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I’ve been pushing on this issue for some time, and finally we got to discuss the matter today at the Transportation and Public Works Committee. There were two reports: The first report was from the Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board advocating that an ETS pilot project commence with the opening of LRT to Century Park. Some… Read More
I caused a bit of a stir on Thursday at Council by raising some concerns about the city’s proposed development plan ‘The Way we Grow’. I rather flippantly suggested we could call it ‘The Way we Sprawl.’ Scott McKeen wrote about the plan in Friday’s Journal and his critique is similar to mine. In spite… Read More
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Today I submitted the following formal inquiry to city administration. It will likely come back to Council’s Executive Committee early next year. Mack Male and others connected to Change Camp and Bar/Demo Camp have been advocating for this and I’ve been reading about other Canadian projects, like Vancouver’s. In local, national and sub-national governments around… Read More
[UPDATE on outcome at end of post.] The city needs a new policy for dealing with urban development along the edge of the river valley and ravine system. [Background here.] The latest draft came to City Council’s Executive Committee today. We have about 22km of such edges remaining in the city where development may occur… Read More