Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about Calgary’s transit system and how I believe it can be improved upon. Although our city has seen some notable enhancements, overall, we still lag far behind other metropolises from around the world. In this blog post, I will take a look at …
Better mobility, better community
Last week, as I was scrolling through my social media feed, I came across a sponsored post from the “City of Calgary – Your Local Government” Facebook page. In the post, the city was asking Calgarians for their “help in identifying challenges and opportunities related to mobility along 14th and 15th Avenue South from 1st …
Why I care about politics and why you should too
We are less than a year away from Calgary’s upcoming municipal election and as someone who had ran for public office in the past and is seriously considering doing so once again in 2021, I would like to share with you the origin story that has led to my deep-seated interest in politics. In doing …
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Transparency is the best policy – My donors and expenditures list
Throughout this campaign I’ve talked a lot about community engagement and how important of a role this process will play towards the regeneration of our older communities and the development of our newer neighborhoods in Ward 5. Another key detail to any positive engagement process is transparency. Transparency builds trust as it allows us as …
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It’s the small things too
A few days back I wrote on my blog about the importance of proper planning when it comes to the City of Calgary’s biggest and essential infrastructure projects like the Green Line and the Blue Line. Today, I would like to focus on the smaller projects in our communities. Those “timbit“ infrastructure details that impact …
The Green Line Blues
At a recent event, mayoral candidate Bill Smith had described City Hall’s planning of the future LRT – Green Line project as a “boondoggle”. He had done so due to a number of inconsistencies that had arisen throughout the design of the project, especially when it came to its estimated costs. There is some truth …