Updates
Council Highlights, May 2019
08JUNE 2019City Council Highlights Here are the top 5 highlights from the Council and Committee meetings in May.Flood Control Strategy The City has moved forward with plans to address flooding in some of the worst-hit areas of the city. The federal government recently...
Council Highlights, April 2019
07MAY 2019City Council Highlights Below are updates on some of the big issues that were before Council during April.Future of Transit Routes in Saskatoon Last month City Council decided on the routes of the Bus Rapid Transit system. As a summary, Council decided: BRT...
Bike Lanes and Active Transportation in the Downtown
01MAY 2019Bike Lanes and Active Transportation in the DowntownYesterday in a media interview I said that City Council’s decision on the Active Transportation Network downtown was a decision to hit the reset button. This is an opportunity for a further explanation as...
Bus Rapid Transit Update
30APR 2019Bus Rapid Transit UpdateIt’s been several years in the making – last night’s decision at City Council to establish the Bus Rapid Transit Routes was a significant accomplishment in the journey of building a great modern prairie city. The Growth Plan that we...
State of the City
16APRIL 2019State of the CityEach year, I am tasked with giving a speech on the moment that we find ourselves in as a community—the State of the City. We have much to be proud of in Saskatoon, I am confident that much more can be accomplished if we work together. You...
Council Highlights, March 2019
City Council decided on an implementation plan for the new universal curbside organics collection program, with the program rolling out in 2023. While I was in favour of a faster timeline, this was the timeline that the majority of Council settled on.
Council Highlights, February 2019
28FEB 2019City Council Highlights Here are some of the issues that were discussed at City Council and Committees in February that can impact the citizens of Saskatoon. Extending the Parking Time Limits in Residential Neighbourhoods City Council has asked for bylaw...
Council Highlights, January 2019
31JAN, 2019City Council Highlights Here are the top issues that were discussed and debated in Council Chambers for January.Intelligent Transportation System City Council approved the goals and key directions for an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) for our City....
Smart Cities Challenge Update
Our Smart Cities Challenge team hosted representatives from the federal government who came out to learn about our proposal and meet the people and organizations who have been developing it with us.
What an Intelligent Transportation System is and Why it Actually Matters
The Transportation Division at the City of Saskatoon has developed a vision, a strategy, and a series of projects to improve traffic in our city with the use of technology. This is done through creating an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), or a way to make the best use of the streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, and freeways that we already have by creating connectivity, making our systems adaptable, and making information as open and accessible to residents as we can about routes and options.