MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[calgarygeologist]

In other important city news, the Mayor ride the c-train for four blocks today and is celebrating the accomplishments they have achieved in terms of safety because the ride was uneventful. What a waste of time.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...dek-ride-along

[Wormius]

We’re getting dangerously close to old man yelling at clouds territory.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

In other important city news, the Mayor ride the c-train for four blocks today and is celebrating the accomplishments they have achieved in terms of safety because the ride was uneventful. What a waste of time.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...dek-ride-along

Not to mention resources. How much you want to bet she had the train and platforms swept in advance.

Try taking the train first thing in the morning on your commute to work with the rest of the normies.

[timun]

Originally Posted by cheevers

Minimum parking requirements have to be one of the dumbest ideas any one has had. They have really ruined so many cities. Would be amazing to get rid of them.

I think it's insane not to have minimum parking requirements. Without them it puts the onus us the rest of us as taxpayers to accommodate for parking in the public realm. Witness all the recent kvetching about residential parking permits now having a *GASP* cost to the homeowners who want one! With minimum parking requirements, to those whiners about parking permits I say: clean out your garage and park your car off the street if you don't want to pay for a ####ing parking pass. Your property has minimum parking requirements associated with it: use it. Otherwise, if you want to use the public realm to store your vehicle: suck it up, buttercup! Quit yer #####in' and pay up!

[GGG]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

In other important city news, the Mayor ride the c-train for four blocks today and is celebrating the accomplishments they have achieved in terms of safety because the ride was uneventful. What a waste of time.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...dek-ride-along

I haven’t been riding the train as much lately but I haven’t seen the sheriffs downtown in the mornings and it seemed to coincide with election day. Are they still out there? I think it was reasonably effective at moving the problems.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Locke

Not to mention resources. How much you want to bet she had the train and platforms swept in advance.

Try taking the train first thing in the morning on your commute to work with the rest of the normies.

In the morning it’s a few homeless people just waking up, not bothering anyone. Everything about this and the increased police presence is all for appearances.

I am glad the turnstile idea was quashed though; that was a stupid a.f. suggestion and a real waste of city council’s time and money investigating it.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by Locke

Not to mention resources. How much you want to bet she had the train and platforms swept in advance.

Try taking the train first thing in the morning on your commute to work with the rest of the normies.

That photo with the mayor in the article looks artificially setup. Grabbed two visible minority city employees and had them pose for it.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by chemgear

That photo with the mayor in the article looks artificially setup. Grabbed two visible minority city employees and had them pose for it.

How many Cops do you think are off camera in that photo?

When was the last time you took the C-Train? When was the last time you've seen it that vacant for a morning commute?

None of this passes the smell test. I get what she's trying to do. As usual, she's done it poorly.

Gondek needs to STFU and get back to work.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Locke

How many Cops do you think are off camera in that photo?

When was the last time you took the C-Train? When was the last time you've seen it that vacant for a morning commute?

None of this passes the smell test. I get what she's trying to do. As usual, she's done it poorly.

Gondek needs to STFU and get back to work.

It's actually probably better if she doesn't get back to work.

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by Table 5

It's a sailboat.

It's a schooner, you dumb bastard

[Erick Estrada]

I don't take the LRT often but a few weeks ago I was on the Somerset to Saddletowne trains and cops were all over downtown stations removing homeless people from the trains.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Wormius

In the morning it’s a few homeless people just waking up, not bothering anyone. Everything about this and the increased police presence is all for appearances.

I am glad the turnstile idea was quashed though; that was a stupid a.f. suggestion and a real waste of city council’s time and money investigating it.

I’ve changed my view on this over the years. An increased police presence to make perceived safety higher will increase ridership which increases actual safety. It also reasonable to move these issues away from major commuting areas.

It certainly doesn’t solve a homeless/drug/mental illness problem. It does move the problem which will increase perceived and therefore ridership.

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by Locke

How many Cops do you think are off camera in that photo?

When was the last time you took the C-Train? When was the last time you've seen it that vacant for a morning commute?

None of this passes the smell test. I get what she's trying to do. As usual, she's done it poorly.

Gondek needs to STFU and get back to work.

She is what we all deserve, including myself for electing a habitual grand stander and finger wagger.

[Ashartus]

Originally Posted by GGG

I haven’t been riding the train as much lately but I haven’t seen the sheriffs downtown in the mornings and it seemed to coincide with election day. Are they still out there? I think it was reasonably effective at moving the problems.

I think that was a pilot program, they are now evaluating results from it.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Locke

How many Cops do you think are off camera in that photo?

When was the last time you took the C-Train? When was the last time you've seen it that vacant for a morning commute?

None of this passes the smell test. I get what she's trying to do. As usual, she's done it poorly.

Gondek needs to STFU and get back to work.

Rick Bell.

Tells me.

that,

this photo

took place.

at approximately

11:15am.


And pretty sure a lot of people disembark at City Hall station, so I wouldn't expect it to be cheek to jowl.

[The Fisher Account]

Public: "The Mayor needs to ride the train and start doing something about the safety issues on Transit!"

Mayor: Does exactly that.

Public: "Shut up and get back to work. Screw you and your photo op!"

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Hard to imagine why more quality people aren't getting into politics

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by GGG

I’ve changed my view on this over the years. An increased police presence to make perceived safety higher will increase ridership which increases actual safety. It also reasonable to move these issues away from major commuting areas.

It certainly doesn’t solve a homeless/drug/mental illness problem. It does move the problem which will increase perceived and therefore ridership.

I suppose. Never saw anybody being threatened or bothered by homeless people on the trains or platforms during commuting hours myself, so the improved safety angle seems a little much.

I don’t even think that is what is causing ridership lows. We have a system that is downtown weekday commuter focused. Ridership is low outside those periods because the service is reduced. 5 or so minutes between trains in the morning or afternoon rush is great. Outside those hours it’s less compelling especially when you have free parking after 6, why would you take transit at $7.20 per person for a roundtrip.

*if* somehow the result of the security presence is more ridership and it leads to better service then I’m all for that.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Public: "The Mayor needs to ride the train and start doing something about the safety issues on Transit!"

Mayor: Does exactly that.

Public: "Shut up and get back to work. Screw you and your photo op!"

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Hard to imagine why more quality people aren't getting into politics

I'm sure our city officials can gain a lot of useful insight into the transit system but taking a four block ride that probably lasted 2 minutes.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I'm sure our city officials can gain a lot of useful insight into the transit system but taking a four block ride that probably lasted 2 minutes.

2 minutes was a big deal when you were mad she was wasting her time.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Public: "The Mayor needs to ride the train and start doing something about the safety issues on Transit!"

Mayor: Does exactly that.

Public: "Shut up and get back to work. Screw you and your photo op!"

==

Hard to imagine why more quality people aren't getting into politics

I can't stop laughing at this hahahaha