The Chinatown plan, down to the Letter

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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