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Climate Blog # 14 – Transportation Infrastructure

While transportation is essential to our lives, it also accounts for the highest percentage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) in Calgary. Likewise, the majority of transportation-related emissions in Canada are related to road transportation.

The Guidebook for Great Communities

The Guidebook for Great Communities is the answer to decades of Calgary unsustainably expanding outward and outward. This policy document will serve, exactly as the name says, as a guide to building great communities.

April Newsletter: Youth

Cities play an important role in young people’s lives: they provide social experiences, training, learning, and jobs, diverse cultural offerings, and captivating public spaces. This is a reciprocal relationship.

Druh Farrell's Statement

In October of 2001, the residents of Ward 7 first elected me to represent them at City Hall. Over the past 20 years, I worked tirelessly to shape our city for the better. This has been the most fulfilling career anyone could ask for. Today, I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election.

Climate Meeting # 13 - Calgary Approvals Coordination

How we design and build our cities has one of the most significant impacts on emissions and climate resiliency. A significant shift in energy efficiency is required to meet emissions reduction targets set by the Paris Agreement.

March Newsletter: A Downtown for the Next Generation

Calgary is facing a quadruple whammy of a multi-year recession, a structural shift in the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and youth leaving our city. The downtown represents a convergence of these urgent problems and also an area where we can make real progress.