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Today council spent the majority of our morning debating the question of the federal and provincial funding for the proposed Northeast LRT extension to Gorman. I questioned the need to have this conversation in private, but because of the sensitivity of working with other orders of government I reluctantly voted along with the rest of council… Read More
More than 30 delegates from around the globe assembled to take the LRT south to our newest station at South Campus for a field trip to see the Local Motion EcoMobility pilot project in Parkallen. By the way, EcoMobility means encouraging walking, wheeling, cycling and transit. The city is partnering with Transport Canada and the Global… Read More
Sarah and I were at the store picking up some things for the newborn, and I wandered over to the Lego section to see what the latest ridiculous theme lines were (something went wrong between Castle Lego and Star Wars Lego, in my view). It just so happens that they have released a line that… Read More
The city just unveiled a consultant’s report with a high-level vision for the long-term LRT network, which aims to take rapid transit to all corners of the city, though with a different flavour than we’ve known until now. Council will hear from the public and debate these recommendations at the Transportation and Public Works Committee… Read More
Mayor Mandel presented his annual state of the city address to a packed house at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the the Shaw Conference Centre. The text of his remarks is posted here. [UPDATE: video has been posted here.] Some of the highlights from my point of view included: The next generation puts a huge… Read More