So you care about voting–now what?

Welcome back to Ballot Babes, where we demystify Winnipeg civic politics ahead of the October 28 municipal election! We’re dropping a somewhat urgent episode in light of the Standing Policy Committee on Public Works meeting, taking place March 4, 9:30am at City Hall. We’re going to tell you all about what this committee does, who is on the committee, and why you should care about this upcoming meeting! If you can go in person, we highly recommend it; if you can write in comments or delegate at this meeting, we walk you through why engaging with these processes matter when it comes to influencing the fabric of our local democracy.

We’ll be particularly focusing on the scrapping of the temporary bike lane infrastructure hard fought for since 2024, and the motion for city-wide speed limit reduction.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Civic Engagement

07:48 Current Events at City Hall

19:07 Public Works Committee and Infrastructure

25:11 Wellington Crescent Bike Lanes Discussion

31:51 Speed Reduction Recommendations

36:51 Empowering Community Voices

37:05 BallotBabes_Animation.mp4

37:09 NEWCHAPTER

Meeting Agenda:

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Public Works Meeting from November 2024 where Councillor Lukes suggests temporary bike lanes

City of Winnipeg, Council members directory

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