On behalf of the Rocky Ridge Road Closure Community Committee (R3C3) we would like to thank the Rocky Ridge Royal Oak Victory Church and the North West Family Church for offering their photocopying services, their facilities for our meetings and Open Houses, and for their firm support of this cause.
-- Lauree Phillips - On behalf of the R3C3
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Road Closure Contact List
- Mayor Dave Bronconnier
700 Macleod Trail SE
Calgary, AB
T2P 2M5- themayor@calgary.ca
- Alderman Dale Hodges
PO Box 2100, Station M, 8001A
Calgary, AB
T2P 2M5- dale.hodges@calgary.ca
- The Honourable Luke Ouellette,
Minister of Transportation
Room 320 Legislature Bldg, 10800 97th Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5K 2B6- Constituency Office e-mail:
innisfail.sylvanlake@assembly.ab.ca - Legislature Office e-mail:
transportation.minister@gov.ab.ca
- Constituency Office e-mail:
- The Honourable Lindsay Blackett,
Minister of Culture & Community Spirit
Room 418 Legislature Bldg, 10800 – 97th Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5K 2B6- Constituency Office e-mail:
calgary.northwest@assembly.ab.ca - Legislature Office e-mail:
ccs.minister@gov.ab.ca
- Constituency Office e-mail:
We Are Working On Alternative Solutions
Our committee will propose some form of overpass or underpass at the bottom of RRR to take community traffic over/under Crowchild Tr and east to city centre. We have several proposals integrated with changes to the Provincial design to offset the cost of the new flyover. We have not formalized our ideas yet but will be by mid next week.
-- Bob Hallett - R3C3: Technical Subcommittee
-- Bob Hallett - R3C3: Technical Subcommittee
The Closure's Impact on Our Communities' Traffic Volumes
The City of Calgary contracted a company to complete manual traffic counts during peak commuting times only (between 6 am to 9 am and 3 pm - 6 pm). There were no counts completed during the day or on weekends. Once the counts are completed, the city traffic engineers put this data into a computer generated software program to determine how people are going to drive within and out of our community. The five residential roads of (Rocky Ridge Blvd, Rocky Valley Dr, Royal Oak Dr, Royal Birch Blvd, and Rocky Ridge Dr.) will be impacted given the closure of Rocky Ridge Road and Crowchild Trail.
The City of Calgary traffic engineers did not take into consideration any people outside our community accessing our community roads. Specifically the proposed Latter Day Saints temple directly servicing 18,000 members throughout the week, the Royal Victory Church expansion, the people who use our communities 3 church facilities at night, or the increase in traffic volume from Cochrane and NW Community residents accessing our communities proposed LRT station. Instead of all of these outside members directly accessing the church facilities one block up Rocky Ridge Road, these people will be accessing the churches and LRT from these 5 residential roads. These roads are in front of our community center, our playgrounds, our school zones, our baseball & soccer fields, our toboggan run, our bus stops and school bus stops, our walkways, pathways and driveways.
This increase in traffic on these residential roads puts all pedestrians, drivers and our children at an increase risk of getting hurt. Please review the proposed traffic volume statistical data sheet, approved by the City of Calgary.
-- Lauree Phillips
The City of Calgary traffic engineers did not take into consideration any people outside our community accessing our community roads. Specifically the proposed Latter Day Saints temple directly servicing 18,000 members throughout the week, the Royal Victory Church expansion, the people who use our communities 3 church facilities at night, or the increase in traffic volume from Cochrane and NW Community residents accessing our communities proposed LRT station. Instead of all of these outside members directly accessing the church facilities one block up Rocky Ridge Road, these people will be accessing the churches and LRT from these 5 residential roads. These roads are in front of our community center, our playgrounds, our school zones, our baseball & soccer fields, our toboggan run, our bus stops and school bus stops, our walkways, pathways and driveways.
This increase in traffic on these residential roads puts all pedestrians, drivers and our children at an increase risk of getting hurt. Please review the proposed traffic volume statistical data sheet, approved by the City of Calgary.
-- Lauree Phillips
Friday, March 20, 2009
Progress
The R3C3 is setting up a technical meeting between the R3C3 technical Subcommittee, City engineers and the Provincial engineers in the next week or so.
Incidentally, the timing is very good as Minister Blackett is in the
process of setting up a community Open House between the City, Province
and the community for the week of 30 March.
-- Mike Simoens
Incidentally, the timing is very good as Minister Blackett is in the
process of setting up a community Open House between the City, Province
and the community for the week of 30 March.
-- Mike Simoens
The Original Plan
Here are the current City/Province plans for the interchanges:
We really do hope to find an alternative that keeps RRR open.
-- Mike Simoens
[UPDATE - March 25]
fixed the links to these files.
We really do hope to find an alternative that keeps RRR open.
-- Mike Simoens
[UPDATE - March 25]
fixed the links to these files.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Some History on Rocky Ridge Road
It is clear that the road was originally supposed to be temporary. When we moved into Rocky Ridge in the late nineties the road was a two-lane country road with signage that it was a temporary access to Crowchild Trail and no one expected that it would remain open at Crowchild Trail for long.
However, to our surprise and delight the road was widened and all signage regarding the temporary access were removed. This happened to my best recollection before year 2000. The widening of the road was mandated by the city with the responsibility for the construction the developers.
It seems clear to me that the signage was removed to accommodate developer’s ability to sell the properties in both Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak.
Curious isn’t it?
However, to our surprise and delight the road was widened and all signage regarding the temporary access were removed. This happened to my best recollection before year 2000. The widening of the road was mandated by the city with the responsibility for the construction the developers.
It seems clear to me that the signage was removed to accommodate developer’s ability to sell the properties in both Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak.
Curious isn’t it?
-- Arun and Anne Gatha
Proposed Rocky Ridge Road Closure update
The proposed closure of Rocky Ridge Road was on the agenda of a Council meeting on Monday, 9 March.
At the Public Hearing on the issue a number of Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak community members spoke to voice their opposition to the proposed closure. Council has tabled the two proposed bylaws which pertain to the issue which means that no decision was made at the meeting. The issue will again be before Council on 27 April.
-- André van Dijk
[UPDATE - March 20, 2009]
Reference material:
The RRROCA submission to the City of Calgary Public Hearing held on 9 March.
A letter from MLA Lindsay Blackett to the community association prior to the same Public Hearing
[UPDATE - March 20, 2009]
There will be a meeting between the R3C3 technical Subcommittee, City engineers and the Provincial engineers as well as an open house between the City and the Province.
see: Progress - March 20, 2009
At the Public Hearing on the issue a number of Rocky Ridge and Royal Oak community members spoke to voice their opposition to the proposed closure. Council has tabled the two proposed bylaws which pertain to the issue which means that no decision was made at the meeting. The issue will again be before Council on 27 April.
-- André van Dijk
[UPDATE - March 20, 2009]
Reference material:
The RRROCA submission to the City of Calgary Public Hearing held on 9 March.
A letter from MLA Lindsay Blackett to the community association prior to the same Public Hearing
[UPDATE - March 20, 2009]
There will be a meeting between the R3C3 technical Subcommittee, City engineers and the Provincial engineers as well as an open house between the City and the Province.
see: Progress - March 20, 2009
Our Message!
The proposed closure of Rocky Ridge Road will have devastating effects on the community and there is vibrant opposition to it. Viable alternatives that will render the proposed closure unnecessary do in fact exist! From a technical and financial point of view the proposed closure is unnecessary and all that is required to resolve this issue is political will!
Please voice your opinion, you can make a difference.
-- Mike Simoens
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