9 is one that is truly a Frankenstein of a ward. It also looks like some sort of hideous sea monster. 7 is also a bit funky - but it is hard to balance out population and geography when there are so many irregular things like parks, industrial areas, and ever changing growth patterns in various quadrants. Another weird thing is Royal Oak and Rocky Ridge are in separate Wards, even though they actually share a Community Association.
But I don't think it's necessarily bad that 9 covers more than say just the SE LRT catchment area. I think it's not necessarily healthy that areas of the city are pitted against each other for funding. We're all Calgarians, and funding decisions should be based on need and merit, which is why more objective prioritization criteria are established for sequencing projects.
Of the top 7 Rapid Transit projects identified in RouteAhead, Carra's ward ends up touching 6 (the only one he doesn't have is the SW BRT). This gives him a more balanced view between the North Central corridor and the Southeast for instance, where the (likely) final LRT legs are to be built.
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I think the Ward system is a good system, they just need to re draw the maps.
I live in Ward 9 and even on an issue like the SE LRT - I cant see more than 1/2 the riding being affected by it so how does one vote on the issue when 1/2 are probably for it and 1/4 are probably against and 1/4 are 50/50.
I grant that is a very difficult ward to draw given the industrial parks, but I cant see how the interest of Bridgeland and Ogden can ever be truly represented.
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