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Please join the SCCA for their AGM on Monday October 3 @ 7:30 p.m. in the South Calgary Community Association Upper Hall. For more information, please visit the SCCA facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=225514717502993. I will be doing my best to attend.

I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that that the Land Use Application LOC2011-0009, which concerns the property located at Elbow Dr. & 50th Ave SW comes before Council on Monday October 3rd for a public hearing. This enables members of the public to speak directly to Council on this issue. Members …

Here is what I hope will be a final update about the River Park/Sandy Beach/Britannia Slopes Management and Design Plan. I also want to thank you and the hundreds of other Calgarians who participated in a very successful public consultation and engagement process. On June 29th of this year the plan was presented to city …

I was asked by the Calgary Herald to write a short blog-post about the death of Jack Layton.  Here it is (its also available here on the Calgary Herald’s website). I am honoured at the opportunity to share with you some of my thoughts about this man. Honoured, and daunted. Across Canada, across party lines, …

Staffing In recent months the Established Areas Planning Group at The City has seen significant staff reductions due to several concurrent maternity leaves and some of our staff taking on new assignments in other municipalities. This has left some of our projects, like the 50 Avenue Local Area Plan, short staffed. To ensure the continued …

During this week’s council motion I brought forward a notice of motion to help seniors on fixed incomes cope with the challenges they face keeping up. I asked Administration to consider the creation of a program that would allow seniors who qualify to defer property tax increases until they sell their home. Text of this …

I just wanted to draw everyone’s attention to the proposed Cycling Strategy and Pathway Safety Review that was released today. The document (as a PDF) is available here, and it will come before the Standing Policy Committee on Land Use, Planning and Transportation on June 21st, 2011. From the City’s website: How does the strategy …

The City of Calgary is initiating an Urban Design Study for the area along 33 and 34 Avenues SW between 19 Street SW and Crowchild Trail SW, known as Marda Loop. This study will: define and identify the character of the area clarify the future land use pattern recommend minor amendments to the South Calgary/Altadore …

There are a couple of events coming up that might be of interest. First a shameless plug for a Jane’s Walk that I am leading in Southwood this Sunday, May 8th at 1:30. These walks happen every year the country to celebrate the work of Jane Jacobs. The walks happen to celebrate and explore community. …

On Friday, May 6, the Southland CTrain Station will reopen after being closed for almost seven weeks. The closure was necessary to safely remove a portion of the existing platform in preparation for future four-car CTrains. Although the station will reopen for customer use, construction is still underway and the ground-level pedestrian track crossing at …