Cracks in concrete may be worse than they ap-pier

The TransEd update on the Valley Line. In short the train is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad time. Plus the police ask council for JUST A BIT more money. You can surely spare another $10M?

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Stuff a Bus

• PSA: ETS Stuff a Bus returns to help those in need

Danibucks

• Address to the Province

FC Edmonton

• FC Edmonton won't operate in 2023, CPL hints at 2024 return

Gang money

• Edmonton police release new gang strategy tied to higher funding request

Edge Fund

• Council report
• The Edge Fund: Championing Tech and Innovation in Edmonton

Budget

• City council to consider $7.5M funding request for emergency shelter in west Edmonton
• Edmonton should fund on-demand transit with higher Epcor profits: mayor
• 'Lifeline' on-demand transit service at risk of being cut if not funded by city council

Valley Line LRT

• 'Profoundly disappointed': Two-thirds of concrete pillars on new Edmonton LRT line now need repairs
• Now it's 30 of 45 concrete piers that need fixing on Valley Line Southeast LRT
• Edmonton councillors frustrated, disappointed with latest Valley Line LRT setback

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