City Council
City of Calgary
800 Macleod Trail SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2M5
Updated April 16, 2024
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Re: Opposition to Blanket Up-zoning
Dear Mayor Gondek and City Councillors,
The proposal to blanket up-zone the entire city is a significant
change to current planning policies and patterns of development.
Density can benefit the city and communities if it is well planned.
However, blanket up-zoning creates density without regard for
community context.
Housing choice already exists in Calgary. What is missing is
deeply affordable non-market housing options. Blanket up-zoning
will not supply this.
We respectfully request the creation of evidence-based policies
tailored to address Calgary’s specific needs and challenges that
are co-designed with Calgarians.
We, the 52 undersigned Community Associations, urge you to
vote against blanket up-zoning at the public hearing scheduled for
April 22, 2024.
Sincerely,
Phillip Lounsbury
President, Abbeydale Community Association
Ryan Koleyak
Bonavista Downs Community Association
Bonita McCurry
President, Brentwood Community Association
Doug McNeil
Planning Director, CKE Community Association
Daryl Connolly,
President, Cambrian Heights Community Association
Krista Beavis
Planning Co-Director, Crescent Heights Community Association
Ron O’Shea
President, Crossroads Community Association
Kim Semeniuk
President, Deer Run Community Association
Lisa Poole
President, Elbow Park Residents Association
Corran Hockey
President, Elboya Britannia Community Association
Gary Ursu
President, Forest Heights Community Association
Chris Welner
President, Glendale Community Association
Jeff Marsh
President, Hounsfield Heights, Briar Hill Community Association
Phil Levson
President, Inglewood Community Association
Simone Thumm
President, Lake Bonavista Community Association
Jon Himmens
President, Lakeview Community Association
Kathy Canu
President, Marlborough Park Community Association
Jeff Hyde
President, Mayfair Bel-Aire Community Association
Grant Burchill
President, McKenzie Lake Community Association
Verna Leask
President, Meadowlark Park Community Association
Patsy McNish
President, Mid-Sun Community Association
Chris Best
President, Mount Pleasant Community Association
Lynn McRae
President, Mount Royal Community Association
Lisa Burton
President, North Glenmore Park Community Association
Brian Pedlar
President, Oakridge Community Association
Harris Hanson
President, Palliser, Bayview, Pump Hill Community Association
Jonathon Balkwill
Vice President, Parkdale Community Association
Richard Gray
President, Parkhill Stanley Park Community Association
Darren Way
President, Parkland Community Association
Charlene Côté
President, Penbrooke Meadows Community Association
Marjorie Roy
President, Pineridge Community Association
Brian Heritage
President, Queensland Diamond Cove Community Association
Kevin Widenmaier
President Richmond Knob Hill Community Association
Paul Storwick
President, Rideau Roxboro Community Association
Iain Campbell
President, Rosedale Community Association
Matthew Guilherme
President, Rosemont Community Association
Larry Yasman
President, Rundle Community Association
Craig Marceau
President, Rutland Park Community Association
M. David Gates
President, Scarboro Community Association
Colin Yeo,
Community Development Director, Scenic Acres Community Association
Lynn Jobe
President, Shawnee/Evergreen Community Association
Marshall McCarthy
President, Shawnessy Community Association
Wendy Whitehouse
President, Southview Community Association
Elizabeth Murray
Past President, St. Andrews Heights Community Association
Anne Johnson
President, Tuxedo Park Community Association
Patty Auger
President, University Heights Community Association
Bob Benson
President, Varsity Community Association
Dylan Richards
President, West Hillhurst Community Association
Pat Guillemaud
President, Westgate Community Association
Jason Carling
President, Willow Ridge Community Association
Ken Young
Development Director, Windsor Park Community Association
Keith Cartmell
President, Wood Creek Community Association