Alberta is stepping backwards I see.

Next sidewalks will be removed as we rarely see them being used.

Meanwhile, safe dedicated infrastructure that’s not reliant on the ownership of a car is the way forward, especially for a population that is aging, and specifically what makes a city financial solvent in the long run.

Hell the common statement about cars being required for disability reasons is misleading.

What that argument actually implies is people with disabilities do not have independent freedom to mobility. This is because they may now become dependent on someone else (with a car) to move around a city.

For example someone in a wheel chair, or someone that is blind, or hell someone that is old and no longer has a license needs to always ask a family member or friend with a car to drive them to a destination.

Give me options to get around conveniently and effectively without depending on a car, or having to cross six lanes of traffic or gigantic parking lots!

When I get old I don’t want to be stuck in a car dependent American style suburb, where I will need to ask my kids to take the day off work to drive me to the mall or the doctor’s office as a example.

That’s about a week of monster truck gas in 2027, doable.

Is it just me or is construction like 5x as expensive pre-pandemic, or am I just unaware?