MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by cheevers

Hmm if only there were some sort of build next to it that would increase ridership...

The claims when the project was launched were that loads of people would use the BRT to go to Heritage Park and the Rockyview. Which always seemed more aspirational than realistic. Unless there’s no other options, parents are going to drive rather than wrangle a stroller and toddlers onto a bus.

The people who promote these projects are wonderfully idealistic, and their vision of how people ought to behave is inspiring. But too often they neglect to take how people actually behave into account.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Slava

Because there's no infrastructure and no way to improve it. It looks good on paper, and then when you look at the actual site and current traffic situation, you realize that adding 300 people and those vehicles there is a complete mess.

And yet, the City studies told a different story.

Traffic studies have shown volumes in the area have decreased 30 per cent since 2014 and aren’t expected to reach 2014 levels again until 2048.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Torture

And yet, the City studies told a different story.

Oh well, council voted it down and we don't have to worry about it.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Slava

Oh well, council voted it down and we don't have to worry about it.

...until the next round after the new council is elected.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Enjoy your crappy strip mall, I guess.

And the "parkland"! I'm happy to see that the red areas' recreational use will continue as usual.

[Roughneck]

'Why do property taxes keep increasing as the city grows?!' - same people who voted against this, soon.


But in related news, the calls of inadequate infrastructure and lighting and other bs from the NIMBY playbook didn't ring as loud to some councilors when they came from the less affluent people of Bowness who did see their development get approved.



https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/12/...dable-housing/

[Wormius]

Property tax in the City should be inversely proportional to the density of the neighbourhood.

[MacDaddy77]

They should take this whole project and place it at the old Earls/Toysrus location off MacLeod. Honestly that entire area 99th to Willow Park Dr should be redeveloped into nice residential/commercial 20+ story towers.

Give Wellingtons steak house a ROFR on a main floor space at same location.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Like an inflatable pilot from the movie Airplane.

I smiled at this reference, then I frowned when I realized I was old enough to get it!

[Knut]

I think Bayview should be converted into a Club District that overlooks the Reservoir. What a useless tract of land that place is.....

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Property tax in the City should be inversely proportional to the density of the neighbourhood.

I'd like to propose a 6000 foot tower for my neighborhood, please.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I'd like to propose a 6000 foot tower for my neighborhood, please.

Need I remind you that you have Sean Chu as a councillor.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Knut

I think Bayview should be converted into a Club District that overlooks the Reservoir. What a useless tract of land that place is.....

Don't get jealous! One day, people will come to redevelop that "mall" beside the lake. There's already a bus route there, so we know that it will be a transit-oriented development. Hopefully, it will have at least half a dozen rental towers, a safe injection site on the ground floor, and a massive bottle depot all rolled into one proposal.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Need I remind you that you have Sean Chu as a councillor.

I didn't specifically put bike lanes in the design document, and I'm not sure he actually works these days, so probably sneak it by him.


Speaking of the chunderhead, has he been balsy enough to throw his name in for another erection? Err, election?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

'Why do property taxes keep increasing as the city grows?!' - same people who voted against this, soon.


But in related news, the calls of inadequate infrastructure and lighting and other bs from the NIMBY playbook didn't ring as loud to some councilors when they came from the less affluent people of Bowness who did see their development get approved.



https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/12/...dable-housing/

Well, there already is density all around that area, so density was never the issue. The issue here was that you have literally one way in and out of this proposed project and no way to improve that.

I get that people who don't live around it and don't have to deal with it were in favour.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Speaking of the chunderhead, has he been balsy enough to throw his name in for another erection? Err, election?

As of right now, no he has not.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

That is a big part of the issue. Densification is necessary, but most of the developments put forward are huge, 10+ story projects. I don’t know what the barriers are to moderate densification - 2 and 3 story apartment complexes with 60-100 units of the kind that are common in Europe. But if we could crack that problem, it would be a lot easier to get buy-in for new developments.

Isn't "moderate densification" what blanket rezoning promises? Which, not surprisingly, was also feared, fought, opposed, misrepresented, etc. by a similar segment of the population?

More likely is that people are just resistant to change.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

That is a big part of the issue. Densification is necessary, but most of the developments put forward are huge, 10+ story projects. I don’t know what the barriers are to moderate densification - 2 and 3 story apartment complexes with 60-100 units of the kind that are common in Europe. But if we could crack that problem, it would be a lot easier to get buy-in for new developments.

Money, of course. And you would have to destroy a lot more SFH, yards, wide streets etc. to achieve the same level of average density as what can be done with just a few taller towers.

[Ashartus]

Looking at the councillors for and against, it strikes me that politicians on the right complain about the business uncertainty resulting when there are obstacles to getting resource projects developed and complain about the federal government changing rules and arbitrarily rejecting projects after millions of dollars have been spent - and I think there is some validity to those complaints. However those same politicians have been the ones doing the exact same thing for development applications by other industries, whether it be transit-oriented development or renewable energy.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Slava is passed out somewhere because all the blood in his body has congregated in his dink. Like an inflatable pilot from the movie Airplane.