I agree. IMO there hasn't been enough attention on solving this issue because most Calgarians are suburbanites who drive everywhere. To people who take transit or live around downtown, the issue is very noticeable. I am glad to see some progress on this front, like bringing more residents...

I think 1,200 students is the eventual size of SAPL. The plan is to expand undergraduate placements under BDCI to 200 students for each year cohort (4 year program).

Yes, the plan is to bring all SAPL students under the same roof in the Nexen tower rather than the current arrangement which is a split between Professional Faculties on campus and the CBDL building (old central library).

$48.7 million in repairs over a decade, according to a 2020 report on it. Much cheaper than the $853 million straight from the city for the new arena. But it seems we went ahead with wasting taxpayer dollars, so yeah there's not much else to do.

It doesn't look like that much of a problem? It's not a tall condo and a duplex on the site would most likely mean an additional 2 car garage facing the alley, which also acts like a barrier for the backyard (alongside existing trees). I do wish property values were lower though. But it is in a...

I maybe understand what you're saying. If you have a link or resource on this topic that expands on this, I can take a look.

So you're saying 5 single family houses vs 50 unit apartment + 3 retail stalls on the same plot of land would accrue the same amount of property tax in total?

I don't quite understand. Property taxes are a form of revenue. It would increase the amount of property taxes paid to the city, meaning additional revenue. I'm not talking about profit.

An apartment building w/ ground floor retail would pay more property taxes than single family homes on an equivalent plot of land though? That's additional revenue for the city.

both those issues result from a lack of funding, which could be alleviated through increased property tax revenue from new housing/mixed-use developments. Like if a street is currently paying $X of property tax per year, then allowing for homes with more units like apartments and adding ground...

Tbf, I wouldn't describe that building as boring or simple. We probably cannot mimic this building without removing even the little amounts of ornamentation that exists, and turning it into a blank slate devoid of any beauty. Your point still stands however, it would look better than what is...

15 minute bus frequencies during peak times for all routes would actually be a game changer. I wonder what the funding requirement looks like to achieve it though. It would be interesting to maybe aim for upzoning of residential land on local bus routes, and tie the increased property tax...

Yeah, I mean they literally combined SK and MB together. So this has nothing to do with provincial jurisdictional differences. I think @darwink's hypothesis makes the most sense - it's just a political categorization to enable less red tape in each region by pointing to the existence of a...

Yeah white can look good, but we currently have many newly designed homes and buildings painted fully white in both the interior and exterior. We don't need to make every single building white.

I agree with your observations. I don't quite understand the regional design separation (apart from the territories). Especially since many of the policy differences can be found in the municipal level and not just provincial. I hope to see the designs being applied across the different regions.