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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...
Read about why #yyc is at a crossroads & how today's election will determine the path we travel down:
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Calgary at a crossroads in this election
Opinion
calgaryherald.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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...
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...
Read about why #yyc is at a crossroads & how today's election will determine the path we travel down:
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Calgary at a crossroads in this election
Opinion
calgaryherald.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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...
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
#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
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#yycvote
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Sonya Sharp “doesn’t support the elevated line or the underground Green Line.” 🎥: @cbcalberta
YouTube video by The Calgary Party
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October 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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
#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...
#yycvote
youtube.com/shorts/d-OOx...
Sonya Sharp “doesn’t support the elevated line or the underground Green Line.” 🎥: @cbcalberta
YouTube video by The Calgary Party
youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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...
#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...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Calgary at a crossroads in this election
Opinion
calgaryherald.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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...
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:
October 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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:
October 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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...
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.
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Bell: 'Do your damn job' — Danielle Smith's point man on cities warns local politicians
Premier Danielle Smith's cities boss Dan Williams warns Alberta local politicians to mind their own business or he'll show them who is boss.
calgaryherald.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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...
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.
There is also the topic of vehicle-per-day capacity of our built streets versus actual volume.
Take 12 Ave SW, with 3 oneway vehicle lanes it could handle 15 to 32k VPD, but it only had 10 to 15k VPD in 2023.🤔
This tells us 12 Ave SW is currently overbuilt with 3 lanes.🤷♂️
Take 12 Ave SW, with 3 oneway vehicle lanes it could handle 15 to 32k VPD, but it only had 10 to 15k VPD in 2023.🤔
This tells us 12 Ave SW is currently overbuilt with 3 lanes.🤷♂️
July 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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
July 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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...
calgary.citynews.ca/2025/06/25/c...
Officials to break ground on Calgary's Green Line LRT
After years of back-and-forth, and even an outright cancellation, ground will officially break on Calgary's Green Line LRT project Thursday.
calgary.citynews.ca
June 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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...
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...
calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Eau Claire Plaza opens in July with new performance, festival space and misting fog
Calgary is officially unveiling the reimagined Eau Claire Plaza on July 2 after months of construction
calgaryherald.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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...
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
March 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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
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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...
www.courtneywalcott.com/council_appr...
Council Approves Elevated Green Line, Risks, and Costs
www.courtneywalcott.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...
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...
The UCP delayed things 18 months because of this back in 2019
livewirecalgary.com/2025/02/01/a...
ANALYSIS - Calgary Green Line: When is a train to nowhere not a train to nowhere? - LiveWire Calgary
It’s difficult to put a thumb on the exact etymological beginnings of the phrase “a train to nowhere” or its derivatives, used in context with Calgary’s Green Line project. What’s much clearer, howeve...
livewirecalgary.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"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...
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...
"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...
Opinion: Green Line a partnership in name only
Bad faith bargaining means LRT plan more expensive and less extensive than original.
calgaryherald.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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...
"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...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: UCP must stand by their Green Line plan
Opinion: UCP must stand by their Green Line plan
calgaryherald.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...
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...
livewirecalgary.com/2025/01/18/p...
Province put pressure on city for alternative Green Line alignments ahead of September letter, documents reveal - LiveWire Calgary
Emails obtained by LWC have revealed new details about how the Government of Alberta was pressuring the City of Calgary to accept an alternative alignment ahead of the Minister’s letter threatening fu...
livewirecalgary.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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...
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...
"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...
Leong: With Alberta's Green Line report and ultimatum, Calgary faces impossible choice
Despite not doing all the homework for is proposed new Green Line route, Alberta government tells Calgary it's our way or the highway.
calgarysun.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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...
"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.
December 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | A single-slide show: Devin Dreeshen presents his Green Line map | CBC News
Alberta's transportation minister boasts his plan for more stations and elevated downtown tracks is better than a tunnel. But he didn't release the report to back that up.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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/...
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...
livewirecalgary.com/2024/12/13/p...
Province delivers new Green Line plan for Calgary - LiveWire Calgary
The Government of Alberta has put forth its plan for a southeast Calgary transit line, including an elevated entry into the city’s downtown. The province announced the details Friday morning in a news...
livewirecalgary.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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...
livewirecalgary.com/2024/12/13/p...