At a late August 18th 2025 public hearing we approved five housing projects that will bring more housing choices to Edmonton... I wanted to showcase them due to their unique nature, and hope they inspire more adaptive thinking about how we grow as a city.
As your City Councillor, I've been leading the charge to make infill homes better-- better looking, better sized, and better fitting the context of our local neighbourhoods. There are many changes that I've proposed that were successfully passed at council, and others that were not. I've hosted meetings, webinars, community gatherings, attended community league meetings, construction site visits, brought in guest speakers, knocked on doors, and demonstrated my commitment to listening, learning, and refining. Learn more at michaeljanz.ca/infillsurvey
Janz wants more housing around LRT stations, specifically 6+ floor apartment-style housing. He says having more family-friendly housing units around transit centres could save more families money, while helping achieve environmental and housing targets.
Just like last election, my campaign is grassroots, and runs on contributions from people like you, not big private interests.
Danielle Smith has changed the rules to allow corporations to donate, and political parties to form and have much higher spending limits.
This unprecedented event park/CRL extension should be put forward to taxpayers as a municipal referendum this upcoming municipal election and I will be moving a motion to advance this opportunity.
Wherever we are in the city, we all deserve to feel and be safe. Public health is a foundation of public safety. When people feel healthy and experience less pain, they are more likely to contribute positively to the community.
Over the last year, every week on Tuesday, the city of Edmonton and public health partners have set up a pop-up health clinic in west Edmonton, to take care of people experiencing homelessness. In addition to health improvements, clinic presence has contributed to a stronger sense of safety in the area, with fewer visible health crises and less gang-related activity reported.
Housing statistics show that Edmonton is slowly curbing urban sprawl. However, the majority of units are still homes built outside of the Henday. For anyone who is concerned about property taxes, air quality, or traffic, these stats should continue to ring alarm bells.
With population expected to grow 3.1% in 2025 thanks to Premier Smith's "Alberta is Calling" campaign, where are new people going to live and what does that mean for our city budget?
Like many Edmontonians, my family and I are daily transit users and depend on the bus and train to help us shop, work, and take care of our needs. Even if you don’t use public transit, these statistics are worth celebrating. Every transit trip represents one fewer car ahead of you on the road, stuck in traffic, or competing with you for a parking space!
At the June 3, 2025 Urban Planning Committee Administration was provided direction to advance amendments to the Small Scale Residential Zone (RS) Zone which will introduce additional design regulations for mid-block row housing. A summary of the proposed changes is attached. Please circulate it to any interested parties.
As I stated to the media, I moved a motion to ensure the new rules to come into effect immediately, especially with regard to architectural controls. Next step? The amendments will be brought to the June 30, 2025 City Council Public Hearing meeting and, if approved, will come into effect immediately.