{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"'Tis the season to talk about snow clearing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1946,"description":"This week, we cover transit improvements for youth and winter, more funding for snow and ice clearing, the latest on the Valley Line LRT, and tennis vs. pickleball.\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\n\nTransit stuff\nEdmonton transit needs to be safer and more reliable for youth: survey\nEdmonton spent $350K to replace 1600 busted bus shelter panels last year\nSnow clearing\nEdmonton mayor suggests reinjecting $5M to snow and ice budget to improve access to transit\nRally for the Road\nCity funds website to help Stony Plain Road businesses amidst Valley Line West LRT construction\nRally for the Road\nValley Line LRT\nTransEd's tweet\nTrain testing complete on Edmonton's Valley Line LRT route\nVoting block\nData shows six councillors form dominant Edmonton City Council voting block\nTennis courts\nSaville Tennis Centre opens in Edmonton with year-round courts\nFalling concrete\nConcrete cladding falls off downtown Edmonton building, city enacts emergency closures\nMask directive\nAHS adopts enhanced masking directive for acute care sites\nOilers loss\nGAME RECAP: Canucks 8, Oilers 1\nThis episode was sponsored by Coun. Michael Janz, the University of Alberta, and MADE (that's Media Architecture Design Edmonton). Curbing Traffic: An Evening with Chris Bruntlett takes place on Oct. 19 in Edmonton, with a discussion about what other places have done to build cycling cities. Tickets are $15 each, but you can get in for $5 by using the offer code TAPROOT, while supplies last.\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}