Absolutely possible to retrofit. I’m pretty sure our LRT run on fixed block signalling. Replacing that with a CBTC moving block system would be very expensive. Toronto refit their line at a cost of $800M per line. And with level crossings, I don’t think you can run at level 4 automation (no...

4 of the ugliest towers in the city..

It is most certainly cost related. This is the render of the space in the public design brief. This wavy flowy roof was considered and then removed in favour of the clouds. Probably also a maintenance thing as these would be a nightmare to clean. And why do people build convention centres...

I find this area so interesting. Meadowland Park does security patrols, and Bel-Aire is like one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the city just separated by Elbow Drive.

The design can probably be a bit less generic, but I think some of that will change as they progress. While PDX is great, there's a reason why not many airports are built like that. First is cost, timber is just more expensive than steel and concrete. This facility is also owned by the city...

I am curious what is the reason for amalgamation in Alberta specifically. Vancouver is split into multiple cities, so is the GTA and Montreal. Unfortunately, I don't think it'll have the intended results. There's this idea that subsidization is inner city to suburbs but that's not true in...

That price tag for one interchange is kind of crazy, especially to support those traffic volumes. Latest count at Crowchild/Kensington had peak at 3670 North Approach and 2957 South approach.

This image from the Global article shows just how much effort the city put in to save a few precious spots. When I passed by here I thought the signs must be temporary but looks like in order to preserve like 3 spots, we've littered the street with 6 double sided signs. And the reason why there...

There's a land use change proposed. Maybe a concurrent DP was submitted too, just not on dmap. The McDonald's just did a renovation, not sure what changed but it was a pretty new location so maybe it was changing the footprint in anticipation of something being developed...

https://globalnews.ca/news/11799617/new-calgary-bike-lanes-spark-debate-sunnyside/ “Entwisle said the addition of large concrete barriers separating the road from the bike lane has also removed a significant portion of the parking that’s available in the area.” Yes, see all the cars that can...

NW corner of 14th street and 6th ave NW. Two story commercial converted to 8 residential units on the second floor.

17th is actually a good candidate. Since there's a red line connection to Vic Park, if it can go down 17th to 14th street, turn down 14th street and turn right at 33/34 for Marda Loop with a final stop at MRU. This has a very low chance of ever happening but there should be enough population to...

Construction fencing is down. Hopefully the mural or some sort of colour still happens.

There's overlap of different lines, for sure between S and U bahns. But usually those are continuous services as well, just sharing track like the Red/Blue line. Operationally, I haven't really seen a system where the line is fully connected but instead of running a through train, they run a...

I wasn't referring to the GL specifically, but more so the idea of us having an Amsterdam like tram service you were describing Whether it's elevated or underground, adding an extra connection to change train types to provide higher service just isn't worth the operational complexity and extra...

The scale of the recovery communities is just not large enough to support the need. But assuming it works well, many of these people are going to be in precarious employment. Without supportive housing, they could end up on the streets again in a few months. The goal is that losing a paycheck...

Part of the challenge of spreading out services is that then someone needs to travel long distances to access them. These people are also not the most informed, they go to the DIC because that's the default, then get told what they need is on the other side of downtown, a 30 minute walk in the...

It's a fundamentally different service. Ideally we'd have high floor LRT feed the commuting traffic and localized LRT crisscrossing downtown/beltline for local movement, but we need the LRT to function as a commuter service and local service all in one. Trams also work in Europe because they...

That section will be remedied. But in general, the sidewalks on McLeod or any of these wide car boulevards has to be updated. I understand the lack of political will to convert these roads, but at a minimum can we get some setback on the sidewalk. All these sidewalks are built as property...