Tag: Traffic Calming

This Week at Council: Traffic Calm and Carry On

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This week at council almost everyone had concerns about road safety. For the last few years, the City of Guelph has been trying to advance the cause of safer streets, and making Guelph a place where no one is hurt and killed on our roads but as we were reminded at April’s Committee of the Whole meeting, there’s been some mixed results on that effort. Can staff reset expectations by refocusing on some key problem areas? They think so in the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Traffic Calm and Carry On” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 21, 2026 Meeting?

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One more council meeting before the election officially begins… April’s regular meeting of city council will shower us all in catch up work. At least at the time of this publishing, the agenda for this meeting is almost all about stuff that’s already been debated, the Committee of the Whole agenda, and a rare Business Licence Appeals Committee decision. Also, is there still enough council good will to support a new heritage commemoration month? Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 21, 2026 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 7, 2026

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No foolin’! Time for Committee of the Whole!! You can click here and 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 during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 7, 2026” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 7, 2026 Meeting?

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April’s first council meeting will suffer no fools because it’s not happening until April 7 and for this meeting date we’re getting a two-in-one because there will the shareholder meeting of Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. before we get into the Committee of the Whole meeting. On the subject of the latter, look for discussion on water, traffic calming and taxis, plus another impact from provincial legislation, albeit without financial cost. Here’s the preview! Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 7, 2026 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Patios, Rubber Surfaces and Election 2026!

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After taking their usual break in March, the Accessibility Advisory Committee got together again to talk about a myriad of different topics from the downtown patio program, to the issues around getting more playgrounds with rubber surfaces, to the more general issues around making people with disabilities feel more involved in the community engagement process. Also, we’re already counting down to Election 2026! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Patios, Rubber Surfaces and Election 2026!” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for April 18, 2023

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After taking a scheduled month off, the Accessibility Advisory Committee gets back to business with their regular meeting, and the agenda will cover matters coming in the immediate future and the sort of far future. Feedback will be sought about a permanent patio policy, accessibility of playground equipment, traffic calming, community engagement and the 2026 municipal election. Once again, there’s a lot to cram in to the two hour running time.  Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Accessibility Advisory Committee for April 18, 2023” →

This Month at Council Part 1: Committee of the Whole and Grace Gardens Approved

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Due to the exceptionally busy council calendar this past month, we’ve had to split April’s recap into two parts. In part one, we will recap what happened at a very busy and complex committee meeting, and then at the planning there was a somewhat confusing matter about the Naming Committee and the final approval of a long-gestating housing project. Continue reading “This Month at Council Part 1: Committee of the Whole and Grace Gardens Approved” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for April 26, 2021

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The month at council comes to end with some bits of unfinished business. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here (and 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 April 26, 2021” →

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

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We have come to the end of the month, and that means it’s time for the regular council meeting. In this meeting, there will not only be decisions to ratify from the Committee of the Whole meeting, but there’s still one more vote to take that was held over from this month’s planning meeting as well. On top that, there’s a couple of closed meeting items, and some provincial funds to allocate. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 26 Meeting?” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 6, 2021

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Money matters, provincial policy and traffic are on the agenda at this month’s committee meeting. 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 April 6, 2021” →