Housing is a Human Right
Our City shouldn’t have arbitrary barriers that prevent housing providers from building affordable housing. At the July 15th Public Hearing, council voted on a decision to amend bylaw 12800 to Reduce Regulatory Barriers to Collective and Permanent Supportive Housing. This amendment was recommended as a way of ensuring a variety of housing options are…
Read MoreSelf-Driving Cars in Edmonton – Closer Than You Think
On June 11, 2019 the City of Edmonton Urban Planning committee received information on Automated Vehicle Testing in Edmonton. Autonomous vehicles are also known as driverless cars, self-driving cars, robotic cars or automated vehicles. A fully autonomous vehicle is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input. It can detect its surroundings…
Read MoreSafer Speeds in Edmonton
The decision Edmonton City Council made on May 15, 2019 will result in a 40km/h speed limit on residential roads within our communities across the city as well as 30km/h speed limit within the YegCoreZone. While this work will take a few months, I want to share why I supported lowering the speed limit…
Read MoreSmarter Parking In Edmonton
If there is an opportunity for the government to give more autonomy to businesses without negatively impacting others – we should take it. In a recent City of Edmonton survey, 60% said they would like an “Open Option Parking” which allows homeowners and businesses to choose the amount of parking that best meets their needs.…
Read MoreSpeed Limit Outcomes: Simple and Consistent
At Edmonton’s City Council, speed limits have been front of mind. Considering the ever-evolving discussions surrounding road safety, I want to provide a summary of what has been discussed so far and what may come forward during the City Council meeting next week. If you haven’t had a chance to read through my most recent…
Read MoreThe City Plan: Building a Vision for Mobility
Edmonton is currently preparing a new City Plan which will replace all of the existing Ways Plans and will represent our provincially required Municipal Development Plan (currently The Way We Grow) and Transportation Master Plan (currently The Way We Move). The new City Plan is on track to be completed by mid-2020 and will be…
Read MorePremier Hopefuls Must Condemn Hatred
During the second week of the provincial campaign, two candidates from the same party stepped down because of racist, homophobic, and Islamophobic comments. Just yesterday there was a story about another candidate for the same party who made homophobic statements. These views should not be given a platform, and therefore I will not reshare these…
Read MoreGet Involved in Your Community League
The work of community leagues is pivotal to the development, safety, and connectivity of Edmontonians. Everyone should be aware of how to get involved in their local community league! To help, I made a comprehensive list of the upcoming Annual General Meetings (AGM) for community leagues in the west end. Community league AGMs are used to…
Read MoreFast Speeds, Slow Solutions
Last April, there was a motion put forward to complete further analysis on what speed our roads should be set at. This includes local roads, arterial roads, and collector roads. Nearly a year later, the report is coming back but unfortunately it appears the work that has been requested has not been completed. Previous…
Read MoreLeadership Over Partisanship
One of my favourite things about municipal politics in Alberta is the lack of partisanship. Of course that doesn’t mean some local elected representatives don’t get involved provincially or federally but no one runs under a party banner when running for City Council. As the provincial election will be called soon, I wanted to share…
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