April 23rd City Hall E-News

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April 24th City Hall E-News

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This week (April 24th) is Tourism week in Edmonton... When we talk about economic diversification, or attracting new talent to Edmonton, or improving the quality of life for Edmontonians, we have so much to celebrate right here in our own backyard! I wrote a blog post celebrating the economic impact of tourism here: https://www.michaeljanz.ca/edmontontourismweek2023
In case you missed it, the videos from Transit Camp 2023 are now available for free online (https://www.michaeljanz.ca/transitcamp2023). Please give them a watch and share with other interested folks! The three videos really do offer a "public transit 101" for anyone interested in transportation opportunities and challenges! I also wanted to offer that I have a few copies of James Wilt's book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?" that are available on loan if you didn't nab a copy.
Construction season is upon us! Check out this cool interactive map from Building Edmonton to see which projects are underway, where: https://building.edmonton.ca/projects?searchText=a
I'm really frustrated by the years-late-millions-short announcements from the provincial government days before the provincial election. We've been warning the Premier(s) about the dire shelter and housing space crisis for years. If you want to better understand the safety and social disorder challenges facing Edmonton, many of these points still stand: https://www.michaeljanz.ca/transit_camp_videos
How do the police respond to traumatic incidents? Why is it so hard to get a police response to certain calls but they others receive a perceptibly outsized reaction? Former Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk saved a man from a suicide attempt, but the police response left him baffled: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/02/21/he-saved-a-man-from-a-suicide-attempt-then-the-police-response-left-him-baffled.html
What if we could make our developments more livable, climate adaptive, family-friendly, community-oriented, more affordable, like other countries? Let's talk about.... staircases! I'm looking at hosting a special event this June. https://www.michaeljanz.ca/in_praise_of_point_access_blocks_better_architecture_for_better_development
We had a great time hosting the City of Edmonton's first Iftar! https://transforming.edmonton.ca/edmontons-muslim-community-comes-together-at-the-city-of-edmontons-first-iftar/

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