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Open letter to Council and MLAs about Harvey

Dear Council and Kelowna MLAs In the wake of the tragic death of the woman who was walking along Harvey and then suddenly struck and killed by a person driving their car. We at Strong Towns are demanding this be the last time we see a death on Harvey. We are writing to urge Council and Kelowna’s MLAs to work together to push the province to create some measure of traffic calming and pedestrian protections Read more…

Why Public Transport is so Important

Transportation and relieving congestion is among the top priorities for council, and above are some of the strategies they advertise on how they plan to solve it. Five out of the six strategies I think are excellent, however the last one we don’t believe will work and I’ll explain why in the coming slides. In this 10 year capital plan – The budget for transportation has doubled to ~726 million dollars and it’s the largest Read more…