Summary#

Calgary City Council adopted Councillor Johnston’s notice of motion on May 26, 2026. It directs City staff to allocate $2.4 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve to remediate 292 sidewalk-and-tree locations identified in a City report.

• The referenced report classified the 292 locations as being in “Very Poor” condition.
• The decision allocates funding for their remediation; it does not set out the work plan or guarantee when the work will be completed.

What it means for you#

• People using the affected sidewalks: The decision funds remediation at the 292 identified locations. The supplied materials do not list those locations or say when work at each one will happen.

Money#

The decision allocates $2.4 million from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.

• The materials provide no separate estimate of staff or other costs, or whether $2.4 million will cover all the work.

What is unclear#

• The supplied materials do not describe the specific repairs or tree work, or say whether the full amount will complete work at all 292 locations.
• The materials say City staff expected immediate funding to let work begin this year, but the motion sets no completion date.

Case for#

• City staff’s report identified 292 sidewalk-and-tree locations as being in very poor condition. Staff said immediate funding would allow work to begin this year.

Case against#

• The decision commits $2.4 million without details in the supplied material on the work at each location or whether the amount is enough for all 292.
• Councillors Dhaliwal and Kelly voted against the motion; the supplied material does not give their reasons.