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updated January 1, 2002
Current Affairs MENU Alberta Children's Hospital Debate Power Plant pictures and discussion Rare and endangered plants on the Endowment Lands Documents on other pages: Form letter to Alberta Energy & Utilities Board opposing power plant Media coverage:
City Hall meetings:
Reach Committee
UHCA residents' letters to folks with authority over the planning processes for the grasslands. Not just NIMBY. UH is surrounded by medical resources. Yet population growth is to the South of the city. And people in the NE strongly believe they deserve more medical resources. This scanned document is a portion of a letter from a NE resident, calling for ACH to relocate there. Map
of proposed interchange across
University
of Calgary Campus Community Plan
Current Affairs (ACH) Archives On this page Sample form letter and contact addresses, for those who wish to write to CRHA, U of C, or elected representatives Environmental Impact Assessment Study? Some UH residents might want more than CRHA is willing to provide. Why UHCA and other SSADC communities expect a say in what development goes on the grasslands
Traffic Report Hundreds of vehicles per day cut through and park in UH. Volume will increase, whether or not West Campus is developed, unless UHCA blocks easy access. Campus Plan calls for net decrease in parking spots per capita.
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ABOUT THAT NEW SIGN REACH COMMITTEE petition UHCA has officially dropped its objection to the hospital, but continues to oppose the interchange. REACH Committe continues to push for more transparency in planning the new hospital. See the REACH Committee petition. From the City Administration report to the TT&P Committee: "The construction of the 16th Ave NW interchange requires the disposition of approximately 1.6 ha (4 acres) of Community Reserve (CR). Approximately 0.45 ha (1.1 acres) are required for the construction of interchange ramps, and 1.17 ha (2.9 acres) for the future widening of 16th Ave NW and associated noise barrier...Should Council give approval in principle for the construction of the interchange, a formal request for the disposition of reserves and matters of compensation for the reserve, will be dealt with through the Joint Use Coordinating Committee, Calgary Planning Commission, and ultimately Council, likely in September of this year, to coincide with the required road closures. At that time, the Administration will be proposing that cash-in-lieu be provided as compensation for reserve lands associated with the widening of 16th Ave NW (1.17 ha) and that land be provided for in exchange for the reserve land required for the interchange ramps (.45 ha) that were previously not identified for roadway purposes." Now you don't see it, now you do. EXTRA! EXTRA! NOW IT CAN BE TOLD! At the very early stages of the CRHA ACH Site Selection Committee, Alderman Dale Hodges told the UHCA Annual General Meeting on Wednesday night, The province will pay an estimated $30 million to provide water, sewage, electricity and heat services for the new hospital, on the bare grasslands. All the sites already have access to those services. What could CRHA buy for $30 million? Here's a thought: if MRIs cost $2, 500,000, $30 million would buy 12! Calgary
has only four acute-care hospitals now: Peter Lougheed, Rockyview, Foothills,
and Alberta Children's Hospital. Why reduce access, to only three locations,
by putting ACH across from Foothills? Why NOT Bridgeland?
Inspired? While you're thinking
about it, why not write your own letter? We'll help. Of
course, if you have time to make a phone call or write your
own letter, that's the most powerful support you can give. Otherwise: click
here
for a sample letter (add your own touches); and click
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TRAFFIC REPORT The UH traffic report prepared by Stantec provides some preliminary figures and projections. Ulrich Road sees about 1350 vehicles per day (VP/D), Udell Drive about 800 vp/d. At peak hours in morning and evening, about 3900 vp/hour converge traverse the University. Portions of this study are available on the U of C's website . From
the Executive Summary:
Overall, the report confirms what many UH residents already knew: first, that significant numbers of students are parking in UH; and second, that significant numbers of drivers are cutting through UH. Stantec estimates that these figures will increase by 33% to 45%, by the year 2020. These estimates are based on city growth, as well as projections of increased enrollment and building the West Campus to the same density as the Main Campus. Site-specific factors, such as growth of Foothills Hospital and Market Mall, were not included. The City of Calgary has commissioned a Regional NW Traffic Study, to project traffic volume in the area bounded by Northlands Drive, Point McKay, Crowchild Trail, and 16th Ave. That report should be available in late summer or September 2001. At present the University provides 8700 parking spaces for ~25,000 students plus faculty and staff, on the Main Campus and at McMahon Stadium. The Campus Community Plan assumes that University users will move away from one-person cars to bicycles, carpools, and public transit. Therefore the University proposes to provide 20% fewer parking stalls per capita for the increased enrollment and staff, than it provides at present. |
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