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16 Aug Let’s Talk Revenue Generation

Posted at 17:41h in density & affordability, equity, parks & green spaces, public spaces, transportation

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There is regular call by some of my colleagues to "find significant savings" in our city budget.  This sounds great and honestly most of us are constantly looking for ways to save money and decrease our budgets.  It is something we all must do. My issue...

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15 Aug TeamSTC Should Never be Scapegoats

Posted at 19:36h in active transportation, budget, climate crisis, density & affordability, equity, housing, local business, parks & green spaces, public spaces, transportation

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Last night at Council (August 14), we hopefully had our final motions about the 2023 property taxes and now we'll be able to focus on the new multi-year budget for 2024 to 2026. I've already talked about the budget and the decisions made - you can...

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30 May Happy PRIDE St. Catharines!

Posted at 18:47h in equity

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Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of speaking at the City of St. Catharines Pride Flag Raising.  As the City's first openly gay councillor - it was a very special and humbling experience.   At the flag raising the City presented a $5000 cheque to PRIDE Niagara...

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12 Apr Making Space for Girls in our Parks and Public Spaces

Posted at 13:43h in equity, parks & green spaces, public spaces

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Last week I got the chance to talk with Steph Vivier and Ruth Unrau on the Power Hour on 610 CKTB, about the importance of making our parks and public spaces for girls. As a city or community, when we talk about updating playgrounds or sports...

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06 Apr Planning Decisions – Expanding into the Greenbelt

Posted at 13:56h in council update, density & affordability, equity

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This past Monday (April 3), Council considered a planning application that was requesting the expansion of a building (adding 2,397 sq.m (25,801 sq.ft.)  to an existing 1,216 sq.m. (13,088 sq. ft.)) including increasing the parking lot from 95 to 229 parking spaces.  The property and...

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03 Mar Arrested Mobility with Charles T. Brown & Gil Penalosa

Posted at 17:45h in equity, housing, parks & green spaces, public spaces, transportation

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Last week I attended Gil Penalosa's Cities for Everyone webinar Arrested Mobility with Charles T. Brown. Charles took us through how over-policing (i.e., policy, planning, policing, and polity) has had a direct impact on the physical mobility of the Black community in the US (and in Canada...

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24 Feb Equality vs Equity – Getting What You Need

Posted at 15:20h in active transportation, equity, parks & green spaces, public spaces, transportation

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When we talk about parks, transit, sidewalks and roads, buildings - we use the words equity and equality.  I've often heard them used as if they mean the same think.  In fact, I was once one of those people. They are not. It's hard sometimes to understand...

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