Fredericton may soon allow what it calls "workforce housing" on commercial properties in a bid to help address housing affordability and car-free living.
Sunday bus service in Fredericton will roll out this spring using an entirely new network, which includes a single cross-town route linking the north and south sides, as well as a handful of other routes that will run from east to west on either sides of the St. John River.
Part of the Victoria Health Centre near downtown Fredericton will be the site of a new community hub aimed at getting homeless people out of the cold, and connecting them to the addictions, mental health and housing services to get them off the streets.
Most councillors undeterred by proposed strip mall's large, street-bordering parking lot that goes against municipal plan's call for streetscapes that support walking.
Fredericton city planners have recommended council approves a proposal to construct a shopping centre on the north side, even though the plan goes contrary to the city's goal of having new buildings constructed with parking in the back.