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Mayor Mandel never fails to get the City’s attention with his annual State of the City address. This one was noteworthy as much for what wasn’t said as what was. The most complex issue the Mayor raised was regional planning and equity. Elise Stolte from the Journal wrote a blog post which includes the text… Read More
I think we’re almost ready to be a big city. However, one of the things we still need to get right is patios: increasing opportunities to operate them, streamlining the rules for them, and working with the province to open up still more opportunities. Today a report (and supplemental attachments) was released in answer to… Read More
Edmonton is truly blessed to be doing business in a part of the world largely insulated from the economic turbulence swirling all around us. This is partly good planning, but its also good fortune that we find ourselves at the crossroads of a number of primary industries – from oil and gas, to forestry, mining… Read More
Following up on some feedback from food vendors and Mack Male’s thoughtful analysis, I submitted the following formal inquiry at Council today aimed at making it easier to operate this type of business: Given the number of new food trucks appearing on city streets, and the largely positive reception they are receiving, please provide a… Read More
Following up from a campaign promise (see previous post here) to look into the possibility of a station between Southgate and Century Park, I advanced a formal inquiry today at Council’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. I believe it will come back for discussion at the May 8 meeting of the Committee. The text of the… Read More