Tag: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Transportation and Parks Planning

Published on by Adam A. Donaldson4 Comments

The June meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was mostly about getting around. The AAC was asked for their opinion about parking in the downtown, the future of complete streets, the needs of mobility transit, the quality of bus shelters and accessible alternatives to Uber and other ride shares. If that wasn’t enough, the committee also revisited the Parks and Rec Master Plan in what’s again a very packed agenda! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Transportation and Parks Planning” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for June 20, 2023

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For their June meeting, the Accessibility Advisory Committee is going to be revisting some of the things that have been recurring themes in the first part of 2023, so that means a discussion about parking downtown, parks and recreation, and complete streets. And if you’re thinking that all those things have a transportation element to them, you’re right, which is why we’re going to be talking about transit too! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for June 20, 2023” →

A Contentious Town Hall About a New Library with People that Want a New Library

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This evening, things got heated – but not as heated as they were at the afternoon session apparently – at a town hall about the business case for a new main branch of the Guelph Public Library. The two meetings today were meant to update the public about the pending developments for the construction of the new main branch, but it frequently descended into an inquisition as to whether or not the City and Library are being open and transparent enough about the process. Continue reading “A Contentious Town Hall About a New Library with People that Want a New Library” →