Empowering Local Governance

Ashley Salvador is a city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta. She’s a national leader in housing reform, zoning modernization, and urban revitalization. Ashley joins Norm on this Bottom-Up Short to discus one of her recent initiatives, which focuses on reducing the number of derelict and dangerous properties in the city. Ashley shares how she helped bring Canada’s first Derelict Tax Subclass into effect and how it’s driving revitalization.

• More from Ashley:

  • “Cleaning Up Our Communities: Canada’s First Derelict Tax Subclass a Success”

  • “Will Edmonton Be the First Major Canadian City to Eliminate Parking Minimums?”

  • “Want more local businesses in your neighborhood? Then legalize ‘Accessory Commercial Units.’”

  • “The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Building Gentle Density and a Grassroots Campaign for City Council”

• Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn)

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