Edmonton, AB
City in Alberta
Canada
Edmonton, AB coordinates community safety teams with its Healthy Streets Operations Centre pilot
The two-year pilot assembles teams of city and provincial first responders at a Chinatown location. Weekday routes through Chinatown, Downtown, and Kingsway include interactions with business owners and residents about current safety concerns. Community safety teams connect unhoused residents with social services and health resources based on their needs. City officials work with partners like REACH Edmonton and Homeward Trust on adapting responses to changing conditions.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Edmonton, AB creates interactive dashboard for Business Improvement Area economic indicators
City officials previously produced print-only reports following annual surveys of Edmonton's 13 BIAs. The new dashboard visualizes multi-year progress toward BIA goals and compares each BIA to city-level data. Dashboard users find graphs of new business licenses, development permits, and average assessment value dating to at least 2018. Edmonton included BIA business survey results and trend analyses on topics from commute lengths to occupations.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Edmonton, AB and Anti Defamation League track hate symbols in public spaces with Lighthouse solution
The jointly developed technology consists of a trio of tools for the identification of hate symbols throughout Edmonton. The Lantern mobile app for city employees supports photo uploads and reports of potential symbols in the field. The Gallery web application compares uploaded photos to the ADL's Hate on Display database for confirmation. City officials identify hotspots and schedule symbol removal using the Watch dashboard.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Edmonton, AB Permit and Licensing Improvement Initiative lowers construction and business barriers
Engagement sessions with city employees and businesses led to 400 suggestions for PLI projects. Edmonton focused its 2022-2023 initiatives on streamlined paperwork for renovations and new businesses. Home Improvement Permit applicants were surveyed with new software during a seven-month pilot. An interactive guide helps Home-Based Business applicants fulfill legal requirements for operation. City officials also created development application timelines for improved accountability.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Edmonton, AB collaborates with First Nations and Métis communities on Indigenous Peoples Experience
Indigenous interpreters share personal and family experiences at this immersive experience in Fort Edmonton Park. Artwork, documents, and oral history recordings explore local lives before and after contact with Europeans. An artist residency for indigenous performers resulted in original music for the experience. Project leaders consulted with 50 elders, historians, and community members when developing this first-in-Canada experience.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Edmonton, AB addresses unsafe vacant properties with Community Property Safety Team pilot
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) found that the most common setting for fire deaths in 2021 was unsecured vacant lots. The CPST pilot running through 2023 orders vacant property owners to secure entrances to their properties with wood. An escalating series of orders for non-compliance range from fencing to demolition with expenses billed to the offending owners. EFRS and the Community Standards and Neighbourhoods team also encourage owners to repurpose or sell properties when feasible.
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Edmonton, AB presents the personal impacts of zoning policy with Making Space podcast series
The five-episode series combines first-hand stories about zoning with expert interviews. The first episode - titled The Million Dollar Parking Lot - explored the pros and cons of parking requirements in local bylaws. Future episodes use case studies about residential and commercial developments as evidence of potential zoning improvements. City officials created Making Space to support the process improvement and equity goals of its Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative.
Edmonton, AB
Canada