11-01-2010, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
You've got it backwards. Big box retailers are being built because Okotoks is booming. It's booming because lots of people living there have high paying jobs in Calgary. It sure isn't the people working at the big box stores that are causing the town to boom.
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There's a market for big box retailers because of the surrounding population in all the nearby small communities. In fact the choice of the location for the new Costco came down to the Shawnessy area in Calgary or Okotoks. They chose Okotoks for the reasons I stated. Besides you don't need high paying jobs to shop at these stores 
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11-01-2010, 12:35 PM
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#162
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah, and now with more shopping centres in the para-communities even more money is leaving Calgary.
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Look at the bright side. You'll have less parasites using your roads or transit system 
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11-01-2010, 12:36 PM
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#163
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah, and now with more shopping centres in the para-communities even more money is leaving Calgary.
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Not really. They're huge companies that divest all their profits back to their shareholders elsewhere. Sure there's some unskilled jobs that Calgary loses but those sort of jobs aren't a big concern in a hot job market like Alberta's.
The bigger issue is that they make the parasite communities more attractive since they become more and more like suburban Calgary but with lower housing costs.
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11-01-2010, 12:36 PM
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#164
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Originally Posted by Flames0910
Not totally related to parking, but is there any reason the city couldn't afford machines that give your quarters back on a $2.50 transit ticket?
Edit: For the record, I drive the cluster that is Macleod Trail into downtown on a daily basis.
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I don't think it is matter of "couldn't afford." I think it is a matter of capitalizing on people's inability to preplan by having exact change.
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11-01-2010, 12:42 PM
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#165
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
The bigger issue is that they make the parasite communities more attractive since they become more and more like suburban Calgary but with lower housing costs.
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Okotoks is not cheap for housing costs. High River is much the same with Calgarians flocking to these small communities to live driving up house prices. At one time it might have been cheaper but it sure hell isn't anymore.
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11-01-2010, 12:52 PM
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#166
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Originally Posted by Dion
In fact the choice of the location for the new Costco came down to the Shawnessy area in Calgary or Okotoks
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Where in Shawnessy was a proposed location for a Costco? A storm water pond? There isn't room in Shawnessy for a Costco.
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11-01-2010, 12:57 PM
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People are talking about transit ridership being down due to the fees. According to this, LRT ridership was down modestly (less than one percent) from April 09 to April 10. It's also up 3.88% from Jun 09 to Jun 10. Ridership on the entire system follows a similar trend.
Edit: stats for Canada are on the last 2 pages.
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11-01-2010, 12:59 PM
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#168
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Originally Posted by Clarkey
People that take the bus to the train should be charged more?
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No, I don't know if I mis-stated myself or if you just understood. Someone taking the bus does not really consume anything extra and is what CT would like people to do. Charging for that would be silly.
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11-01-2010, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by yads
People are talking about transit ridership being down due to the fees. According to this, LRT ridership was down modestly (less than one percent) from April 09 to April 10. It's also up 3.88% from Jun 09 to Jun 10. Ridership on the entire system follows a similar trend. |
Interesting to see some numbers. I've been taking the train everyday for a number of years now and to me it looked like it was at least 30% less people taking the McKnight train since they had the extra fees. I think some of the hit was also due to the recession. Although, it seems more busy recently.
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11-01-2010, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
Not really. They're huge companies that divest all their profits back to their shareholders elsewhere. Sure there's some unskilled jobs that Calgary loses but those sort of jobs aren't a big concern in a hot job market like Alberta's.
The bigger issue is that they make the parasite communities more attractive since they become more and more like suburban Calgary but with lower housing costs.
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I don't think the economies of one of those stores are that simple. Think of a small item like snow removal for a giant Costco parking lot. That would be a sweet contract for any snow-removal company. There's lawn maintenance companies, building maintenance companies, etc. that all benefit from a building like this in the community.
If consumers are spending money there that they earned in Calgary, I'd prefer the store to be in Calgary, not in a parasite community.
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11-01-2010, 01:24 PM
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#171
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Originally Posted by Reaper
Where in Shawnessy was a proposed location for a Costco? A storm water pond? There isn't room in Shawnessy for a Costco.
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I'm not sure. I'm just relaying what I heard from supervisor with Costco.
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11-01-2010, 01:42 PM
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If living in Okotoks isn't any cheaper then why the hell would anyone live there?
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11-01-2010, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
If living in Okotoks isn't any cheaper then why the hell would anyone live there?
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They hate Calgary, specifically you? 
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11-01-2010, 01:43 PM
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11-01-2010, 01:50 PM
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#175
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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
If living in Okotoks isn't any cheaper then why the hell would anyone live there?
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Why would anyone want to live in Calgary and have to deal with the traffic, crime and drug problems
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11-01-2010, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Really? I have never, ever seen it more than 1/2 full since the charge went into effect.
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When they first started charging the lot was pretty empty but I walk through the parking lot every day during the school year and it is pretty much full all the time now. It certainly was today at about 11.
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11-01-2010, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Chump
When they first started charging the lot was pretty empty but I walk through the parking lot every day during the school year and it is pretty much full all the time now. It certainly was today at about 11.
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Yeah, I took the train today and Crowfoot was mostly full (at least the west lot). Looked like Brentwood was mostly full too, except for the overflow lot part?
It's been a few months since I last took a real look.
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11-01-2010, 02:06 PM
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#178
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah, and now with more shopping centres in the para-communities even more money is leaving Calgary.
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Personally, I think the communities of Okotoks and Rocky View should put toll booths on the highways so that the parasites from Calgary start paying for the use of their roads and shops.
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11-01-2010, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Personally, I think the communities of Okotoks and Rocky View should put toll booths on the highways so that the parasites from Calgary start paying for the use of their roads and shops.
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Damn you!
So help me, If I have to start paying more to buy my wagon wheels and cowboy silhouettes...
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11-01-2010, 02:14 PM
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#180
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
How hard would it be to have someone scan licence plates and tell instantly where the vehicle is registered? Because obviously that would be the best system.
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Easy. London's being doing it for years with the use of CCTV. Its how they enforce the usage and payment of inner city congestion fees.
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