Calgary Municipal Politics

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Surveys for council candidates on rezoning. The group itself filed an appeal against rezoning, but the answers were from all sides.

Calgarians for Thoughtful Growth

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For Ward 7, I think I'll go with Atkinson. McRae and the stuff around her and her husband I'd rather not have in city hall, and Barrett is a bit too straight line progressive for me. Making halfway houses, addiction treatment uses permitted uses (require no hearing and no appeal), and absolutely no parking minimum are too simple of a solution to complex problems. The argument that developers will build parking when there is demand is just false. Instead the "cost" of parking is offloaded to the neighbourhood with streets being lined with cars and not pedestrian friendly. I thought Atkinson's response was more nuanced.

 

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Surveys for council candidates on rezoning. The group itself filed an appeal against rezoning, but the answers were from all sides.

Calgarians for Thoughtful Growth

calgariansforthoughtfulgrowth.com

For Ward 7, I think I'll go with Atkinson. McRae and the stuff around her and her husband I'd rather not have in city hall, and Barrett is a bit too straight line progressive for me. Making halfway houses, addiction treatment uses permitted uses (require no hearing and no appeal), and absolutely no parking minimum are too simple of a solution to complex problems. The argument that developers will build parking when there is demand is just false. Instead the "cost" of parking is offloaded to the neighbourhood with streets being lined with cars and not pedestrian friendly. I thought Atkinson's response was more nuanced.

A couple of canvassers from Barrett's team came by my place a few weeks ago and honestly I wasn't impressed, they didn't do a good job of explaining his platform or why I should vote for him. Atkinson and one of his team members came by also and I found we were able to have a good conversation and while I didn't agree with everything he said, he was clearly informed, understood how the system works and was just generally very personable and likeable. I also see quite a few of his signs in the neighbourhood so for anyone looking for a Wong alternative, he probably has the best chance of winning.