What ward to you live in?

[Bownesian]

Ward 1 here.

My only issue has to do with City Council cancelling a petitioned road improvement at third reading for the road I live on. There was no warning and I haven't yet heard an acceptable explanation for why it happened. There are so many unpaved roads in Bowness that it unfairly reinforces the negative perception about this community and I want it changed.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

That would imply ATCO doesn't own that land. Is it owned by the Feds as well?

I'm pretty sure it is, if I'm thinking of the right site. Could someone point out the Atco site in question? Address or Google Maps link.

[Knut]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

That would imply ATCO doesn't own that land. Is it owned by the Feds as well?

http://www.calgaryinfrastructure.ca/...s_696-WMA.html this link shows that the are rezoning the area and that whatever is going to be built there will be completed in 2015.

EDIT: Kind of a neat website

[worth]

link

Can see it partially from 50th ave also

[frinkprof]

^Land owned by the City of Calgary, so far as I can determine.

As for the website, it is neat and informative, but not entirely complete.

[Kerplunk]

Ward 5

Big issues for me are the airport tunnel and the overpass at 16th and 68th. I could add improving the piss poor NE C-Train line, but I know that will never happen.

[Bownesian]

Originally Posted by fotze

That is weird, never understood why there were those unpaved Bowness roads. Assumed it was some jursdiction issue, like that area that backs onto crowchild near Dalhousie that isn't actually city land and has water wells etc.

There were also raods in Pumphill servicing 7 digit homes that were unpaved. Weird.

I heard that they were supposed to have been paved as part of the town annexation agreement but that the city decided to make the owners pay by forcing them to hold improvement plebecites. The thing is, we did that, it was accepted and passed 1st and 2nd reading at council before a group of alderpeople voted it down. I'm waiting to hear back from Dale Hodges as to his thoughts on the situation before I do my best to work against him.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by longsuffering

Yeah! Damn Indians exercising their democratic rights. Let's teach 'em a lesson!

You forgot the part where the "inherent rights" they get (like tax-free casionos!) are inherently undemocratic.

Excluding the casino makes sense to me... if they vote to play hardball, the city should play hardball too. They're the NHLPA in this situation. Yes, you have the right to vote on a proposed deal, but if you don't want to accept reasonable, affordable compensation, you get locked out. There's no reason for the city to give up a bargaining chip without getting something back.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Kerplunk

I could add improving the piss poor NE C-Train line, but I know that will never happen.

Elaborate please?

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by SebC

You forgot the part where the "inherent rights" they get (like tax-free casionos!) are inherently undemocratic.

Excluding the casion makes sense to me... if they vote to play hardball, the city should play hardball too. They're the NHLPA in this situation. Yes, you have the right to vote on a proposed deal, but if you don't want to accept reasonable, affordable compensation, you get locked out. There's no reason for the city to give up a bargaining chip without getting something back.

Sometimes I wish that when the whities landed in the New World, the natives would've greeted them with phasers.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by SebC

Elaborate please?

Also interested.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by SebC

Elaborate please?

I would guess trying to alleviate the mayhem that occurs along 36th.

I've sat at one of those lights trying to get on 36th during rush hour and watched 3 trains go by before I could get through (seeing 3 in one cycle is rare, but 2 just timed to not quite let the light change seems common). And you would think that might help traffic along 36th to clear out, but it doesn't because the turning lanes at the lights fill up (especially into Sunridge (NB) and 36th SB onto EB 16th) and plug one of the through lanes, so now you have 2 lanes squeezing into one. Throw a bus or two along there (anywhere along 36th where there is no bus turnout) and it really does suck.

The city seems to have learned those lessons on the new lines, but the original problems still exist along the original stretch.

[Kjesse]

Ward 6 here. I'm more interested in the city wide issues but the issues for me going forward specifically for Ward 6 include:

-SW Ring Road
-Construction waste-- how many times do they have to dig up Old Banff Coach Road and install more or larger services? Without knowing details it appears that we have some very bad construction planning going on at City Hall.
-Density and zoning in the communities inner to us and development west of us. Ward 6 enjoys relatively quick and easy access to downtown despite being mostly suburbia. And with Sprinbank to the west, (not to mention the LRT expansion, which I love because I live in the area, but agree the money could have been more wisely spent elsewhere) that should continue, but I'd like to hear what the candidates think the future holds for ward 6 communities.

City Wide Issues:

-Budgeting/Planning/Spending: Out of control. No current alderman deserves their seat, clear the house. Aldermanic incumbents going for the mayor's job should also be turfed. "Dr. No" does not deserve the job, he can't deliver results

-Zoning/Sprawl (city-wide) - critical to our future

-Transportation (Ring Road, LRT)

[4X4]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

^Land owned by the City of Calgary, so far as I can determine.

As for the website, it is neat and informative, but not entirely complete.

The City owns that land? Well then what the hell is their excuse for the ridiculous "interchange" at 50th. Specifically the left turn from EB 50th to get to SB Crow?
I sincerely hope that it is temporary, since the loop needs to exist for the WB 50th traffic, and that a direct lane will be carved in after the City retakes control of the land.

Seeing some mixed use in there, rather than that ugly 70s warehouse district, would make me a happy guy. The only crappy thing about the area is how congested the Crow to Glenmore flyover already is during peak times. Not to mention NB Crow at Bow and at Kensington.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by 4X4

The City owns that land? Well then what the hell is their excuse for the ridiculous "interchange" at 50th. Specifically the left turn from EB 50th to get to SB Crow?
I sincerely hope that it is temporary, since the loop needs to exist for the WB 50th traffic, and that a direct lane will be carved in after the City retakes control of the land.

It appears there are actually 3 different parcels of interest in there. A parcel was subdivided from land formerly owned by the federal crown in the late 60s, and conveyed to the City of Calgary, who intended for (it would appear) there to be a huge widening of 50th plus room for an interchange ramp there on the SW corner of the intersection. 50th Avenue was actually at one time planned to be a huge freeway.

However, the freeway never happened. In two separate road closure bylaws in 2001 and 2004, those roads rights of way (which were never built) were closed. The City still owns the land though.



Black: Lands leased by Atco, owned by City of Calgary

Green: Originally part of 1969 road plan, closed by bylaw in 2004, owned by City of Calgary

Blue: Originally part of 1969 road plan, closed by bylaw in 2001, not sure on ownership. Pretty sure it is MRU.


I'm not really sure this answers your question though. Suffice to say though that 50th Ave. has a bit of history to it.

[First Lady]

Bringing back an old thread to let the 5 people in Ward 4 know I will be doing a demon dial message tomorrow.

Feel free to flame away. Actually, I think it is a very informative message and I hope it will generally well received.