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Following nearly six hours of discussion last night, and after hearing from 30+ speakers, City Council’s Executive Committee passed the following set of motions: 1. That Administration work with the Transportation Network Companies* to provide a report, before the end of the third quarter, to include a draft bylaw that would establish public safety rules… Read More
Whether we’re buying a new treadmill or a box of oranges, we inevitably ask ourselves the same question: is it worth what I’m paying? Just before budget deliberations, Edmonton’s Insight Community (sign up to take part) surveyed Edmontonians and asked them the same kind of question: do you get good value for the property tax… Read More
On November 10, I hosted the inaugural Mayor’s City-Building Summit here at City Hall. The Summit gathered leaders from the health, K-12 education, post-secondary, business and community safety sectors to speak – as one – about Edmonton’s priorities in the coming years. A key deliverable from this Summit is the following letter summarizing this… Read More
I still remember the excitement of the ballroom at the Matrix Hotel a year ago today. We were all riding a wave of enthusiasm and hope for what would come next — and when I took the stage it felt like we were all embarking on a new journey together. My campaign was built on… Read More
We’re still overdue for a grown-up conversation with our Province about how we’re going to properly fund city building. With only six to eight cents of every tax dollar while managing 60% of Canadian public infrastructure, big cities like Edmonton cannot continue to grow, thrive and prosper without some clarity about what we are responsible for and what is, or should be, the role of each order of government.