If #yyccc can achieve a 50/50 split between building new homes on the edge of the city & building them within the city, taxpayers are projected to save $16B+ over 60 years. Last year, blanket rezoning brought that ratio closer to balance than ever. newsroom.calgary.ca/2025-marks-a...

Change is coming to #yyc whether we like it or not. The old way of doing things led to large increases in home prices & rents. As #yyccc moves to repeal blanket rezoning they should be mindful that good politics for today is often bad policy for tomorrow. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Transit-oriented communities are not just about proximity to transit but about complete, connected and resilient communities. They offer real choices in transportation, housing and employment, giving residents flexibility in how they move, work and live" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Food for thought for @jeromyyyc.bsky.social & the rest of #yyccc as they move to repeal blanket rezoning & shift back to small town style governance where gentle density applications will once again start to eat up time that could be better spent running a city approaching 2 million people:

Since 2004 how many hours has #yyccc wasted debating every secondary suite, duplex & townhouse application? What if housing had been a permitted use this whole time & politicians could have focused their efforts on governance of big ticket items instead? globalnews.ca/news/1160486...

Whether it's water or transit, serving a sprawling city is pricey: "If we're to look at housing as a concern, we should look toward the hundreds of kms of new pipes, roads & utilities built to accommodate urban sprawl. This creates a structural problem." calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Today #yyccc is learning about the reasons behind the Bearspaw Feedermain pipe break. One key factor is #yyc's urban sprawl & low density growth. This comes as Council looks to repeal blanket rezoning. Will Mayor @jeromyyyc.bsky.social or anyone else on council reconsider their decision now?

This week, #yyccc voted to repeal blanket rezoning. Many in favour of repeal said using Local Area Plans to put density next to transit, schools & jobs is a better solution. One day later Council voted down density that conformed to a new LAP & was next to a school & bus stop. 🤔

Yesterday #yyccc voted to make homes in #yyc more expensive to buy & more difficult to build. Sadly they also voted to handcuff a zoning tool developers could use to bring proposals that could be considered by the community & Council. This places us on a path to sprawl globalnews.ca/news/1157832...

"Calgary voted for a mayor who promised that more homes would be built faster & at affordable prices—something that will be harder to achieve if #yyccc imposes tighter restrictions on where & what types of homes can be built" Renovate, don't repeal, rezoning www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/h...

Mayor @jeromyyyc.bsky.social has an opportunity to seize the moment & demonstrate the skills he possesses as a leader and consensus builder. Instead of talking about a total teardown of blanket rezoning, #yyccc should focus on a #yycplan rezoning renovation. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

We agree with @jeromyyyc.bsky.social that both the provincial & federal governments need to be partners when it comes to operating costs of transit. This week the mayor was taking the LRT down to City Hall & it's great to see he plans to champion further investments calgarysun.com/news/city-of...

Blanket rezoning was pushed as the defining issue in this election & voter turnout was the lowest in a decade. Polling showed an almost 50/50 split between supporters/opponents. By no means did Calgarians clearly reject blanket rezoning. Modify it, don't repeal it. Everyone wins.

We're learning that $129 million in $ for #yyc has been paused due to #yyccc's intention to repeal blanket rezoning. Cllr Dan McLean says he was misled, but requirements are pretty clear. Some form of rezoning is needed. Mayor Farkas should try to replace, not repeal. globalnews.ca/news/1154274...

As the UCP does a victory lap over housing in Alberta, UCP aligned councillors on #yyccc are getting ready to repeal blanket rezoning, even though it's been one of the key policy pieces that's made it all possible. Yet not a peep out of the UCP asking them to reconsider.

It's rare we're in agreement with the Fraser Institute on urban policy however they absolutely nail the reasons why this move to repeal blanket rezoning is a bad idea & goes against the free-market conservative values many pushing it on #yyccc claim to hold. calgarysun.com/opinion/colu...

It's election day. A defining ballot box issue never really emerged during the #yycvote campaign & so it's easy to think this election doesn't matter. Read about why #yyc is at a crossroads & how today's election will determine the path we travel down: calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

It's election day. A defining ballot box issue never really emerged during the #yycvote campaign & so it's easy to think this election doesn't matter. Read about why #yyc is at a crossroads & how today's election will determine the path we travel down: calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Will Communities First candidates Jeremy Wong & Terry Wong push back against their party leader's new position on Green Line? Or will voters in Wards 4 & 7 be left waiting for a train that will never arrive because the party leader calls the shots? #yycvote

Last night, Sonya Sharp said she doesn't support either proposed #greenlineyyc downtown alignment & instead wants a SE LRT to nowhere that even the UCP has rejected. Calgarians deserve to know if this is now the official Communties First party position. #yycvote youtube.com/shorts/d-OOx...

There has yet to be a defining ballot box issue take hold this election. Where are the big ideas to move our city forward? This election can, and should, be about so much more. Calgary is at a crossroads. Onward or backward. #yycvote - the choice is yours. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Is building #greenlineyyc an important #yycvote topic for you? Do you care whether the next stage of construction helps expand the line into north #yyc or doubles down on the southeast? Do you have strong opinions on how the train gets through downtown? Here's what the mayoral candidates said:

Still undecided on your #yycvote for mayor? Want something to talk about at the Thanksgiving table? We're happy to report strong support from candidates on the #greenlineyyc vision & increasing funding to transit in Budget 2026. There's differing opinions on downtown & Stage 2:

Calgary's next #yyccc election is Oct 20. A key ballot box question will be whether we continue to move forward on transit, housing & 5A infrastructure or if we're dragged back in time. It's why we're sharing MoreNeighbours' #yycvote call to action: moreneighbourscalgary.substack.com/p/housing-af...

Pleased to see #greenlineyyc, regional rail & active transportation modes feature prominently in the @calgarychamber.bsky.social election platform. Calgarians needs to elect candidates who will use their time on #yyccc to ensure Green Line is built north AND south & downtown is built right.

Irony is officially dead in Alberta. Instead of the UCP working to solve the problems they're in charge of, they're spending time & energy policing local decisions, like bike lanes, & punishing cities that step up to solve the problems the UCP won't calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Some important added context on the current #yycbike lane debate the UCP has decided to stir up. Once it again, it appears "the feels" trumps the facts.

DYK that despite the population of #yyc growing by over 400,000 people between 2015 & 2023, downtown traffic volume has actually gone done? It's obvious the UCP & Minister Devin Dreeshen don't know that, but less traffic is what investing in alternatives like #yycbike lanes & transit is all about

Today is a over a decade in the making. It's very exciting #greenlineyyc will finally go from a line on a map to track in the ground. The first kilometer was always going to be the hardest one. Now we've started to build, we shouldn't stop until all 44km are built calgary.citynews.ca/2025/06/25/c...

This'll be a great addition to #yyc. Unfortunately it'll have a big, empty lot sitting next to it as the fate of #greenlineyyc north of 7 Ave remains in limbo. Whether elevated or tunneled, a design plan for Eau Claire station & Bow River Bridge needs to be finished calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...

It's election season. In the past 2 days, over $2.5 Billion in new transit funding has been announced across the country. Opponents love to say #greenlineyyc will never be built beyond the Stage 1 plan, however the money's out there. We just need to actually start building something first

The elevated Green Line alignment insisted upon by the Province now exceeds the cost of the tunneled downtown alignment from Sheppard to Eau Claire. www.courtneywalcott.com/council_appr...

"the 2025 approved, provincially mandated, provincial-consultant delivered, Government-of-Alberta-preferred alignment is virtually the same one the UCP derided as such going back to at least 2019." The UCP delayed things 18 months because of this back in 2019 livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/01/a...

Former #yyccc councillor Shane Keating asks a question that's been on all our minds... "If the province thinks the new downtown alignment is so great, why won’t they commit to putting more skin in the game?" Premier Smith should stand behind her Green Line plan calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Smith and the UCP could green-light the Green Line tomorrow. They simply have to agree to share in the cost risk of the plan they’ve brought to the table. Any hesitation to do so strongly suggests they know they’re selling snake oil, not real solutions. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Did Minister Dreeshen & the Alberta UCP really decide to blow up a $7 billion infrastructure project based on a 2 page document pitched by a third party group? No wonder they don't want to stand behind their #greenlineyyc plan & cost share the risk. What a farce. livewirecalgary.com/2025/01/18/p...

This column nails the #greenlineyyc issues. Danielle Smith & Devin Dreeshen must stand by their plan. "How convenient for the province to take control, impose its vision & then say it won’t pay for potential omissions & errors in its planning. Talk about bad faith" calgarysun.com/opinion/colu...

There's an easy way for DanielleSmith & Devin Dreeshen to kick off construction of #greenlineyyc. They just have to #StandByThePlan. If they really believe elevated is lower risk & lower cost than tunnels, agree to share the risk with #yyccc. Otherwise they're selling snake oil to Calgarians.

Every kid in school knows you can't just write down a solution, you need to show your work. Drawing a line on a map & asking #yyccc to approve a $6 billion project is D- work from Premier Danielle Smith & Devin Dreeshen. Release the AECOM report. Consult Calgarians www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Minister Dreeshen doing a #greenlineyyc victory lap after drawing a longer line on a map is certainly a choice. Calgarians are left with far more questions than answers about design & cost. Not giving #yyccc the AECOM report shows this is all about politics livewirecalgary.com/2024/12/13/p...