Mckenzie Towne/New Brighton

[Wookie]

Bridgeland? That's not REAL NE, that's like living in Inglewood and claiming you live in the SE, or Kensington and you live in the NW, or part of bowness and you live in the SW.

I want to see:
Cranston
Bridlewood
Royal Oak or Evenston
Corral Springs or Temple

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by anyonebutedmonton

I can't even imagine an hour each way to get to the deep south, that seems like it would have a serious impact on my quality of life.

Unless there is a wicked snow storm or accident, it doesn't take an hour to get downtown from anywhere in this city.

[Bigtime]

According to a map of the city of Calgary Bridgeland IS the real NE. Do I need to bring Buster Bluth in to prove my point?

Or I guess we can all just agree that us inner city residents have the right idea.

[MJM]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Rocky Ridge is not 25 minutes to downtown in rush hour. I lived up there for several years and it's definitely only 20-25 minutes if you go in at 9am like I did, but if you need to make it in for 8 I found you were looking at easily 35-40min on a good day, and I hit 2 hours a couple times on snow days.

Coming home (leaving around 5:30 or 5:45) I found it to be 35-45 min home, and leaving at 5 a pretty guaranteed 45min+

I leave my house at 7:00 am sharp every day, and 99% of the time i'm sitting in my office at 7:25 ( in fairness, my office is right off the 10th Street Bridge).

Only if it snows do my times vary. For some reason this morning it took me 35 minutes, but I think that's because I left a little later because the howling winds kept me up all night (the #1 thing I hate about the Nortwest, the goddamn wind).

[Rathji]

I live in Elgin.

I have 2 options to commute downtown.

The express bus, takes me 45 minutes including all walking to get to work, and an hour (or more) to get home because 5th Ave is killer leaving downtown.

The BRT, takes 50mins - 1 hour total commute time either way, but if I take it I drive from my house to park at the bus stop by the condo construction area near 52nd and McIvor.

Driving from the deep SE sucks though, if you are on Deerfoot between 7:00 and 7:30 you can add 15 minutes easily to a normal drive time. I would rather be at work half an hour early or more than deal with that traffic.

[MJM]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

According to a map of the city of Calgary Bridgeland IS the real NE. Do I need to bring Buster Bluth in to prove my point?

Or I guess we can all just agree that us inner city residents have the right idea.

If it wasn't for my wife, and her dying need to have a house to show off to her friends, i'd still be downtown. It saddens me on the weekend when I want some drinks, but my cul-de-sac is all in bed by 9 pm. I feel a little of my youth dying each day.

[kevman]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Or I guess we can all just agree that us inner city residents have the right idea.

Agreed!

However, West > East...

[MJM]

Originally Posted by Rathji

I live in Elgin.

I have 2 options to commute downtown.

The express bus, takes me 45 minutes including all walking to get to work, and an hour (or more) to get home because 5th Ave is killer leaving downtown.

The BRT, takes 50mins - 1 hour total commute time either way, but if I take it I drive from my house to park at the bus stop by the condo construction area near 52nd and McIvor.

Driving from the deep SE sucks though, if you are on Deerfoot between 7:00 and 7:30 you can add 15 minutes easily to a normal drive time. I would rather be at work half an hour early or more than deal with that traffic.

The express buses were the biggest reason I moved out of the South (I didn't have parking back than). If you are a working professional, you generally just can't up and leave at 4:45 every day. Work past 6 pm, and good friggen luck getting back to the deep South. $50 cab ride it is.

[Northendzone]

i have lived in PRestwick/NB for over 10 yers now:

Here is my $0.02:
- I leave teh house at 7ish, drop the kids off at a dayhome in Copperfield, drive to teh shop (whcih is at 9st and 6th ave SW) and am sitting in my chair on a normal day at 7.50. I leave the office at 4.15, pick up the wife and kids and am home at 5.05 on a normal day - if it is a snow day, then add several hours to teh trip. My route is a mix of deerfoot, blackfoot and highfield
- PRetty much every store you could ever need is now on 130 th ave
- Lots of resturants on 130th (most aremiddleof the raod chain places) - the donair shop in Mac Towne is quite good
- Whoever designed the gong show know as South Trail Shopping Ctr (where Co-Op) is should ahve his engineering liscense revoked
- there is a fee to live in NB (~$250) which funds the club. clubs has tennis courts, a splash pad, beach VB and a pretty decent ice rink where there is a surprsing amount of shinny in the winter
- Gym and otehr stuff in Mac Towne
- the bus trip to and fromw downtown is about an hour
- cab ride from downtown is about $55
- I can't recall any unusual smells from the dump - but I suppose there could be a couple of bads days so perhaps I need to see a doctor.
- relatively safe (I one left my front door unlocked for a week) - although not long ago a neighbor did have his car stolen
- deerfoot can be both a blessing and a b!tch

[Northendzone]

sorry for the typos in the above - i was trying to type quickly....back to work for me.

[red sky]

Is a day like today likely to impact Southbound Deerfoot? (i.e. not much accumulation but limited visibility and high winds)

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by kevman

Agreed!

However, West > East...

I have a quicker walk to the dome on game/event nights (4 minutes max).

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by red sky

Is a day like today likely to impact Southbound Deerfoot? (i.e. not much accumulation but limited visibility and high winds)

No worse than any other day. However, there is construction on the Calf Robe all summer so that will definitely slow things down.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by MJM

If it wasn't for my wife, and her dying need to have a house to show off to her friends, i'd still be downtown. It saddens me on the weekend when I want some drinks, but my cul-de-sac is all in bed by 9 pm. I feel a little of my youth dying each day.

I hear ya, but another real problem is affordability of anything with more than 2 bedrooms in the immediate inner city. I'm talking places like Mission, Cliff Bungalow, and Erlton (all of which we quite like, especially Cliff Bungalow). It's a challenge we are facing as we look to find a 3 bedroom place since we anticipate growing out of our 2 bedroom condo.

[MJM]

Originally Posted by red sky

Is a day like today likely to impact Southbound Deerfoot? (i.e. not much accumulation but limited visibility and high winds)

It shouldn't, but i guarantee it will. Calgary has the worst weather drivers on the planet (rgardless of your commute or route home).

[psicodude]

Originally Posted by red sky

Is a day like today likely to impact Southbound Deerfoot? (i.e. not much accumulation but limited visibility and high winds)

A little, yeah, but it's rare to do more than 70 on Deerfoot during rush hour anyway. Chances of an accident today are way higher though, and that would seriously screw things up.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by MJM

I leave my house at 7:00 am sharp every day, and 99% of the time i'm sitting in my office at 7:25 ( in fairness, my office is right off the 10th Street Bridge).

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

P.S. Going to work at 7am is stupid and not normal. Please use driving times that will get you to work at 8 or 8:30 when normal people start their day.

As for the wind, I miss the fresh air up there. We're breathing pure puke air in my neighbourhood on inversion days, up there it was always nice and fresh with a view of hazy yellow downtown in the distance.

[Coys1882]

Originally Posted by MJM

I find people are so full of crap when talking about their communities. I've lived in the South, the North, and downtown.

The Deep South absolutely sucks for a commute (only one route), has no public transportation for those who like to indulge in a few drinks on the weekend, unless you live right in MacKenzie there is screw all for shopping/groceries/entertainment in your own neighbourhood, and if you work downtown you have atleast an hour commute each way. I don't care what some people are posting on here, but I work downtown and I lived there. It's an hour each way to Cranston from downtown no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

What are you playing at? I ride my bike in the summer to work in 50 minutes.
I start my Baseball Today podcast when I pull out of my garage and i'm usually 20-25 mins in when I get to work.

[Shazam]

Which of you are moving to Royal Oak? There's a few very hot chicks that parade in very small bikinis during the warm months here. There's also a few chicks that jog in their bikinis in the morning.

[MJM]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

What are you playing at? I ride my bike in the summer to work in 50 minutes.
I start my Baseball Today podcast when I pull out of my garage and i'm usually 20-25 mins in.

You drive from Downtown Calgary to Cranston/Auburn Bay/et. in 20 minutes?

Can I give you money, and you buy me a lotto ticket?