Have your say in the Alberta budget!

Hey all -  Make sure to head over to http://alberta.ca/budgetdialogue.cfm and fill out how you'd like the budget to be done for this province, more participation means more meaningful results!

Calgary Biking Survey!

Hello to all 3 readers!

If you like to bike in the city, and want some say in what developments will be made for bikers in the city, make your voice heard!

http://bikecalgary.org./centercity

For Your Perusal: The 2011 Citizen Satisfaction Survey

Turns out, Calgarians are actually pretty happy with the direction that the city is going in. People are still the most concerned about roads, infrastructure and transit, but are happier about them than in years previous years.
http://www.calgary.ca/CS/CSC/Documents/2011%20Citizen%20Satisfaction%20Survey.pdf

Nenshi & Wong Announce Customer Advocacy group AND CHANGE FROM THE TRANSIT TICKET MACHINES!

There's a lot of things packed into this video and they all deserve attention, but the most important fact here is that CT is getting better, and will start doing things that make sense. Accepting credit/debit and giving out CHANGE for cash purchases at the CT Ticket machines! Everyone rejoice!

If you would like to sign up to be a Customer Advocate of Calgary Transit, the link is here: http://www.calgarytransit.com/ctcag/ and the  group will start forming in the coming weeks.

Surprise! Calgarians spend too much on commuting

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/energy-resources/Calgarians+spending+much+time+money+commuting/5299228/story.html

This shouldn't come as a shock. Calgary needs a major infrastructure overhaul (which it's sorta getting with the half-assed West LRT and the 3/4 assed ring road) but more importantly, Calgarians need an attitude overhall. Driving a truck or SUV because you "like to have your own space" is ridiculous and will not help the community at all. We need to band together, get a little more comfy, and really invest in public transit before this city's urban sprawl gets out of control.

New Calgary.ca !

Calgary recently spent a lot of money on a new site. I've had a little look at the new layout and I love it. Dollars well worth it to present a proffessional, world class city to our online visitors, while maintaining usefulness for citizens. To use it, I highly reccommend a quick tour of the available buttons, then try a couple of searches. That's how it's designed to be used.

http://calgary.ca

Interesting And Pertinant TED Talk

Ran accross an interesting video that says that all cities are destined to die and fail over time. Interesting theory with a couple of graphs that contrast some questionable things. But a seemingly strictly mathematical view does provoke questions about how to avoid his predictions.