Seven Myths Behind the Sprawl Subsidy

May 11, 2011

Several myths are keeping City Council from getting rid of the urban sprawl subsidy. Myth #1:  Changing the proposed Off-site Levies Bylaw (OLB) and Master Development Agreement (MDA) will spawn [...]

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TransitCamp May 10 Meeting Agenda

May 9, 2011

The next TransitCamp meeting is scheduled for Tuesday May 10 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Location: Sustainable Calgary office Old Y Centre 223 12 Avenue SW (5 [...]

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Your Tax Dollars Feed Urban Sprawl

May 6, 2011

City Council is poised to decide if it will continue to subsidize urban sprawl.  Council’s decisions in the coming weeks will dramatically affect taxpayers and the City’s budget for the [...]

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Will Calgarians Continue to Subsidize Sprawl?

April 14, 2011

Next week, City Council will begin deliberations on a new Standard Development Agreement.  That agreement sets the fees (called levies) that the City charges to developers of new subdivisions.  Under [...]

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TransitCamp April 12 Meeting Agenda

April 11, 2011

Date: Tuesday April 12, 2011, 7 p.m. Location: Sunalta Community Hall 1627 10 Avenue SW (proximity to Route 17) West door Agenda: 1.    Update from TransitCampers – What is your [...]

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Calgary TransitCamp: The Centre Street Solution for All of Calgary’s Communities

March 28, 2011

Editor’s Note:  Last week, Calgary TransitCamp contributor Peter Schreyvers kickstarted a great discussion about the real potential Centre Street holds as a future route for North Central LRT service.  Here [...]

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Calgary TransitCamp: The Centre Street Solution for Calgary’s North-Central Communities

March 21, 2011

Calgary TransitCamp is a new civic action group dedicated to executing citizen solutions for Calgary’s transit challenges. We will be regularly posting transit related blogs on CivicCamp.org. Today’s installment is [...]

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Announcing #yycdata Camp

March 17, 2011

Civic Camp in partnership with Pixels and Pints and The City of Calgary will be hosting the first #yycdata Camp at the University of Calgary. The goal of #yycdata Camp is to [...]

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