{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"Wedging in affordable housing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2278,"description":"Council has approved selling land to an affordable housing provider, despite community pushback. Plus, some restaurant owners will have to pay more for patios this year, and we have updates on infill and snow clearing.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\n\nAudience survey\nTaproot audience survey\nUpdate on infill\nEdmonton council votes to keep infill maximum at eight units\nEdmonton city councillor's motion to change infill cap from 8 units to 6 fails\nUpdate on snow clearing\nCity to deploy private contractors at start of snow-clearing work after Tuesday's storm\nCity 70 per cent through priority Edmonton roads as Phase 1 parking ban takes effect\nAffordable housing in Wedgewood\nEdmonton council to sell Wedgewood Heights surplus school site for housing project\nCouncil gives green light a 2nd time around for Wedgewood Park housing development in animated public hearing\nPatio fees\nEdmonton businesses contemplate future of patio season after seeing new hefty fee\nPeter Keith post on LinkedIn\nNorthmark Materials funding\nFeb. 17 City Council meeting\nThis episode is brought to you by Edmonton Opera. For more than 60 years, Edmonton Opera has shared a history with this city, through works that have filled our halls, shaped our stages, and continued to come alive for audiences long after the curtain fell. The 2026-27 season brings those works back to the Jubilee stage, inviting audiences to reconnect with operas that have long been part of Edmonton's story. Learn more\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!\nWant to reach the smartest, most-engaged people in the...","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}