Saturday morning coffee and a read: Come Aug. 4, 60,000+ parcels around LRT, BRT and MAX BRT Stations will be downzoned, despite transit zones being the widely suggested place to put more density. There is still no replacement plan. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
More than 60,000 parcels within 600 metres of Calgary Transit LRT or Max BRT zones will be downzoned come Aug. 4, despite being where blanket rezoning opponents suggested greater density. The full repeal of citywide rezoning, as approved by council, will come later this summer, without a formal replacement framework before council. In two months, […]
This one might be only for the most serious city hall watchers, but something the general public might want to know. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
Calgary city council is preparing to audit its own closed-session habits. The data behind that decision tells a more complicated story than expected. According to data found in the City of Calgary’s composite minutes, the current council has had 34 closed session meetings and spent nearly 54 hours in camera. In comparison, the prior council […]
The story continues: Mayor Farkas floats the idea of extending the Green Line further south, not going as far into downtown (with the current line), and then seeking a fed-only deal for an underground downtown line. #yyc #calgary #yyccc
Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is floating a plan to split the Green Line into phases and pursue federal funding for a downtown underground tunnel — without the province at the table. Farkas made the comments the day after the Government of Alberta said that they are open to adjustments on the downtown segment of the […]
Mayor Farkas said that the current elevated option could literally crash into a proposed Calgary-to-Banff rail line. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
The Government of Alberta is sticking to its guns on an elevated Green Line in downtown Calgary, though city council could once again look at alternative alignments. Members of Calgary’s Executive Committee approved an amendment from Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean to explore other downtown Green Line alignments over the next couple of months in […]
When data tells a different story: Paid fare Calgary LRT stations top social disorder hotspots.
Calgary Transit’s own data tells a different story than city council has been hearing: When boardings are factored in, not a single downtown free fare zone station ranks among the city’s top 15 LRT social disorder hotspots. The finding comes as Calgary city council kicked a potential decision on the fate of the downtown free […]
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