

Project Calgary
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Community-sourced ideas for a modern Calgary that is economically, culturally, environmentally and socially vibrant.





Bell: Danielle Smith government will meet Gondek and demand Calgary justify bike lanes calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…

Danielle Smith says she won't be the one putting a separation refendum on the ballot, but if that's a question that comes up via citizien driven initiative, it will go to a vote.


Calgary’s mayor accused of ‘electioneering’ as council approves maintenance funding boost globalnews.ca/news/11158175/…


$20 million of your money - rushed through, six months before an election? No thanks. Today, Mayor Gondek plans to fast-track $20 million in spending on splash pads, wading pools, and community centres. On the surface, it sounds great. Who doesn’t love a splash park? But $20 million in isolation, without prioritization, and no clear connection to Calgary’s growing list of unfunded needs isn’t responsible budgeting. We’ve seen this before: pet projects get rushed through now, and come budget deliberations, we’re told there’s no money left for infrastructure, emergency services, or tax relief; even though Communities First councillors have consistently voted against tax increases. When the C.D. Howe Institute gives Calgary a D on budget transparency, this kind of decision-making is part of the problem. That’s why today, Communities First councillors will move to refer the mayor’s last-minute spending motion to November’s full budget deliberations, where all major funding decisions belong. #yyccc Read more: communitiesfirstyyc.com/communities-fi…









"Where's the money going to come from to build a new football stadium?" My family had season tickets for the Stampeders for years but if you're arguing that $$$ for a new football stadium is more important than a train that will help folks get to work and school... you've lost.



Councillor McLean and I fought to keep the Green Line alive last fall, and again in January. Cancelling it would've cost Calgarians at least $850M in contract penalties, wasted $1.4B already spent, lost billions in funding from other orders of government, and wiped out 1,000 local jobs. Is it perfect? No. But we’d rather lay track than waste taxpayer dollars on nothing. Pending approval from the provincial and federal governments, the next steps will be breaking ground in the south this year, plus starting to engage with business owners and residents downtown to refine the plan. After more than a decade of debate, and some questionable decisions from past Councils (like buying cars before laying track), it’s time to shift from talk to action. #yyccc #GreenLineYYC



