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What follows is my January contribution to the Edmonton Examiner’s gracious ‘Councillor Connection‘ column space which rotates among us. Since the Examiner is split run (there are, I believe, seven different versions, each localized to different parts of the city) people outside the South West would not see this. But I thought it might be… Read More
I had indicated the other day on this blog that I was hesitant about the proposed Stony Plain Road LRT alignment, at least the part between 156 St and 121 Street. I had a number of questions, most of which were addressed in one of the most cogent presentations I’ve ever seen from city staff.… Read More
Just moved the following motion at Council which was approved unanimously (the controversial discussion will come in late February when the report comes back): That Admin provide an information report to Council on: recent bylaw changes in Calgary to disclosure and campaign finance rules coming into effect for the 2010 election (including voluntary commitments) and… Read More
Council will take another stab at LRT routes tomorrow. Hopefully we can make some decisions, though it remains to be seen whether we can get to a final decision on the West route. Yellow is 107; Red are the SPR variants; Blue is 87 Ave; Pink are Redevelopment Opportunities. My guess is there are at… Read More
In answering questions from Councillors during last week’s LRT routing debate, Transportation Department officials showed us a conceptual map of the full potential build out of our region’s LRT network to illustrate some points about connectivity. It caught all of us by surprise — pleasantly so. I called it the ‘Hope Springs Eternal’ map. I… Read More