Pitching in on encampments

The city is backtracking on its encampment strategy, starting to investigate a plan to make property tax more progressive, and worrying that a huge amount of affordable housing might disappear. Plus, BIG NEWS ON THE VALLEY LINE!

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Cabinet shuffle

• Premier announces Cabinet changes

Taxi fares

• Fuel price hikes could prompt increase to Edmonton taxi rates

Passport lineups

• Albertans are camping outside Canada Place as early as 1:30 a.m. to get a passport

Police stuff

• News Release: Improving public safety in Edmonton: Joint news release
• City council votes to create business plan for downtown Edmonton safety initiative
• Police commission member recruitment underway

Encampment strategy

• Edmonton looking into pilot for small, city-sanctioned homeless encampments
• Surge in Edmonton's homeless camps likely this summer but staff don't recommend city-run encampment
• City looking at different options to address increase in homelessness in Edmonton

Affordable housing

• News Release: City exceeds affordable housing targets, lays out next steps for future investments
• City of Edmonton exceeds affordable housing targets

Mansions tax

• Edmonton councillor wants mansion tax, city studies progressive taxation
• It's time for a Mansions Tax

Valley Line Southeast LRT

• Valley Line Southeast LRT extension on track for summer opening, no date set: TransEd
• April 2009: Edmonton's LRT now extends to South Campus

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