COUNCIL APPROVED NEW PUBLIC SPACES BYLAW

On Tuesday, city council approved a new public spaces bylaw intended to clarify behaviours that are and are not allowed in public in Edmonton. The public spaces bylaw combines transit, parks and public places bylaws along with some new offences. The list is quite extensive (see pages 31-36 below) with fines ranging from $25 - $1000 with most being in the between $250 and $500 range for infractions.

Mayor Sohi, said the bylaw makes it easier to enforce expectations for behaviour across all kinds of public spaces.

After reading the bylaw I'm left with two questions: 1. who and how will the bylaw be enforced? and 2. will the bylaw make city spaces safer? Time will tell.