Tag: Emma-Earl Pedestrian Bridge

RECAP: The AAC Chooses a Chime and Finds Common Ground on Intersectionality

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The Accessibility Advisory Committee spent a great deal of their June meeting talking about what they mean when it comes to intersectionality, and how best City of Guelph staff can monitor that. Tough questions, and they sort of got an answer before proceeding to a decision about that new Transit chime, and then looking at a new trail in the north end, and a pedestrian bridge just a little down the road from there. Here’s the recap…. Continue reading “RECAP: The AAC Chooses a Chime and Finds Common Ground on Intersectionality” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for June 18, 2024

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The Accessibility Advisory Committee is back on its regular schedule in June with a well-rounded selection of topics. Committee will follow up on some work they began this time last year, and then they will follow-up on some action items from a few months ago (hope you like some discussion about bus chimes). Also, more feedback will be sought about some of the upcoming ways of getting around town. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for June 18, 2024” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for October 17, 2023

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It’s that time again for the Accessibility Advisory Committee, on schedule, almost exactly two months since the last one. For this October meeting, the AAC will talk about that special workshop that didn’t happen, new road designs, new playground designs, the accessible future of Guelph’s patios, and a special note about how the federal government undid a whole lot of good work on plastics. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for October 17, 2023” →

CITY PAGES: Parks & Rec Feedback, Emma-to-Earl Approved, and Greener Homes Launch

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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: Parks & Rec Feedback, Emma-to-Earl Approved, and Greener Homes Launch” →

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Offers Notes on Slate of Future Projects

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The regularly schedule Accessibility Advisory Committee for February featured a packed slate of upcoming City of Guelph construction projects including a new splash pad at Margaret Greene Park and the Emma-to-Earl Pedestrian Bridge, plus there was some early feedback offered to the Downtown Parking Master Plan and the Cycling Network study for College Avenue. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though as we dive into this month’s recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Offers Notes on Slate of Future Projects” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for February 21, 2023

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This month’s Accessibility Advisory Committee gets down to business with a lot of planning and other work that requires the board’s feedback and insight. On the agenda is walking, parking, cycling, zoning and there’s also a plan about a splash pad in there too. There’s a lot to cover, and only two hours to cover it all in, so here’s what’s on the agenda for the next AAC meeting… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for February 21, 2023” →

CITY PAGES: Fall Rec Programs, Bridge EA, and Help For Pets in Need

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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: Fall Rec Programs, Bridge EA, and Help For Pets in Need” →

Fixing Speedvale Will Be Phased Going Forward, City Release

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Speedvale Avenue is a pretty important street in Guelph, and it needs a lot of work. But infrastructure costs a lot of money these days, and we were going to need a lot of money to start fixing that road even before the added inflationary pressures. The solution? Take it a piece at a time. That’s the word anyway coming from the City of Guelph’s most recent announcement on the subject. Continue reading “Fixing Speedvale Will Be Phased Going Forward, City Release” →

This Month at Council: Tech Trouble, Bridge Debate, Water Plan Updates

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If nothing else this month, Guelph is now officially a bird city, and we now sleep under the wings of our official bird, the Black-capped Chickadee, which was chosen by popular demand. At least that part went right because this month council had its first serious tech-glitch of these post-pandemic times. But most everything else was business as usual, so let’s review the business of June’s council meetings. Continue reading “This Month at Council: Tech Trouble, Bridge Debate, Water Plan Updates” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for June 27, 2022

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It’s time for the last meeting of June, and it comes with a very packed agenda. 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: City Council Meeting for June 27, 2022” →