The Chinatown plan, down to the Letter

This week, the plan to pedestrianize 102 Avenue came to urban planning committee, much, it seemed, to the chagrin of city administration. Plus, City Manager Andre Corbould on the Justice Minister's letter and the Chinatown plan.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Recycling sand

• Once a leader in recycling street sand, City of Edmonton now throws it all away

Making Space

• The City is Making Space for new perspectives on zoning with first-ever podcast

E-scooters and e-bikes

• E-scooters and e-bikes start rolling this summer

Road laneway growth

• Apparent jump in snow-clearing kilometres not all that it seems

Overdose response

• News Release: City and downtown partners team up to pilot drug poisoning prevention and response program
• Dedicated teams to provide drug poisoning prevention and response in downtown Edmonton

102 Avenue

• Should downtown Edmonton's 102 Avenue be pedestrian only?
• Edmonton city councillors push to pilot 102nd Avenue as pedestrian lane

Guest: Andre Corbould

• Office of the City Manager

The letter

• Chinatown Safety: immediate actions and follow-through | by Office of the Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
• My response to Minister Shandro's letter on the Police Act. | by Office of the Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
• Section 30(1) of the Police Act invoked
• Ministerial letter to Edmonton mayor about public safety

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