Toronto = Edmonton's Role Model?

Toronto has a Public Space Committee dedicated to defending and celebrating their public spaces. Whether that means creating public art done by the public or rallying against advertising in public space, it is a grassroots not for profit group of volunteers. This group could be a great benefit to the graffiti artist who wants to create work in a public space... I could find no evidence of such a group in Edmonton. If they do exist here, they are well hidden! Should Edmonton follow in Toronto's footsteps? Could a group like this help create public spaces that are less institutionalized (think Churchill Square with its hospital-like atmosphere)? If anything, Edmonton needs a role model to help improve its public art situation...The giant shoes at the Southgate Mall Transit Station make me sad...