civic issues. In the 1970s the integrity of neighbourhood was threatened by proposed high-speed transportation routes and by increasing land development. It was proposed that Memorial Drive become a major highway and an interchange be built where Memorial Drive and 10th Street NW intersect today. The Louise Bridge would be replaced by two new bridges; a southbound bridge aligning to 10th Street NW and a northbound bridge aligning to 9A Street. The association adopted an activist approach, and succeeded in blocking the interchange plans and retaining much of the traditional small-scale quality of the community. In the 1980s a new transportation development was proposed. Calgary's light rail transportation line was proposed to replace 9A Street NW and many homes were to be demolished to make way. This proposal did go through and in 1987 the Sunnyside Station was completed but not before many changes and concessions were made by city planners. While not all the homes and buildings were torn down, many of them were left with no front access point, instead relying on the alleyway. Today the association remains involved in the review of development plans through its Community Environment Committee. The concern today is the City of Calgary's plan for Transit-oriented development (TOD). TOD is a plan where higher density development is concentrated near the station (600m radius) to make transit convenient for more people and encourage ridership. The irony of this plan is that Sunnyside is positioned so close to downtown and already has most amenities that most residents walk to their destination. In fact many suburbanites choose to drive to Sunnyside, park their cars and then walk into downtown for work. Politics Municipally, Sunnyside is in the Calgary City Council electoral division of Ward 7, represented by Councillor Druh Farrell. Provincially, Sunnyside is in the electoral district of Calgary-Mountain View, and its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kathleen Ganley of the Alberta New Democratic Party. Federally, Sunnyside is in the electoral district (or riding) of Calgary Confederation and its Member of Parliament is Len Webber of the Conservative Party of Canada. See also List of neighbourhoods in Calgary References Neighbourhoods in Calgary