{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"Snow time like the present to talk about ice","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3677,"description":"This week, we're getting an early start on winter by talking about snow and ice control. We speak with Mark Beare and Val Dacyk from the City of Edmonton about service standards for clearing roadways and active pathways, how much people love the snow plow map, how big the snow clearing operation is, what it would take to clear sidewalks, where your tax dollars go, and much more.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\nGuests\nMark Beare on LinkedIn\nValerie Dacyk on LinkedIn\nSnow and ice control\nNews Release: City launches updated Snow and Ice Control Program\nRoadways Snow Clearing Map\nActive Pathways Snow Clearing Map\nCommunity Sandboxes\nWinter Travel\n2022: Apparent jump in snow-clearing kilometres not all that it seems\n2023: City seeks input on sandbox program for ice control\nFrom the Taproot newsroom\nHousing Complex\nIntroducing Housing Complex, a special project from Taproot Edmonton\nHome truths: In Edmonton's housing system, some win, some lose, and many feel conflicted\nRapid fire\nEdmonton won't add optional criminal record checks for council candidates\nEdmonton boo-levard becomes Candy Corn Lane for Halloween\nSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on in their community. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mUtN74o21l0bnRqQ1zHLbXde-IrosiO1iUlYtjEJ_Oc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1My8xNTMzMjQz/MTA3LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}