Scootin' Makes Chiveson Cranky

Big Daddy Iveson is upset about e-scooters and will turn this whole (not actually a) pilot around!

Plus transit fines might be decreasing and we follow up on the WEM Footbridge and Terwilliger expressway.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Red Brick Crosswalk

• City of Edmonton removing red brick crosswalks along 124th Street

Valley Line Construction

• Noisy nights on the way for Edmonton residents living near LRT construction

Urban Chickens

• A hen for every household? Edmonton urban chicken program starting to hatch

E-Scooters

• E-scooter roll-out not going well, grumps Mayor Don Iveson
• E-scooters on sidewalks cause headaches for pedestrians, politicians
• Standard Form Licence of Occupation for Active Transportation Vehicle Share

Bad ETS Ad

• Conrad Nobert's tweet

WEM Footbridge

• West Edmonton Mall to get temporary crossing ahead of footbridge replacement

Transit Fines

• 'A tax on poverty': Paquette to ask council to lower transit fines

Terwillegar Expressway

• Expressway a 'sweet spot' for fixing Terwillegar traffic troubles, councillor says

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