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Yesterday Council received an update and debated what to do with the Southeast LRT – or the Valley Line as we are now calling it. Frustratingly, we have been forced to delay on account of inadequate support from the other orders of government. There’s no shortage of commitment from this Council, which has pledged $800… Read More
For most of the last century, land has been relatively inexpensive in Edmonton. However, over the last decade, we’ve seen the price of housing double, and then nearly double again. Incomes have risen too, but not as fast as housing prices. This has caused real pressure for change in the housing market. The dominant form… Read More
For those of you who couldn’t attend my campaign announcement yesterday, we captured the whole thing on video. You can watch it directly below, or read the whole speech yourself. After less than one day, the support Edmontonians have shown me has been inspiring. I’m looking forward to seeing and meeting you on the campaign… Read More
[Update – March 7, 2013: The report scheduled for discussion on March 13th has been posted here including some very interesting fall 2012 survey data here in Attachment 2 pf the report showing that more than half of Edmontonians already cycle, and that many would ride more with better facilities, including bike lanes.] Last week… Read More
Do we need a national vision for transit? Of course. The good news is it’s ready to go, courtesy of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) – a national transit association that advocates federally and provincially for improved transit. (The City maintains a membership through ETS.) Yesterday at Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Michael Roschlau… Read More