Save Glenmore Park Presentation June 2011

PHASE I • Formation of Save Glenmore Park • Activities to date

PHASE II • What SGP would like to see • Activities

Outline

PHASE I

•  Formed Save Glenmore Park in January of 2011

•  Website went live February of 2011

•  Alberta Transportation Functional Planning Studies Open Houses in March

•  Vision, Mission, and Key Perspectives

•  Raising awareness

•  Letters

•  Op Ed

•  Meetings, meetings, and more meetings!

Activities

Save Glenmore Park

Save Glenmore Park - Activities

VISION Save Glenmore Park’s vision is that the unique recreational space and irreplaceable, life-sustaining functions of the Weaselhead Natural Area, Glenmore Reservoir, and Glenmore Parks receive special status and are therefore protected and preserved for future generations.

MISSION The mission of Save Glenmore Park is to ensure Calgary and area transportation issues are successfully addressed without disturbing the irreplaceable, life sustaining nature of the Weaselhead Natural Area, Glenmore Reservoir, Glenmore Parks and surrounding lands.

SGP mission will be accomplished by building alliances with citizens and organizations that will join SGP in raising awareness of the significance of the area and the unacceptable financial, social, and environmental costs of Calgary’s Ring Road (Stoney Trail) as proposed.

We will be successful when there is a long‐range, comprehensive, specific transportation and land use plan in place for the City of Calgary that respects and supports this vision.

Achieving our Mission

COMMITTEE HEADS

Influencers - Duncan Kent

Alliances - Debora Walsh

Professional Services - Christine Kurrant

Communication - Holly Gibney

Environment - Lisa Flaman

Transportation Solutions - Amy Lonsberry

Save Glenmore Park - Organization

•Mayor Naheed Nenshi

• Calgary Caucus

• MLA Alison Redford

• Alderman Brian Pincott

• Alberta Transportation

• Focus Engineering

• City of Calgary Transportation and Planning

• Community Associations

• Organizations

Save Glenmore Park – Meetings

The Southwest

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Functional Planning Study

SUSTAINABILITY The Glenmore Reservoir, from which 600,000 people get their drinking water, needs to be protected from the risk created by the construction of another multi-lane expressway. Air borne pollution and noise from additional vehicles would significantly and irreparably degrade the Weaselhead natural area and Glenmore Park. LOSS OF PARKS AND NATURAL SPACES The Weaselhead Natural Area, Glenmore Reservoir, Glenmore Parks and surrounding lands offer tranquil park space and unique recreational opportunities that cannot otherwise be found within the City and, if compromised, can never be replaced.

Concerns

Information - Crossing Distance

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FUNCTIONALITY

Concerns

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PHASE II

WHAT CAN CALGARY DO INSTEAD?

•  Right now we are only asking ONE question—What is the best way to connect two road ways?

•  The SGP Team thinks a better question is –What is the best way to facilitate mobility and growth in SW Calgary?

•  We would like to see the scope of the project expanded to find an approach that is affordable, sustainable, and matches the vision Calgarian’s have for their city.

Save Glenmore Park - Future Activities

• Engage the PC Leadership Candidates

•  Work on getting Alberta Transportation and the City of Calgary to adopt a unique approach to this project and ask some different questions

•  Gear up for the next round of Open Houses in October

• Hands Across the Park: Earth Day 2012

Save Glenmore Park - Future Activities

• MOU indicates the study will be complete in Q4 2011

• Wait, Plan, and Prepare

• Register SGP as an official society

• Fundraising

• Raise Awareness

• Build Database

• Petitioning

Save Glenmore Park - Future Activities

• Be informed

• Be involved

• Individually (sign the petition, email updates, join a committee)

• Donate time or money

• Share the message

Save Glenmore Park - What can you do?

Thank You

Functional Planning Study