seattle is a text book example of poor execution. The airport is located right on the mainline light rail, not a spur, but stops across the street from a parking garage, forcing passengers to walk a long ways through a large parking garage. The local municipality was partially responsible for...

PDX is centrally located and easy to access, so driving presents tough competition.

Access to utility lines restricts sprawl in Calgary, as it does in many arid, western US cities. Calgary is likely one of the most restricted cities in NA to access water. Most development locations have no alternative to City of Calgary water and sewer. Locations around Nashville can easily...

I still think the feds should stay out of housing as the problem is so regionally specific that a national approach would be too blunt. For example, zoning is not the primary blocker in Calgary, as it is in Toronto and Vancouver. I also wonder how many fewer private sector units are added for...

Moving funding to completion would ensure that if zoning is truly the limiting factor, the incentive would be aligned. If something other than zoning is the problem, the incentive would also be aligned. Linking funding to zoning changes is great for hiring planners, community liaison people etc...

Why the prescribed solution? Results matter, inputs do not. If the Feds truly wanted an outcome of more social housing, funding would be contingent on number of units built. Instead they want to invent enemies. The zoning challenges of ON and BC don't really apply in Calagey

not a renewable energy powered, inclusive co-working incubator with EV charging?