{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"O-E-Gee whiz, how C-aRe-L we gonna vote?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3011,"description":"We discuss the proposed moratorium on infill development, the extension of the Downtown Community Revitalization Levy, and the return of former MP Rahim Jaffer to municipal politics. We also look at how changes to vote counting will affect the 2025 municipal election, and the end of photo radar in playground zones.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\n\nInfill moratorium\nCartmell to call for moratorium on new infill development in Edmonton\nEdmonton city councillor and mayoral candidate calls for infill moratorium\nLorne Gunter: Cartmell opposition to infill weak, better than alternative\nCRL extension\n'A generational investment': Edmonton business groups warn of consequences if Downtown CRL extension fails\nMayor Sohi pitches extension of Downtown CRL ahead of public hearings\nEdmontonians should have a referendum this municipal election: Should taxpayers provide $88.5 million to the Oilers Entertainment Group for a new Event Park? - Michael Janz\nA Better Deal for Edmontonians — Andrew Knack for Mayor\nFuture of downtown development to be debated over 2 days at Edmonton public hearing\nRahim Jaffer\nFormer conservative MP Rahim Jaffer running for mayor, after years out of the public eye\nFormer MP Rahim Jaffer launches bid to be Edmonton's mayor\nElection costs\nBan on tabulators means election results will arrive much later in 2025, official says\nAnalysis: How changes to the way votes are counted will affect municipalities across the Edmonton region in 2025\nPhoto radar\nNews Release: City evolves playground zone traffic safety strategy\nEdmonton scraps playground zone photo radar amid low tickets: 'No longer financially sustainable'\nRapid fire\nEdmonton Oilers trade Evander Kane to rival Vancouver Canucks\nEdmonton Blatchford homes forming virtual power plant\nElection project\nWhat issues do you care about as you consider who to vote for in the 2025 municipal election, and why?\nA progress report on Taproot's election project\nSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot...","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}