Keeping the speed Breaduction plan in the oven

Council committee got a look at the Core Zone and speed reduction bylaw amendments... and didn't do a lot with them. Plus, one simple fix! Cyclists hate him! How one ward 3 councillor is single-handedly solving snow removal.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Lotto Tickets

• Unclaimed: Two, million-dollar Lotto MAX tickets sold in Edmonton

Valley Line Southeast

• 'As soon as possible in 2021': Valley Line Southeast LRT construction falls slightly further off-track, city says in latest update

Liquor Store Thefts

• 'Same 50 stores': Police offering $250,000 for entrepreneurs able to reduce liquor store thefts

Speed Reduction

• Council Roundup: Feb. 21, 2020 - ten reports!
• Edmonton City Councillors already voted for and support residential speed reduction - Troy's video
• Opinion: A 30-km/h limit returns residential streets to all of us by Julie Kusiek
• Residential Speed Reductions Pt. 1 by Sarah Hamilton
• Councillors considering hybrid residential speed limit model, despite consistency concerns from the city
• Kirsten Goa's tweet on ambulance chasers
• Troy said something smart
• Artist creates traffic jams in Google Maps with a wagon full of phones
• Troy calls out Tim Cartmell
• Michael Walters tweets about the decision

Snow Removal

• Councillor calls for bike lanes to take a back seat on snow removal to get on residential roads faster

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