Council's ambitious decision to kick the can is history in the Baking

Council debates the recommendations of the Community Safety task force and does exactly as much as we expected them to do. Plus, we're not scrapping the bus network redesign two weeks before launching.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

GraceLife Church

• 'Physically closed': Alberta health officials shut down GraceLife Church west of Edmonton

Moe Banga

• Edmonton councillor Moe Banga seeking re-election this fall

Winter Tires

• Has the winter tire season gotten longer?
• Calgary roads have ‘way fewer’ potholes this year thanks to a mild winter

CSWB Task Force

• Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force
• Report and recommendations: Safer For All
• Council approves recommended police reforms, puts funding decisions on hold
• Mack's Twitter thread
• Mack's follow-up tweet
• Mike Nickel's tweet

Photo Radar

• Council reduces funds to traffic safety programs by $2.6M over two years

Bus Network Redesign

• Edmonton city councillor wants to put brakes on new bus network
• Big changes for Edmonton commuters as city launches transit redesign
• City of Edmonton: Bus Network Redesign

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