{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"Bridgelocked","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1985,"description":"You may have heard that several bridges will be closed at once, but is that true? We dig into bridge maintenance planned for the next few years. We also discuss new bus priority measures, Lime's winter cycling pilot, an audit of DATS, and the upcoming wildfire season.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\nBridge maintenance\nNo, five bridges in downtown are not closing all at once\nOpinion: Perfect storm of bridge closures will devastate Downtown\nEdmonton business group urges bridge construction pause fearing Downtown backslide from snarled traffic\nDowntown biz group worries Edmonton bridge construction crunch could hurt city's core\nBus priority measures\nMajor streets set to change to give buses priority\nLime winter pilot\nLime brings e-bikes back to Edmonton early for winter pilot program\nWildfire season\nCity of Edmonton adds proactive measures to wildfire protection plan\nEdmonton creating wildfire strategy as part of emergency management plan\nDATS audit\nImprovements coming to Edmonton's accessible transit service, following audit\nFrom the Taproot newsroom\nFringe historian to document Edmonton theatre history\nCheck the Label app could 'push our politicians' as tariff threat grows, Punchcard says\nRapid fire\nAlberta cold snap breaks more records as deep freeze set to recede Thursday\nEdmonton looks to impress as potential expansion destination by hosting PWHL neutral-site game\nSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, the most reliable source of intelligence about what's happening in the Edmonton region. Through curiosity-driven original stories, tailored and useful newsletters, a comprehensive and innovative events calendar, and thought-provoking podcasts, we inform, connect, and inspire a more vibrant, engaged, and resilient Edmonton region.\nSign 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}