Doling out election money is risky - it can bring in voters, but it can also turn people off.

Smith said in her news conference that Cabinet won't approve the money until after the election, then made a pitch to be re-elected (despite this being a government, not campaign, event)

AC Jetz for NHL charters?

ETS is planning Route 31 Rapid Express from Leger to South Campus and the University to launch in the fall, per their 2023 service plan.

And I read in one of their service plans they have to give bus drivers 12 weeks notice (or something to that effect), so that puts it around the fall schedule update at the earliest (maybe)🤞

As much as this idea has merit, I just don't see anyone putting down temporary roads/asphalt to handle bus traffic when NAIT (a destination in itself) and Kingsway are a short distance away

It's all a matter of perception. Police enforce the laws, but judges rule if they were right, if their actions were legal, if the investigation was complete. You can't have people perceive police and judges be on the same side or else you undermine confidence in the justice system and have...

Crown prosecutors and police sharing a building, perhaps, but I think the public perception of police sharing a building with judges would never fly

Unless they play down to their opponents...

Good points. The key would be to remember (lots of) space for pedestrians and bicycles -- underpasses are often uncomfortable if you're not in a vehicle and non-motorized people are often overlooked in these types of projects.

Update on the Capital Line South extension going to Executive Committee in a couple of weeks. There's a big red flag in the administration report: In response, a few changes are planned: Making the Heritage Valley North station at-grade Crossing Ellerslie Road at-grade Reducing the number of...

If we had regional transit, I think you'd be right. But since each has its own service, then I'm sure each one will want to continue to offer single-seat service into downtown

Actually that's not his point at all. He's pointing out the MANY glaring deficiencies in Edmonton's health system and lack of beds and saying we need a comprehensive look at the priorities to decide which one needs to be at the top of the list.

That would be a really interesting lawsuit

A beautiful monument by artist Ritchie Velthuis and the homeless people he worked with to create the tiles

And it's nice to see a mall actually embrace rapid transit. It still irks me that Southgate never built a bridge from the station to the 2nd floor

Don't forget, Flair will have fewer planes this summer than they planned, so cuts to routes and frequencies are not surprising.

A new angle of Edmonton's skyline I'd never seen before, presumably from the Mac, taken by Ian Austen of the New York Times.

Understandable given the politics. Odd considering Edmonton is the land forces Western area HQ