Calgary Regional Partnership Documents

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10 Year Regional Economic Development Strategy: Final Report
(Millier, Dickinson, Blais Inc., 2009-05) Millier, Dickinson, Blais Inc.
Millier Dickinson Blais has been contracted by the Calgary Regional Partnership to prepare an action oriented and innovative economic development plan that would guide the economic development activities of the Partnership for the next ten years taking into account the ongoing work of the organization, as well as the individual economic development efforts of the CRP member municipalities. In particular, the city of Calgary has recently adopted an economic development strategy that will have far reaching mplications for the region’s efforts at business investment attraction and marketing.
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2015 Cargo Logistics Conference: Why the Calgary Region is a Great Place to Invest
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2015-02-13) Calgary Regional Partnership
Representatives from the Calgary Region attended the 2015 Cargo Logistics Conference in Vancouver. The purpose of the trip was to showcase the benefits of investing in the Calgary Region to businesses in North America’s transportation, supply chain and logistics industry.
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5 Reasons a Regional Transit System is a Good Idea for the Calgary Region
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014-09-23) Calgary Regional Partnership
Before and during the 42-kilometre journey from Okotoks to downtown Calgary, his ears are keenly tuned to radio traffic reports in case he needs to make a last minute road switch to avoid a snarl. By the time he arrives at his desk some days, his stress levels are already in the red.
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Alberta Planning World-Class Transportation System
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014-03-10) Calgary Regional Partnership
Alberta is looking to to build a world-class transportation system over the next 50 years. With an anticipated growth of 1.8 million people in the Calgary Region over that time frame, conversations must be had to answer the following questions: How will all these people be able to travel? What type of jobs will they have? Where will they live? Will they have enough water? A safe, sustainable and innovative multi-model transportation system will help provide answers.
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Area Structure Plan Capacities Report
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014) Learned, Kelly; Letizia, Jessica
The following Area Structure Plan Capacities Report provides detailed information of the existing residential and available capacity for dwelling units and population within the Calgary Regional Partnership’s (CRP) member municipal boundaries as they exist in 2014.
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Beginner's Guide to: Foreign Trade Zones: A Primer on Where They Are, Advatages They Provide and How Shippers Can Benefit
(2017) Johnston, Reg (RJ T&L Consulting Ltd.); Van Horne Institute, University of Calgary; Brown, Jim, JRSB Logistics Ltd; Pellerin, Yvon
Many countries, including Canada, find foreign trade zones (FTZ) an effective tool for transforming international trade, promoting their own goods while boosting the bottom line.
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A brief explanation on the cost sharing model used for the south sub-regional transit pilot project
Stantec Consulting Ltd
Cost Sharing is a decision based on values. The CRP sub-regional service cost sharing methodology is based on the following three principles: 1. Equal: Implementing the service together is more beneficial than implementing service individually. 2. Population/ridership: Communities should be responsible for the portion of service used by the people from each community. 3. Service hours/distance: Communities should be responsible for the amount of service received and relative costs.
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Bringing the Calgary Region to Atlanta to Expand Transportation and Logistics
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2012-11-27) Calgary Regional Partnership
The Calgary Regional Partnership partnered with Calgary Economic Development and made the trip down to Atlanta this past October for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) Conference in order to represent the Calgary Region and what it has to offer in the transportation and logistics sector.
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Building the Calgary Region: Steering Committees Lead the Way
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014-02-20) Calgary Regional Partnership
Building a prosperous Calgary Region starts from pivotal work done by the Calgary Regional Partnership’s (CRP) steering committees. They are made up of elected officials from all member municipalities and meet every other month. These committees, along with their staff committee counterparts, form strategies and implement plans that have significant impact to the Region.
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A Business Case for Next Generation Broadband
(Taylor Warwick Consulting Limited, 2017-04-23) Dobson, Craig
Building on work and experience gained in other communities, this Broadband study provides the City of Chestermere with three business cases associated with the deployment of a lit fibre network.
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A Business Case for Next Generation Broadband
(Taylor Warwick Consulting Limited, 2017-08-06) Dobson, Craig
To accommodate both present and future economic development needs, facilitate full citizen inclusion, and help eliminate any digital divides within Turner Valley, a community--?driven, utility--?based, fibre--?to--?the--?premise (FTTP) deployment capable of enabling symmetric access up to and beyond 1 Gb/s to all is recommended. The fibre infrastructure suggested will cost--?effectively scale to meet all foreseeable bandwidth requirements, minimize cost to all potential clients, and enable to the Town to maintain control of critical civic infrastructure.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014) Calgary Regional Partnership
The CMP was designed with contributions from all of our member communities and is intended to be a guide for sustainable growth in our region. It is a framework of shared commitments – one that each community can support in a way that makes sense for them. The focus is on thinking regionally but acting locally, with the understanding that many different paths and approaches can lead to the same goal.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan Amendments Approved
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014-05-15) Calgary Regional Partnership
What will it take to bring everyone back to the table? We believe the final piece is in place as the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) approved the amendments to the Calgary Metropolitan Plan (CMP). The amendments are based on results of the mediation between the Partnership and the rural municipalities of Rocky View County and the M.D. of Foothills.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan Environment Report: Strategies and Actions: Part 1
(O2 Planning + Design Inc., 2009) O2 Planning + Design Inc.
This report is not a statutory policy document adopted by the CRP nor is it intended to replace CMP policies, strategies or maps. The purpose of this supplemental report is to provide the detailed background analysis that contributed to the key environmental directions and policies in the CMP and to provide additional information, strategies and actions to support the future implementation of the CMP. The complex and diverse nature of the Calgary region’s natural environment necessitates additional strategic direction that goes beyond the policy level. There is also a need to identify appropriate implementation strategies and tools.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan Environment Report: Strategies and Actions: Part 2
(O2 Planning + Design Inc., 2009) O2 Planning + Design Inc.
This report is not a statutory policy document adopted by the CRP nor is it intended to replace CMP policies, strategies or maps. The purpose of this supplemental report is to provide the detailed background analysis that contributed to the key environmental directions and policies in the CMP and to provide additional information, strategies and actions to support the future implementation of the CMP. The complex and diverse nature of the Calgary region’s natural environment necessitates additional strategic direction that goes beyond the policy level. There is also a need to identify appropriate implementation strategies and tools.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan Update
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2012-08-10) Calgary Regional Partnership
June 21, 2012 saw a significant achievement for the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP): the approval of the Calgary Metropolitan Plan. The 14 Executive members that represent the CRP’s member municipalities voted unanimously to approve the revised Plan, which has been sent to the Government of Alberta for review and eventual legislation.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan video and Website Honoured
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2013-11-25) Calgary Regional Partnership
The Calgary Metropolitan Plan (CMP) video and website received two honourable mentions from the 2013 Ragan PR Digital Awards.
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Calgary Metropolitan Plan Website Wins Award
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2013-08-29) Calgary Regional Partnership
The Calgary Metropolitan Plan website recently won the Interactive Media’ Award’s “Best in Class” under the Government category. There were 137 entries in that category from around the world. This is a tremendous accomplishment for the Calgary Regional Partnership, as this award recognized the hard work required to develop a website based on the Calgary Metropolitan Plan.
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Calgary Region and the Netherlands Collaborate on Transportation & Logistics
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014-02-07) Calgary Regional Partnership
The Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) joined The Van Horne Institute and Calgary Economic Development in welcoming members from the Netherlands Trade Office for a round table discussion last week. The focus was to develop the transportation & logistics sector that will contribute to the Calgary Region’s economic growth.
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Calgary Region Citizens Empowered by Access to Regional Open Data
(Calgary Regional Partnership, 2014-12-01) Calgary Regional Partnership
Residents in the Calgary Region will have more access to municipal data due to the launch of the Calgary Regional Partnership’s Open Data website (www.calgaryregionopendata.ca).