To whom it may concern: Further to #YYCMatters, in my capacity as the Councillor for Ward 12 in the City of Calgary, and together with other elected representatives and community leaders from south-east Calgary and other areas of the City of Calgary, we are writing to advocate for the completion of Calgary’s Green Line Light […]
Yesterday morning, along with General Manager of Transportation Michael Thompson, I had the opportunity to talk Green Line with many members of Calgary’s construction and contracting community. A few people even ventured in from out of town. The event was put together by Global Public Affairs and they asked a number of questions to Mr. Thompson […]
Yesterday the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and Transit heard the quarterly update for the Green Line for the first quarter of 2019. You can find the report here if you’re interested. The report, notably Attachment 4, was updated since it was initially released late last week. I had been somewhat critical of the release […]
Today, Minister of Transportation Brian Mason and Minister of Service Brian Malkinson were in town to announce upgrades to Deerfoot Trail worth $478 million. The announcement includes 21km of new lanes, one southbound and one northbound from Anderson/Bow Bottom Trail to Beddington Trail which will help relieve some of the congestion caused by these choke […]
There has been a lot of talk about Council’s approval of the event centre, the BMO centre expansion, the Arts Commons expansion and the fieldhouse. Unfortunately, a lot of that talk seems to be a lot of misinformation, almost like what’s being passed around is onto round 50 of the game “telephone.” It only took […]
This week I was interviewed by a number of media outlets regarding Deerfoot Trail. This was spurred by the Province issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to begin planning and design work on three short term improvements that were recommended in May 2017, namely: A McKnight to 64 Ave ramp connection A northbound connection to […]
Today marks one of, if not the, most historic moments in my time on Council. Since being elected, I have been pushing for improved transit to the southeast. At first, I thought maybe that’s simply a dedicated transitway. However, we were able to find the money at the municipal level that shifted the conversation towards […]
Today the Event Centre Assessment Committee heard the results of a report done by Ernst and Young. The Economic Impact Assessment of the Rivers District Revitalization in Calgary looked at the buildout of the Rivers District as a whole, with three anchor projects – the event centre, the expansion of the BMO Centre into a […]
I was thrilled to hear that United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney will continue to support the Green Line, if he is elected Premier in the upcoming provincial election. Frankly though, his support should come as no shock. I can’t state how grateful I am for the support, both politically and financially, he and the […]
Yesterday I saw a tweet from a Calgarian stating that the Green Line made sense 10 years ago, but wondered if it makes sense now. Another came to the Green Line’s defense, rightly declaring the project of course makes sense and we have had a rigorous process to make the decisions that have been made […]