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[Matata]

Has it been confirmed that Nenshi is the only person tweeting under his account? Most famous people usually have assistance with their tweets, or just get someone else to do it entirely.

[Resolute 14]

I find it very unlikely that Checker Cabs/Ready to Engage found 3400 old white people to sign their petition legitimately.

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by Matata

Has it been confirmed that Nenshi is the only person tweeting under his account? Most famous people usually have assistance with their tweets, or just get someone else to do it entirely.

I can attest he is the only one that tweets from his account.

[shermanator]

Looks like a group supporting the SW BRT has been formed, to counteract what Ready to Engage is doing.

http://www.iloveyyctransit.ca/

[Wiggum_PI]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

I find it very unlikely that Checker Cabs/Ready to Engage found 3400 old white people to sign their petition legitimately.

Yeah, they seem to have pulled off some elaborate hoax or forgery.

Nenshi's allegations of violence and intimidation by Ready to Engage was quashed by the Calgary Police, what makes you think he's right about this petition?

[Coach]

3400 hundred signatures, whether legitimate or not, is not enough to quell plans that will give better commutes to thousands of people PER DAY.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by MattyC

3400 hundred signatures, whether legitimate or not, is not enough to quell plans that will give better commutes to thousands of people PER DAY.

You'd hope. But if there's one thing I've learned about "almost rich" people in Calgary, it's that they are some of the most selfish @$$holes I've ever encountered. Their arguments against this project have as much integrity as a child stamping their feet and shaking their fist over being told they have to clean their room. Its disgusting. We're talking about a bus-lane, not a rehab center.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

You'd hope. But if there's one thing I've learned about "almost rich" people in Calgary, it's that they are some of the most selfish @$$holes I've ever encountered. Their arguments against this project have as much integrity as a child stamping their feet and shaking their fist over being told they have to clean their room. Its disgusting. We're talking about a bus-lane, not a rehab center.

Based on how this has gone down, I'm close to being in favour of turning the Rockyview hospital into a giant methadone clinic/brothel.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

Based on how this has gone down, I'm close to being in favour of turning the Rockyview hospital into a giant methadone clinic/brothel.

You know what? That is actually brilliant. Create a fake group that wants to start a drug rehab centre beside Rockyview Hospital, and distract the residents with that until the shovels hit the ground on 14 Street.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

You know what? That is actually brilliant. Create a fake group that wants to start a drug rehab centre beside Rockyview Hospital, and distract the residents with that until the shovels hit the ground on 14 Street.

The best place for it would be the empty land between Glenmore Landing and Heritage Park. You could build a nice sprawling complex there that would be an easy walk along the pathway to the hospital.

[HotHotHeat]

All the crazies are lining up to talk at city hall today, police are even preparing for rallies.

[llwhiteoutll]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

All the crazies are lining up to talk at city hall today, police are even preparing for rallies.

There are legitimate concerns and questions that the city has to answer. Just because someone is going to go and ask for an explanation doesn't make them automatically crazy.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

There are legitimate concerns and questions that the city has to answer. Just because someone is going to go and ask for an explanation doesn't make them automatically crazy.

Oh, these people are crazy. They're proved it. My great aunts ass.

[llwhiteoutll]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Oh, these people are crazy. They're proved it. My great aunts ass.

Doesn't change the fact there are questions that should be properly answered before anything goes ahead.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

There are legitimate concerns and questions that the city has to answer. Just because someone is going to go and ask for an explanation doesn't make them automatically crazy.

How many homeless will this bring to Mount Royal?

How long before my kids become crackheads because a bus route goes through the neighborhood?

What can be done if my Mercedes has to share the road with a disgusting bus?

What is the estimated uptick in crime now that the city's riff-raff has access to such an exclusive and important neighborhood?

[Maccalus]

Originally Posted by MattyC

How many homeless will this bring to Mount Royal?

How long before my kids become crackheads because a bus route goes through the neighborhood?

What can be done if my Mercedes has to share the road with a disgusting bus?

What is the estimated uptick in crime now that the city's riff-raff has access to such an exclusive and important neighborhood?

1. Homeless people can't afford the Bus

2. They already get cocaine from their parents stash, so they don't need crack.

3. We are building separate lanes so the Mercedes don't have to share the road with a disgusting bus

4. Riff-raff Can't afford the bus, how many times do we need to answer this.

There questions answered.

[llwhiteoutll]

Originally Posted by MattyC

How many homeless will this bring to Mount Royal?

How long before my kids become crackheads because a bus route goes through the neighborhood?

What can be done if my Mercedes has to share the road with a disgusting bus?

What is the estimated uptick in crime now that the city's riff-raff has access to such an exclusive and important neighborhood?

It's easy to be flippant when you don't live in one of the areas that will be affected.

The city needs to answer the questions around the pipelines in the area and any work on those that might br required, they need to answer the questions regarding the impact of people parking in the surrounding neighborhoods and how they will increase enforcement and they need to explain why this went from $40mm to $65mm.

On that last one, even Nenshi wants an answer.

[shermanator]

Also, many of the gathered signatures that were on the petition were invalid as they either did not live in Calgary, or were missing items.

But the group not only failed to gather enough valid signatures to force council into action, many of names were of people who live in surrounding communities like Okotoks and Cochrane, said Barb Clifford, Calgary’s returning officer.

“There are certain things that must be on the petition,” Clifford said.

“They must have a printed name, a signature, complete address, the date of signing and it has to be witnessed by someone who takes an oath. Those are the basic things.”

Under the Municipal Government Act, a petition must have valid signatures equal to or greater than 10% of a jurisdiction’s population, which in Calgary would be be 123,092 electors. The Ready to Engage petition was submitted with 3,390 names, of which 1,225 were removed for missing the legislative requirements.

Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the petition didn’t serve much purpose but caused “time and trouble and money” for the city.

“Normally, a petition like this you would just table at council,” Nenshi said.
“But for some reason, the proponents of this petition wanted it properly certified through the Municipal Government Act process which cost a bunch of time and money.”

http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/04/19...ansit-petition

[Coach]

Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll

It's easy to be flippant when you don't live in one of the areas that will be affected.

The city needs to answer the questions around the pipelines in the area and any work on those that might br required, they need to answer the questions regarding the impact of people parking in the surrounding neighborhoods and how they will increase enforcement and they need to explain why this went from $40mm to $65mm.

On that last one, even Nenshi wants an answer.

Didn't the pipeline issue get solved and explained that it'd be more worthwhile to worry about an asteroid hitting the planet than any problems with the pipelines?

Parking, like people who would park on the street to use the bus? If there aren't permits needed to park on the street there, what would you like them to do? If there are permits needed, why do you need more enforcement than there already is?

Not sure about the cost increases.

[4X4]

You guys are being pretty hard on these people. I heard the guy interviewed on QR this morning, and he's well spoken, with some legit questions. The way the City is handling this is actually pretty poor. The guy brought up a few valid points that the City had no answers for at their Q&A. As if anyone of you guys wouldn't want to know where people are going to park if it was your house that was going to have this heavily used bus stop near. I live near a widely used bus stop and I regularly see people park in front of my house and walk to the bus stop. No big deal because it's not like it's every day, but if it was a BRT station? Would I ever be able to park again?

Y'all need to stop chirping them for having legitimate questions that need to be answered. There are quite a few details that are either not answered, or else pretty outdated, as this project was written in 2011. The guy made a very good point about that as well. Lots has changed in the 5 years since this was proposed. Why is it not being at least looked at again, and how come the communities were not consulted?

I know it's cool to love transit and hate rich white guys, but there's quite a bit more to it here. I'd go find the link to the interview, but something tells me that the internet has already ruled on this, and the verdict is NIMBY. I can't believe that anyone that owns a house doesn't have the time of day to look more closely at this. I can't believe that all of you people actually wouldn't give a crap if the city put a bus stop that would attract hundreds of people from other neighbourhoods right by your house without a plan for where people would park.