PO Box 36034, RPO Lakeview
Calgary AB T3E 7C6
T: 403-242-8660
F: 403-246-0448
info@lakeviewcommunity.org
www.lakeviewcommunity.org

April 25, 2018
Office of the Minister of Transportation
320 Legislature Building
10800 – 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6
RE: CALGARY SW RING ROAD PROJECT, ACCESS TO 37TH STREET IN LAKEVIEW

Dear: Hon. Brian Mason, Minister of Transportation, Government House Leader:
On March 19th, 2015, the Lakeview Community Association (the “LCA”) provided your office with a
letter related to the captioned project which communicated aspects of the community’s preferences for
the proposed rerouting of traffic along 37th street through the Tsuu T’ina lands in order to connect the
Lakeview community to 37th street northbound and/or Glenmore Trail.
We hereby advise your office that there has subsequently been a significant amount of public
engagement among Lakeview residents on this matter, including most recently a Special General
Meeting of the LCA held on March 3rd, 2018 at which over 300 community members attended to vote
specifically on the proposed changes to community access and egress along 37th street.
As a direct result of this public engagement, the LCA Board of Directors hereby rescinds its March
19th, 2015 letter to your office as it has become clear that this letter does not represent the wishes
of the Lakeview Community and its residents.
As a further result of the direction provided by the Community, the LCA has formed a Southwest Ring
Road Committee (the “SWRRC”) which has been tasked with re-engaging the Province and the City on
the matter of traffic flows along 37th street including the Glenmore Trail interchange and with the
specific responsibility to represent the direction provided to it by Lakeview residents. In general terms,
the SWRRC’s mandate is to:
1. Explore and pursue alternative options with the Province of Alberta pertaining to the proposed
“all-turns” access to the SWRR interchange at Glenmore Trail and 37th street; and
2. Ensure that the City of Calgary applies the same policies to 37th street as it would any other
interface between residential communities and large scale commercial developments to ensure
that direct traffic access is not permitted.

Pursuant to this mandate from the Lakeview Community, we hereby respectfully request a meeting with
the Province to obtain current information and to re-engage discussion about the proposed design of
transportation projects that will affect the Lakeview community. We will appreciate your office’s
assistance in organizing this meeting.

 Respectfully,

Bradford Chorley
Co-Chair, SWCRR & Traffic Committee
Lakeview Community Association
swrcc@lakeviewcommunity.org

cc:

Hon. Anam Kazim, MLA Calgary-Glenmore
Barry Day, Deputy Minister of Transportation
Shaun Hammond, Assistant Deputy Minister of Transportation
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor, City of Calgary
Jeromy Farkas, Councillor Ward 11, City of Calgary
Kerensa Fromherz, Director, Transportation Infrastructure, City of Calgary
Ryan Vaderputten, Director Transportation Planning, City of Calgary
Michael Thompson, General Manager Transportation, City of Calgary

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