December Newsletter & Happy Holidays!

Just before we head into 2019, we want to share a few items from our fall 2018 highlight reel, offer some insight into what the new year holds for the BNA, and wish you a very happy holiday season!
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TAKE ACTION: Share your support for a safer 2nd Street SW

City releases new plan for safer 2nd Street SW
Thanks to public engagement and much feedback from the community, the City has released a new revised plan for making 2nd Street SW between 26 Ave and 10 Ave SW safer for everyone.
The new plan makes good on building upon the important lesson that the cycle tracks taught us about safety: protected bike lanes greatly increase safety for less confident riders, particularly women and children.
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What We've Done - 2018

The Beltline Neighbourhoods Association is a vibrant community association for the Beltline district in urban Calgary encompassing the neighbourhoods of Connaught and Victoria Park.
With our home at the McHugh House Community & Arts Hub, we are proud to be a recognized member of the Federation of Calgary Communities inviting residents to get involved in making the Beltline an even better place.
It’s been another busy year in the Beltline. Here’s what we’ve done together…
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We need your help: New city budget proposes cutting reinvestment in existing neighbourhoods

Proposed 2019-2022 budget cuts hurt existing neighbourhoods
After City Council approved 14 new suburban communities this summer and a city-wide 0.75% property tax increase to pay for it, the City is now asking for $447M for the construction of more than a dozen new suburban communities while proposing cuts to planned major public realm and safety improvements on streets in Calgary’s existing neighbourhoods. The City’s 2019-2022 Service Plans and Budget calls for cuts to the City’s Main Streets Program and Complete Streets Program that together are strategically critical investments supporting growth and economic development in existing neighbourhoods all across Calgary, including in the Beltline.
Help us keep digital billboards out of the Beltline and Calgary neighbourhoods!

CP Rail wants to build 6 new 232 square-foot backlit digital billboards in the Beltline
As reported by CBC News, CP Rail has partnered with All Vision, a major outdoor advertising developer, to build 6 new 232 square-foot LED-backlit billboards in the Beltline across the railroad bridges at 1 Street SE, 1 Street SW, 8 Street SW, 4 Street SW, and Macleod Trail. The company is currently applying to the City of Calgary for approval.
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TAKE ACTION: Let's Make 2nd Street SW Safe For Everyone

City Ignoring Its Own Lessons With Unprotected Bike Lane Proposal
The City of Calgary is proposing unprotected bike lanes on 2nd Street SW between the Elbow River at 26 Avenue and the railroad tracks at 10 Avenue on a key stretch of the City’s bike network that is currently marked only symbolically with “sharrows” (painted bike stencils).
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WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE CALGARY'S FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT!

A handful of well-organized, vocal landowners in Springbank just outside of Calgary have been blanketing social media with sponsored ads as part of a media and PR blitz behind a massive letter writing campaign to the federal regulator to derail Calgary’s flood mitigation project.
Read moreHurry hard! | 2018 Beltline Bonspiel at Lougheed House | Saturday, February 17th

Saturday February 17th, 11 – 4 p.m.
Calgary, AB. – February 8, 2018 The 2nd annual Beltline Bonspiel at Lougheed House comes back on February 17th, 50% bigger and better! Produced in partnership between Lougheed House and the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association, and Presented by Park Point, Qualex-Landmark, the Beltline Bonspiel at Lougheed House is Calgary’s most unique free winter family festival.
Read moreNew Central Library After-Hours Construction
For our neighbourhood residents close to the East Village, take notice: the New Central Library has been granted an after-hours noise exemption from Feb 4 - Feb 22. This means construction may be going on in the evenings and nights during these days (from 10 pm to 5 am).
Read moreAnnouncing: BNA Community Coordinator

The BNA is excited to announce that Jamal Hamadeh has been hired as the new Community Coordinator, based out of our beautiful community hub, McHugh House.
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