MUNICIPAL MATTERS ← By: Dr. Sean Shaw

World’s Smallest Park – Portland, OR

May

2013

Welcome to Mill Ends Park in Portland, OR, which is reportedly the smallest in the world. Originally supposed to house a streetlight that never came it measures about 2ft in diameter. Tweet

Proper Planning Process Put Aside For North Commuter Bridge

May

2013

Tonight, City Council will be debating and likely passing (if the vote results on the same issue at Executive Committee hold) a plan to build the proposed North Commuter Bridge (not to be confused with the North Perimeter Highway) to six-lanes. The estimated cost of the bridge and it’s connecting roadways, roughly $200 million (though ...

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 ...