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I just wanted to draw everyone’s attention to a Calgary Herald story about a very neat little program that I have been doing anything I can to push forward. SPUR, which stands for Supporting Partnerships for Urban Reinvestment, is about finding new and collaborative ways to reinvest in and maintain the public spaces in established …

Windsor Park Park is underway! That’s right, the work of creating a new park for Windsor Park has begun. Okay, let me back up a bit. Two years ago, left over lands between 50th Avenue and 53rd Avenue behind the properties along the east side of 4th Street was redesignated as park space. This is …

Brian is really excited to be leading a Jane’s walk again this year. This year’s walk is going to be in a pair of community’s that are rapidly developing and changing, Rutland Park & the new community of Currie Barracks. The walk begins at 2PM on Sunday May 6th, leaving from the Rutland Park Community …

The Calgary Herald’s City Hall Blog, the Hall Monitor, has a feature called “Green Cart Confidential.” Its written by a constituent of mine who lives in Southwood, which is one of the 4 communities that is a part of the Green Bin Pilot Program. In this weekly feature Anne Logan is going to share her …

Phases 1 & 2 of the Elbow Drive reconstruction project are now substantially complete. There is some minor curb work and landscaping to complete, and both phases will receive a final surface paving when the road has had a chance to settle but major roadwork is finished. Phase 3 is about to begin, which will …

The Calgary Herald’s City Hall Blog, the Hall Monitor, has a feature called “Green Cart Confidential.” Its written by a constituent of mine who lives in Southwood, which is one of the 4 communities that is a part of the Green Bin Pilot Program. In this weekly feature Anne Logan is going to share her …

The document “Downtown Mode Split and Vehicle Occupancy Methodology” was recently released on the City of Calgary’s Mobility Monitor page. This document identifies the choices people are making regarding the modes of transportation they are using to get into Downtown. The 2011 Downtown AM mode split has automobile usage falling to an all time low …

Spring has (hopefully) sprung! Before we know it, all the snow will be gone, the leaves and flowers will be out and it will be summer. It may seem like it’s too early to be thinking about what to do this summer, but with the incredible number of special events and activities that happen in …

The Calgary Herald’s City Hall Blog, the Hall Monitor, has a feature called “Green Cart Confidential.” Its written by a constituent of mine who lives in Southwood, which is one of the 4 communities that is a part of the Green Bin Pilot Program. In this weekly feature Anne Logan is going to share her …

For the past couple of years we have lived through construction and traffic detours throughout the summer months as the City has rebuilt Elbow Drive between Landsdowne Avenue and Glenmore Trail. This was always planned to be a three year project and I want to thank you for your patience in living through the first …