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The Coalition for Justice and Human Rights is taking legal action to stop the city's clearing of encampments. Plus, we discuss gaps in transit service, the new Edge Fund, development along 99 Street, and the cost of urban sprawl.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Transit gaps

• Edmonton considers developing transit services for youth and community
• On the agenda: Police funding formula, Heritage River designation, and more

CSWB update

• Edmonton works towards next step in safety and well-being strategy

Encampment lawsuit

• Human rights group sues City of Edmonton over encampment clearing
• Avnish Nanda's tweet

Substantial completion

• Suburban sprawl costs Edmonton taxpayers more than infill: City report
• Edmonton considers new standard to control urban sprawl

Edge Fund

• News Release: New Edmonton Edge Fund will drive business innovation and transformation

99 Street

• Development on 99th Street has been stagnant for years. What happened?

Chief McFee

• Edmonton police chief says 'enough is enough'

Pickleball chaos

• Pickleball pros to show their stuff in Edmonton

Commissioner recruitment

• News Release: Police commission member recruitment underway

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