MUNICIPAL MATTERS ← By: Dr. Sean Shaw

Planet S Mag Column #2: Saskatoon’s Lax Election Spending Rules

May

2013

My second urban affairs column for Planet S Magazine hit the street today. In this edition I shed a bit of light on the current election spending rules for Saskatoon civic elections, compare us to other Canadian cities, and set out a few suggestions on how we can improve our system. Here is a quick ...

OurYXE Podcast #13: Councillor Tiffany Paulsen

May

2013

Last week the OurYXE hosting crew (Jordon, DeeAnn, Hilary, and myself) sat down with Ward 9 Councillor Tiffany Paulsen. Over the course of an hour we discussed topics ranging from Tiffany’s first campaign to the cost of a growing city to roads and infrastructure. One of my favourite topics was dissecting with the Councillor ...

Complete Streets Good For Business; NYC

May

2013

New York City has released a report outlining their street design best-practices, along with a series of metrics from some of their recent re-designs late last year: New York City’s Department of Transportation says redesigned streets have been very, very good to small businesses. A new report says that retail sales are up along city ...

Expanded North Commuter Bridge A Bad Idea Made Worse

May

2013

It’s full steam ahead for the City and the proposed North Commuter Bridge, but bigger and better seems to be the new mantra: Saskatoon’s newest bridge project is getting bigger and more expensive. New estimates released by the city peg the cost of a six-lane north commuter bridge and improvements to the adjoining roadway network ...