The police's urban planning department

Speaking Municipally

Boyle Street has had the permit for its site revoked…again. Plus, the police have declined a public audit, and we'll talk about Sohi's polling numbers. Is it really that time already?

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Guest: Jack Farrell

• @_jack_farrell
• Jack Farrell at St. Albert Gazette

Boyle Street / CPTED

• Boyle Street denied permit to build south Edmonton overdose prevention site
• Permit denied for Wolf Den overdose prevention site in Edmonton
• Jack's tweet thread
• How EPS got involved in city planning — The YEG Yeller
• EPS CPTED training

Police audit

• Edmonton police commission refuses to release audit plan to city council
• Michael Janz's tweet thread

From the Taproot newsroom

• Tim Querengesser, managing editor
• Padmanadi and Seoul Fried Chicken tackle Calgary expansions differently
• Council to decide if U of A's proposal to redevelop farmland into housing can start planning
• Taproot Edmonton's roundups
• What are you curious about? Let us know at [e-mail]

LRT music

• News Release: Travel to the tunes of Tchaikovsky and more in downtown LRT stations
• Stephanie's tweet
• 2011: Mercury Opera's 104 Underground (an operascape)

Sohi trouble

• Edmonton heading in 'wrong direction,' Sohi on the ropes: Leger poll
• Poll results show Edmonton city council faces a tough re-election road
• Civic Matters: Downtown Edmonton during the Oilers' playoff run

District planning

• Edmonton district planning decision could be weeks away, signals plans may be sent back for changes
• 'Citizens are abandoned and angry': Public speakers distrustful of Edmonton district planning

Rapid fire

• Increase in Edmonton's paper, reusable bag fee takes effect July 1
• Taste of Edmonton announces presale tickets ahead of 40th anniversary
• 'We are at risk of running out': Calgarians asked to use 25% less water than yesterday

This episode is brought to you by the Edmonton Public Library which is hosting another instalment in its Forward Thinking Speaker Series. Don't miss Dr. Marie Wilson in conversation with Chief Wilton Littlechild on June 19. The Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners will discuss what we can do to further reconciliation across Canada. Tickets are now available for this EPL fundraiser.

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