It's all about context. In the suburbs a small 1/2 bedroom townhome is a value proposition. A small, one level place is more affordable than the 3 story places nearby. If you are looking for the suburban life but don't need much house its a good deal. But near the center you have a plethora of...

The UCP want city council to cancel the Green Line, its their whole goal. They are so partisan that all they care about is destroying anything Nenshi had a role in building to make him look like a failure as mayor and therefore not a threat for premier. The fact it's needed infrastructure is...

The fact you are targeting Grierson shows you have no idea what you are talking about. Grierson has a max capacity of a grand total of 30 prisoners, so scary! It's a minimum security prison with a focus on community reintegration, it's located within the city for a reason. The people coming from...

Agree on the University Ave crossing. The 111 ave crossing isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, once they ditched the Thales signaling system its been fine. I drive down 112/111 frequently and the stretch from Commonwealth to the Royal Alex is much worse than the Kingsway intersection.

I don't get the Liberal/Media obsession with Carney. Ya, he did a relatively good job with the BoC and the BoE. But he has no widespread electoral appeal, charisma, or connection to the public. He's Ignatiaff 2.0: loved in wonk circles but doomed electorally if he were leader.

Like I said: Essentially the same thing. ;)

Rose and Crown was in that exact space for years. O'Byrnes is just a new ownership/look of essentially the same thing that was there before. Still happy to see them move in, but it's not really a new thing for downtown.

That's assuming staffing for those hospital beds is funded for conversion/staffing. I wouldn't take that as a given.

Video highlighting the Ice Climbing World Championships held in Edmonton earlier this year. Some cool drone shots and talk about the uniqueness of hosting the event in the City Centre during the first 10 minutes.

That used to be true, atleast coming into east downtown. We used to use Calgary/Gateway all the time but ever since they put in the scrambles on 82nd Google maps now almost always routes me via Gateway/Calgary, under the train tracks at 63rd ave, then into the core via 99th street. There has...

This is it exactly. We are entering a period of having 3 levels of government that are hesitant to fund big projects, and are lukewarm at best to public transit. It will be the 2030s at the soonest before we have conversations about funding the Metro extension and the cost of the bridge alone...

I really love our city hall building. IMO, it's one of the most inviting governance spaces in the country.

I think its also somewhat about the exact context of these two bedroom townhomes. There is a glut of two bedroom condo/small house options in central Edmonton at much cheaper price points. You have alot of options. Plus, many younger folks who usually buy 2 bedrooms can't afford a starting place...

Half of it is also very unintuitive, cutting through underground parkades using painted lines. It's not very user friendly to navigate.

But of course that the best policy. The Mainstream Media would never tell me the truth about 15 minute cities, vaccines, trans people, chemtrails, or the glory of fossil fuels!

We are literally paying EPS to spread the problem throughout the city. This was the inevitable result of the stepped up enforcement and new encampment policy from last year. Having cops move people along doesn't make them go away, it just makes them go elsewhere. Same thing with transit, kicking...

Have they really been promised? All I've seen are some vague references, which seem to have no weight behind them. Besides promises with these folks mean nothing, hello Hospital. I agree with David, there is no matching money coming.

84% of households own a car. And the majority that don't are because of poverty. That isn't changing anytime soon. The opportunity cost of living by transit is very high in Calgary/Edmonton, especially if you have a family. So most of the $1000 is a sunk cost already and a train between Calgary...

It's more than separation anxiety. A huge portion of our citizens wouldn't know how to navigate either city without a car. Many haven't taken transit in years, if ever. Part of that is because our LRTs focus on the downtowns, and while a large number of people do commute/travel to downtown I...

I'm a little unclear. The way I read IanO's post it sounds like they are downsizing to 175k from 300k. Or are they seeking to add 175 to the 300 so looking for a totalk of 475?