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technology safety

Predictive AI tool helps Edmonton organizations decide how to respond to safety challenges

An architect of Unison, a City of Edmonton tool that uses artificial intelligence to map data from safety incident reports to predict where responses will be needed and inform what those responses should be, said that after several years in use, the tool is now coming into its own.

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engagement safety

Calls for public engagement: Snow and ice, 2SLGBTQIA+, student housing

Here are opportunities to inform municipal decisions about snow and ice, inclusion, housing, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.

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Two people in blue and yellow work wear move garbage bins that say Hiregood on a dolly.
downtown transit

Downtown leader wants more funds for Hiregood

As city administration prepares a Downtown Action Plan, Puneeta McBryan, the executive director of the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, says the Downtown Core Patrol service that her organization contracts to Hiregood, a company that employs people with lived experience with being unhoused, needs more money.

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Knives for sale inside a retail display, with a note attached to the glass reading "PLEASE CLOSE KNIFE DISPLAY WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED GRABBING PRODUCT"
city council engagement

Calls for public engagement: Knife sales, Wagner Road, St. Albert mobility

Here are opportunities to help shape municipal decision-making about public safety, street safety, mobility, and more. Please only complete surveys if you are part of the target audience or a resident of the affected municipality.

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engagement region

Calls for public engagement: Glenwood, Brander Gardens

Here are opportunities to inform city planning about neighbourhood and alley renewals in Glenwood and street safety in Brander Gardens.

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health transit

Listening project to gauge sense of well-being at transit centres

An unorthodox research initiative called Auricle is returning to Edmonton this year to learn more about how safe and well people feel in transit centres.

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arts events

StreetFest prioritizes safety for 2023 edition

The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival and The Works Art & Design Festival have teamed up for a second year at Churchill Square, with safety for everyone top of mind.

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city council safety

On the agenda: Community and transit safety, encampments and housing, and more

This week, city council will hold its final full meeting before the summer break, on July 4. Updates on the Community Safety and Well-Being Strategy and the Edmonton Transit System Safety Plan are among the agenda items.

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city council transit

On the agenda: Transit safety, community revitalization levies, and the Edmonton Research Park

This week, community and public services committee will meet on March 20, urban planning committee meets on March 21, and executive committee will meet on March 22. Recruitment for various boards and committees continues with a non-regular meeting of community and public services committee on March 24.

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