Proposed Citywide Rezoning
Referring to reports in the March, April, and May editions of the Echo on the Proposed Citywide Rezoning, the Public Hearing started on April 22, 2024, and lasted over two weeks. Multiple perspectives were tabled and the subsequent decision by Council will have been made when you read this.
We will be studying the Council’s decision and its potential impact on our neighbourhood and our preparation for a Local Area Plan with our District 32 neighbours.
Road Safety
We had OCA board approval to reach out to Louis Riel School and request communication to parents and pupils about road safety. LRS included our OCA communication in their weekly messages. As we move into spring and summer, we will have even more people out and about on our pathways, pedestrian crossings, at intersections without crossings, and even children playing in their front driveways. We encourage all residents to drive with care, obey the posted speed limits, and avoid distracted driving.
Calgary Police Service has also been present assisting with monitoring, education, and compliance enforcement. However, this can only be intermittent. So, we are again requesting the City to improve some of the high pedestrian traffic interactions with various forms of road calming. If you have any specific concerns, please raise these with the City at 3-1-1 and share it with us at https://oakridgecommunity.ca/local-concerns.
Road changes are progressing at the 90 Ave and 24 St intersection with limited input from OCA.
Co-op Development at Southland Dr and 24 Street
Co-op construction is continuing, and they remain on track for a spring 2025 completion date. Unfortunately, there is no update on the planned subdivision regarding the NW corner of the site where the accommodation units are planned.
RioCan Development at Glenmore Landing
Notwithstanding other Community Association’s concerns with the proposed towers, our main OCA concern remains the impact on traffic with this proposed re-development combined with other planned developments in the area. We have again requested the ‘Traffic Impact Assessment’, but it is still in discussions with the City and RioCan. We did have some dialogue with City staff, and they encouraged Urban Systems who represent RioCan to meet us but to date we have not had a response.
We have noticed some construction at the 16 St and 90 Av intersection.
Other Impacted Oakridge Facilities
We are still waiting for some road calming measures that were anticipated to be in place by the end of 2023. Please let us know if you have any other infrastructure requests at https://oakridgecommunity.ca/local-concerns/, as well as documenting with 3-1-1.
We encourage Oakridge residents with back lanes to keep their garbage bins and space between their fences and the back lane clean and free from invasive weeds. Much appreciated.
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