Taking Valley Line completion off our photo radar

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Tax survey

• Hold the line on taxes, 4 in 10 Edmonton residents tell city in online survey

Omicron variant

• First case of omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Alberta, Hinshaw says

Winter waste

• City of Edmonton hopes to avoid winter waste issues with new cart system

LRT delayed (again)

• Opening of Edmonton's $1.8B Valley Line southeast LRT delayed a third time to summer 2022
• Troy's tweet
• Valley Line Southeast LRT artworks on track to wow commuters

Hawrelak Park

• Planned three-year closure of Edmonton's Hawrelak Park starting in 2023 leaves popular festivals in limbo
• Michael Janz's tweet
• U of A chemicals destroyed by EPS in controlled detonations at Hawrelak Park

Photo radar

• Alberta government says onus will be on municipalities to prove photo radar improves traffic safety
• Alberta extends freeze on new photo radar locations, aims to reduce 'cash cow' factor
• Rachel Notley's tweet
• Don Iveson's tweet

Bike lanes

• Drivers parking on new bike lane in Garneau neighbourhood
• Paths For People wants part of Edmonton's 102 Avenue to be car-free, a city councillor moves it forward

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