Tag: Downtown Parking Master Plan

This Week at Council: The Wall and the Race to Zero

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This month’s regular meeting of city council brought to an end the great zero parking minimums debate for new residential developments downtown. That was the big item of the meeting, but there was one item of new business to take care of first, the matter of a certain wall that’s been making getting a lot of press in the last several weeks. So there’s all that, plus a new Indigenous territorial acknowledgement on this week’s council recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: The Wall and the Race to Zero” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for September 26, 2023

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It’s the last council meeting of the month! You can click here for the amended agendas from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for September 26, 2023” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on September 26?

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It’s been a pretty busy September so far at Guelph City Council, a couple of long summer meetings after almost a month off, so perhaps it’s fitting then that this month will go out like a lamb with a lighter agenda. For the regular meeting this month, council will approve the consent agenda from Committee of the Whole, including the new version of the Territorial Acknowledgement, plus one bit of new business on the heritage file. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on September 26?” →

This Week in Council: Downtown Parking Gets Racked Out

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This week, council came back to do the council’s business with an agenda that included Indigenous relations, but the Downtown Parking Master Plan that was the source of the most controversy. How much should maximums be minimized was the primary source of friction, but that might still have to be worked out at the end of the month. Meanwhile, there was a lengthy closed session we know nothing about. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “This Week in Council: Downtown Parking Gets Racked Out” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 6, 2023

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We’re back! For real this time. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for September 6, 2023” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 6 Meeting?

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We’re back! Well, technically we were back a few weeks ago, but now city council is officially back, returning from summer vacation and returning to the council chambers. The agenda for this first Committee of the Whole meeting of the (nearly) fall has some straightforward stuff, but it also will have some controversy including the presentation of the Downtown Parking Master Plan and everyone’s three favourite words: “Strong Mayor Powers.” Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the September 6 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Town Hall Gives City Feedback on Downtown Parking Plan

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In progress is the Downtown Guelph Parking Master Plan, which will guide how much, what kind, and the various costs of parking downtown in the next 10 years. The consultants engaged to develop the plan held a virtual meeting on Wednesday night to show the work they’ve done so far and get feedback on the work they have left to do before it’s presented to Committee of the Whole in September. Here’s what happened….

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RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Transportation and Parks Planning

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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” →

CITY PAGES: Firefighter Deal, Vape Feedback, and New Construction

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The City of Guelph, and it’s various partners and agencies, put out a lot of information on a weekly basis, and while it all ends up on the City’s website somewhere, wouldn’t it be easier to just scroll through it all on one easy-to-read article on Guelph Politico here…? Continue reading “CITY PAGES: Firefighter Deal, Vape Feedback, and New Construction” →

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” →