TUXEDO PARK & WINSTON HEIGHTS-MOUNTVIEW

Community Objectives Workshop – Raw Data Report

November 7, 2016

Tuxedo Park

Green Line

 Heated/covered train stations – cold!  Green Line – lots of trees, planters, plazas, corner developments  Commercial district – energy for new Centre Street development  I love the train about ground in Tuxedo Park, and having underground portion as far south as possible. Want the vibrancy the above ground train will bring.  Well managed Green Line project (keep doing what you are doing)  SOCAN ↓  Tuxedo Park Green Line Development – we only have this one park. Yes, love what I am seeing in these photos. Let’s make it great. Restaurants, shops, walkable spaces, places in the park to hang out. Ice cream shop. Pedestrian

 More speed limit signs on Edmonton Trail  Streets for people. Pedestrian improvements. Street redesign and traffic calming. Shared streets, lower speed limits  The re-paving of Edmonton Trail was a missed opportunity. Must do better complete streets!  Edmonton Trail walkability. Sidewalks on 5th and 16th Ave  A bicycle route with markings would be great on 1st St NE  Central Parks with corridors i.e. East Village  Pedestrian and cyclist focussed corridors leading to transit  Better pedestrian access to Centre Street  Walkability  Pedestrian sign revamping (yellow wrappers)  More speed patrol on Centre and Edmonton Trail  Rapid Flashing Pedestrian Beacons for centre street

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Cllr. Gian-Carlo Carra c/o Office of the Councillor T 403.268.5330 | E Ward09@calgary.ca | Mail Code # 8001A | PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 TUXEDO PARK & WINSTON HEIGHTS-MOUNTVIEW  Prioritize pedestrian cycling investments. Transportation budget must match our values Businesses

 Advocate for businesses during Green Line construction  We have enough commercial. Need to reuse the value of our commercial spaces. We need more people.  ↓the number of body rubs  Business revitalization/diversification  Centre Street branding i.e. Uptown YYC  Fewer liquor store, massage parlors, loan companies  Community and business collaborations  Greater handicap accessibility on sidewalks/to businesses  Less alcohol stores and rub & tugs  Diversity of businesses  Community owned business i.e. Coffee Shop  One – stop-shop for launching or growing local business Development

 Bioswales for storm-water management 26th Ave and 1st Street NW  Improved drainage infrastructure  Incent car-sharing  Enable ground oriented development as of right e.g. townhouses, stacked-townhouses  Wish we could pave more of our laneways  European style design atmosphere  Tiny homes community?  Tiny house – lots! <3  Front porch relaxation or as of right  Historic housing recognition program  Traffic circles on 1st St NE would be great  Edmonton Trail beautification  Legal secondary suites  Increase affordable housing  Enforcement of building maintenance bylaws  I would like to see us limit building height through the community  Minimum building height on Centre Street  Perhaps we could get some statuary of former famous Calgarians from Tuxedo – Don MacKay, Ralph Klein, Queen Victoria, and Glen Grey, etc.  Higher density along Edmonton Trail, Centre Street and 16th Ave  Sustainability standards  Different house designs for infills  Cluster analysis and legalization of secondary suites. Where are most of the current illegal rentals?  Better house designs and condo designs in our community

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Cllr. Gian-Carlo Carra c/o Office of the Councillor T 403.268.5330 | E [email protected] | Mail Code # 8001A | PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 TUXEDO PARK & WINSTON HEIGHTS-MOUNTVIEW Programming

 Increased social cohesion between neighbours. Block captains, perhaps?  Programs that bring kids together because we don’t have a school  Funding for community connectors/project champions to avoid volunteer burnout  Increased cross-sectoral collaboration; Government-Business-Community  Stronger relationships between businesses and residents and institutions (e.g. schools)  More intergenerational programming – seasoned learning from unseasoned and vice versa  A strategic/innovative way to connect out youth. Tuxedo Park has no school; old school should be a youth/creative hub Community Hall/Facilities

 Accessible community centre  Future dream: New Community Centre that incorporates Tuxedo Park  ESL (English as a second language) centre  Greater accessibility to community centre building  Neighbourhood Gym  Recreation centre created on or near Tuxedo Park Community Hall  New Community Centre  Multi-purpose centre  Accessible hall (ramps)  Rec centre and library (Genesis Centre)  Redevelopment of Tuxedo Park school lot  Redevelopment of Tuxedo Park school  Active senior’s strategy Parking

 No parking on Centre Street in front of Lena’s  We need ‘no parking’ sings on either side of the alley leading onto 20th Ave NE. Cars are parking too close and it is difficult to see oncoming traffic in both directions  Implement a parking benefit district in Tuxedo Park and Mount Pleasant  Eliminate parking minimums (at least in Tuxedo) Tuxedo Park

 Annual party in the park – free  I would like to see more picnic tables in our park  Lighting for new pathway in TP park  Large scale art projects  Amphitheatre in the park  Lighting/pathways in Tuxedo Park  A band shell would be nice in our park  I like the new trees planted on our boulevards. The more the better

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Cllr. Gian-Carlo Carra c/o Office of the Councillor T 403.268.5330 | E [email protected] | Mail Code # 8001A | PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 TUXEDO PARK & WINSTON HEIGHTS-MOUNTVIEW

Dog Park

 Dog park  Dog park in Tuxedo  Off-leash dog park  There is a real shortage of park space. Is there any way to include a park at 16th Ave and Centre Street? Somewhere else?  Physical separation/dog park barriers Tuxedo Park School

 Preserve the façade of Tuxedo Par school for future condo development  Seniors home with daycare/kindergarten facility on Tuxedo Park school site Miscellaneous

 Electric bus pilot  I really like our young and informed community leaders!  North-south cycle track in the downtown east of Centre Street  Legalize marijuana  Geographic distribution of portion property tax e.g. lot frontage incorporated in Enmax water rates  With sprawl subsidy gone, are there things going on to have our own tax base directly invested into our community?

Winston Heights-Mountview

Housing & Rezoning

 Will higher density development be centres along Edmonton Trail to preserve the neighbourhood?  Stop building large multi-level houses in neighbourhoods with large single populations – need small bungalows  Multi-family buildings need open house welcome days for community members to welcome newcomers to community  Building multi-residential with no permission?  Why is public engagement for rezoning R2 to commercial fast-tracked e.g. 2 week public notice  Why is spot-rezoning allowed?  If infrastructure cannot handle high density housing, stop doing it  Is a 3x2 sandwich board on changing property zoning adequate notice  Onus is on neighbourhood to find out info on rezoning  Midfield mobile home park closure and ‘relocation’ options. Community based boarders  Can we use the community ARP to begin as a starting point?  Does WHMV have an ARP?  What is happening to rezoning of property across from Mountview Elementary?  What about tiny homes community? Cool if we were Calgary pioneers in this

gccarra.ca

Cllr. Gian-Carlo Carra c/o Office of the Councillor T 403.268.5330 | E [email protected] | Mail Code # 8001A | PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 TUXEDO PARK & WINSTON HEIGHTS-MOUNTVIEW  What’s happening with/to Midfield  Midfield Park and old RCMP what is planned and when? Bylaws

 Less bylaws, can’t handle the ones we have now  Building maintenance community standards  Barking dogs where the city and neighbour won’t do anything about it Seniors

 Need more plans for small, affordable seniors housing communities. Affordable patio homes in park setting  Programs to bring seniors together with the children to interact and earn from each other  Better assistance for seniors to help the stay in their homes Community Development

 Community level chamber of commerce – encourage and promote local business and more live/work units Parks

 Love bike lanes – hope they grow!  Possible to create link to bike path from Winston Heights?  Would love to develop Victory Park and area to a space that is really great for dogs and the community of dog owners  Dry pond at 36 Ave and 6 Street has great potential for community Safety

 Greater police presence to reduce crime and drug traffic issues going on Community Association

 More community things like the cleanup day. Perhaps a garage sale day?  Community clothing swap and toys in spring/fall  “Kick it to the curb” day – where everyone sticks the stuff they no longer want and people can pick it up for free  Get volunteers with trucks to help on clean up day to pick up items for those who have no way of getting their stuff there  What is the threshold for triggering a community engagement? DP trigger it; analog vs. digital  Bring back the welcome wagon - include free community memberships on new builds City Issues

 Better distribution of fees for garbage and next one coming so single people are not subsidizing these systems. In Japan they get a card and are charged based on weight  Waste waters charges on water that actually ends up in waste water system  Better notification of city work and impact on homes, etc. When, what to expect, who to contact

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Cllr. Gian-Carlo Carra c/o Office of the Councillor T 403.268.5330 | E [email protected] | Mail Code # 8001A | PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 TUXEDO PARK & WINSTON HEIGHTS-MOUNTVIEW  Have more of our tax dollar stay in our communities to be used for us Roads and Transportation

 On south side of 25th people still park on street even though they have laneways and garages  Upgrade 6th Street NE from 27 Ave to 36 Ave  There is a curb apron mid-block on 4th Street NE and 17th Ave. But people park in front – there is no ‘no-parking’ signs  Love the LRT idea  Install sidewalks on 6 street NE between 27 and 36 ave  More traffic circles, less 4-way stops to slow vehicles exampled 24 ave  Turning lights at 6 Street – 16 Ave and 20 Ave, Edmonton Trail and Centre Street, 20 Ave and longer green lights to. Better light coordination on 16th for traffic flow  No laneways north of 25th Ave NE. Parking becomes an issue  Can’t walk when sidewalks on 16h, Centre Street bridge, etc. are not cleaned on snow  Maintenance for streets and sidewalks altered by development and/or age  No parking on major routes at anytime  Snow plowing that does not close in cars, streets and alleyways

The Ward 9 Office would like to thank everyone who attended, as well as the Tuxedo Park Community Association donating their space and Scopa for the amazing food!

gccarra.ca

Cllr. Gian-Carlo Carra c/o Office of the Councillor T 403.268.5330 | E [email protected] | Mail Code # 8001A | PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary, AB T2P 2M5