Get Involved : Invitation to Action

Invitation to Action 2009

Invitation To Action

Did you know that the City of Calgary is currently developing a long-term plan: Plan It Calgary that will direct growth for the next 50 to 60 years? The Plan It Calgary project explores possible futures for Calgary through an integrated land use and mobility plan that accommodates an additional 1.3 million people and over 600,000 jobs. Managing how and where this growth occurs will be critical in creating a sustainable city.

We want the outcomes of this project to provide Calgarians with the most sustainable and equitable city – one that results in future generations having a healthy natural environment, a resilient economy, vibrant neighbourhoods and effective transportation - so that no matter where you live, it is possible to live in Calgary without owning a car.

In order to achieve this fundamental shift in the way the city is built, we need your help to encourage City Council to implement the most sustainable and equitable options.

What is Happening Now
The Plan It Calgary project (www.calgary.ca/planit/) is guided by the eight Key Directions for Land Use and Mobility. These were developed from The City of Calgary Council approved 11 sustainability principles crafted from imagineCALGARY, City policy and Smart Growth principles. Upcoming opportunities for your input include the Land Use, Planning & Transportation (LPT) Committee of City Council to approve the eight key directions in mid-October, and a Big Map event in November.

Sustainable Calgary is working to inform Calgarians about the Plan It Calgary project, the issues at stake and the importance of speaking up right now while the process is underway. Your involvement is critical in encouraging City Council to shift the direction that growth has taken in the past and setting in place a significant milestone on the road to becoming a Sustainable City. We need your help to move this action forward.

Spend Five Minutes for a Sustainable Future”
and do at least the first four of these actions:

 1. Read about Plan It Calgary and Think about what kind of City you want

2. Sign the Charter.
 http://www.sustainablecalgary.ca/PressRelease-43.html

3. Call or write your Alderman and the Mayor Google The City of Calgary Office of the Alderman.

4. Talk with neighbours, colleagues about the kind of city they want to see.

5. Find out when the issue is being discusded at City Hall and attend to show your support for a sustainable future.


Five Minutes could make all the difference