Qualico was making headway and now we're taking away their pedway

Council's back and wasted no time packing our schedule with stuff to talk about. We’ve got pedway memos and police flashbangs - both the physical kind and on Twitter too.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Driver shortages

• 'They're not filling all those bus seats:' Edmonton transit union says some bus trips being missed due to increase in driver absences amid rising COVID-19 spread
• PSA - ETS adjusts service in response to workforce shortages

Safe crossings

• PSA - 48 new safe crossings confirmed for 2022

Assessment notices

• News release: Edmontonians encouraged to watch their mailboxes for 2022 property assessment notices

Stevenson's memo

• Station Lands briefing memo
• Notice of motion at Executive Committee
• Qualico looking for $37M in CRL funding to move Station Lands forward

Police damage

• City of Edmonton won't compensate restaurant owners after police damaged building
• 'We can't close': Edmonton businesses fight to stay afloat during peak of fifth wave
• Edmonton restaurant frustrated with city policies after business damaged during police arrest: 'It's the principle'
• Avnish Nanda on Twitter

Madu and McFee

• Alberta justice minister fined for distracted driving, called police chief about ticket
• Jason Kenney's tweet thread
• Suspended Alberta justice minister says he called police chief to check he wasn't being profiled
• 'A slap in the face': Edmonton police leader upset with Madu; Kenney not answering questions

Bus network redesign

• Interim report on BNR
• On-demand transit seems to be catching on
• City of Edmonton provides 1st interim report reviewing bus network redesign - Edmonton
• Lengthy walking distance complaints roll in on Edmonton's new bus routes, no changes recommended in first update to council

Snow clearing

• Tim Cartmell: Snow Clearing: Is it Time to Start from Scratch?
• PSA - City of Edmonton trials windrow pick up in Griesbach

Councillor introductions

• Tim Cartmell, pihêsiwin
• Jennifer Rice, Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

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