Successful On-Demand transit could expand
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Yes
Medicine Hat Transit is declaring its pilot project to offer “On Demand” service on some evening routes a success, and say it will likely be expanded this year.
Monday’s meeting of the public services committee heard that other “low volume” evening routes in the city, as well as the special transit system are being considered, but the idea of dispatching buses only when requested isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution.
“The implementation was very successful,” said transit manager Mike Spicer. “Once people experienced it, they picked it up pretty quickly and made good use of it.”
City will let its mask bylaw expire
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Would you support the Conservative Party of Canada’s carbon tax plan of consumer pricing with ‘green’ savings account?
Yes
After a heated debate to bring in a local mask bylaw in early December, Medicine Hat city council will allow it to expire on March 4, it was announced Wednesday.
At that point province-wide requirements to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus may still be in effect, stressed Mayor Ted Clugston.
The absence of a provincial mask mandate in late November when cases were spiking raised the temperature on a local debate.
Downtown plan touted, but too good to be true?
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Do you agree with the city’s decision to collapse certain advisory boards into one, nine-member Community Vibrancy Board?
Yes
According to some observers a new vision for downtown looks similar to long-standing plans and could be difficult to achieve, but might be worth it in the end.
Featuring the South Saskatchewan River has been in high-level city plans for years, and more recently planners have alluded to a “Waterfront District” that was revealed Tuesday at the State of the City address.
At its centre, a new amphitheatre built on the slope below Riverside Veterans Memorial Park would lead to a pedestrian promenade along River Road. A raft of other changes and incentives could be brought in along the one-kilometre stretch of shoreline.