In our forty-first episode, we talk about the new lights on the High Level Bridge, businesses closing on 104 Street, an update on the Commonwealth Games bid, the end of coin-operated parking meters, and the touch the water project.

Do you like the lights on the High Level Bridge? They’re here to stay either way! There have been a few closures on 104 Street recently, such as Sobeys and Corona Shoes. Is there an issue there? Are they closures something we should be concerned about? Now that the bid committee has been named for the effort to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022, should we be optimistic? Edmonton is getting rid of coin-operated parking meters, replacing them with digital ones as they have in Calgary. Is there an opportunity to do something more, or should we just take this progress and build on it? Finally, what are the prospects for the touch the water project? We discuss those questions and more.

Here are some relevant links for this episode:

• Recap: High Level Bridge light up on Canada Day
• Edmonton’s High Level Bridge has lights…now what?
• Downtown Edmonton’s Sobeys on 104 Street will close its doors on July 31
• Edmonton unveils Commonwealth Games 2022 bid committee and logo
• Edmonton coin-operated parking meters set to become a thing of the past
• Staples: River Valley plan would allow Edmontonians to touch the water

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