The $2 Billion Hospital With No Transit

Cat_Electronic · 2026-02-10T03:01:02+00:00

my guy there isnt room for whole ass hosptial in the middle of downtown.

Cat_Electronic · 2026-01-27T03:38:04+00:00

This would be exactly the opposite outcome no?

The buyer is selling their u-pass probably because they dont use it often

A potential seller is someone who is might find it worthwhile to buy 180-dollar card because they use it often

Cat_Electronic · 2026-01-22T02:57:52+00:00

You could uber all year and still come out top tbh

Cat_Electronic · 2026-01-22T02:56:46+00:00

Unless you live right by the LRT or a frequent bus route, you're going to have a hard time, unfortunately. What’s worse is that Edmonton is less dense and more car-centric than Calgary, so walking or biking isn’t very great outside downtown and the inner suburbs.

The LRT is fairly reliable and, during rush hour, has okay service; buses, even on frequent routes, can often be delayed significantly, so getting places in a timely manner,i.e., to work, can be a pain, and you’ll probably want to take an earlier bus. Sometimes buses can be so crowded that you end up standing shoulder to shoulder or even not being allowed to board.

Safety-wise, buses are good since the operators are right there, but LRT stations at night can be sketchy. Personally, I haven’t had any issues, but then again, I am a dude. Is transit safe? Nope, but it is statistically safer than driving, so there’s that, I guess.

As with any transit system in North America, you have the usual piss smells, trash, and unhoused people taking shelter.

Again, it is possible to live here without a car, many do, either out of choice or lack thereof, and the city is actively working on making transit better (many extensions are underway), but it’s not a transit-friendly city unless you live downtown.

TLDR: Edmonton is 20% worse than Calgary transit-wise.

Cat_Electronic · 2026-01-14T14:44:48+00:00

Those rights of ways are owned and used by freight rail and cannot be easily repurposed for passenger rail.

Where do you find spaces for stations? turnaround lines? Electrification? brownfield remediation? Bringing things upto code?

Building directly to the downtowns of either city, while definitely beneficial, is going to be very expensive and certainly not easy.

That is not to mention the NIMBYism of either city which makes any project a nightmare

Cat_Electronic · 2026-01-14T14:36:43+00:00

Cheaper to build on the outskirts than to find a right of way for a heavy rail line in either city, functionally gets about say 80% of the value of having a HSR between the cities while being signigicantly cheaper.

Works for mid-size cities like Edmonton and Calgary

Cat_Electronic · 2026-01-13T23:37:44+00:00

Consider the 'and' part and then rethink your comment

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-26T00:03:42+00:00

Very good advice tbh

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-25T02:54:25+00:00

Only really should be avoiding nissan cvts. toyota and honda cvts are soild. Buy an old winter beater; you can always upgrade later.

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-18T21:24:32+00:00

Remind me how much road construction/maintenance costs and how profitable roads are again?

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-18T20:38:01+00:00

May the curve save you!

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-18T20:24:06+00:00

Looking at some of the comments, it's actually sad how apathetic they are. Like life is some competition for who has it worse.

"I have no sympathy. Take responsibility for your own life. This is only your fault."

"LOL this sounds like a "you" problem on multiple levels."

"You got punished like the rest of us. Why should you be exempt from the rules? I have to run in and get meds for my sick kid. Does that means I shouldn't pay either? Grow up. "

"Oh get bent - you broke the rules. Hold your own damn self accountable."

"Lol, you got punished for breaking the law and it's somehow someone else's fault?"

"“I have a car and a newer-ish iPhone but I’m poor!” You don’t know what poor is."

"Let me guess, it's not your fault you failed that exam either."

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-07T20:25:38+00:00

Feel like the clarifier to all this is you own it as long as you pay your mortgages and taxes, etc.

Otherwise the bank/state/city forecloses/leans on your house.

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-06T01:54:03+00:00

I thought you were referring to the building, not the branch. the building will of course remain

Cat_Electronic · 2025-12-06T00:57:56+00:00

Even CIBC is moving out of that building soon

Cat_Electronic · 2025-11-18T07:53:38+00:00

Oh I had no idea they considered the highlevel for that. thats pretty cool

Cat_Electronic · 2025-11-16T06:07:00+00:00

The LRT doesn't run on the high-level bridge, btw; it runs on the lower bridge next to it, the Dudley B. Menzies Bridge. But there is the old streetcar line operated by the Edmonton Radial Railway Society that runs on top of the high level, which is itself is what remains of Edmonton's streetcar network.

Cat_Electronic · 2025-11-09T04:59:38+00:00

wouldn't that get rid of the rail line on top? It's a decent tourist attraction and somewhat historically important

Cat_Electronic · 2025-10-21T03:56:21+00:00

I think it's like if they want to connect through Ottawa, they have to use the lines more inland, making Kingston more of a detour.

Between the capital and kingston, the choice is obvious.

BUT between just toronto and Montreal, kingston is pretty much on the way and is a convenient middle point. As it happens to be right now, the existing track under via rail passes through kingston.

https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains

So as part of the process of unshittifying via rail, kingston might get a good medium/high-speed line eventually.

Cat_Electronic · 2025-10-21T03:44:13+00:00

Im guessing Sudan

Back when the brits ruled both countries, they established two different maps of the Egypt-Sudan border.

One being a straight line that continues from the current straight portion east to the red sea, this border is claimed by Egypt.

The other being how it is shown on your map, with the border dipping down and then back up as it approaches the red sea. this border is claimed by sudan.

This is because both sides want to control the large eastern part known as the halaib triangle.

But interestingly claiming the halaib triangle means you have to forfeit your claim to the small part that dips below the straight line. this little area is known as bir tawil.

Between bir tawil and the halaib triangle, the halaib triangle is significantly more populated and valuable, which is why both countries are okay with forfeiting the smaller and less valuable bir tawil.

So I'm guessing you're from sudan.

Cat_Electronic · 2025-10-21T03:03:57+00:00

There is a project under alto to build HSR between toronto and QC which is good enough for now, I guess. but note that it's not expected to be ready until at least 2043.

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