Speaking Municipally
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTaproot Edmonton presents a weekly discussion on key stories in municipal politics. We pay attention to City Council so you don't have to! Join us as we delve into conversations about the context surrounding decisions made at City Hall.
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Looking at Olive the competing priorities
November 09, 2018 23:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBReddit Edmonton Subreddit Ditching Transit Final round of signal testing to shut down all LRT service on Saturday Elise Stolte: 'Can't keep getting angry.' Riders desert Edmonton Transit, go back to driving 2019-2022 Operating Budget Proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget Edmonton's 2019 budget calls for 3.3 per cent property tax hike 750 new job positions at city in question, Edmonton councillor says Program & Service Review Q4 Update Auditor's Report on Consulting City Au...
Time for Knecht to Peas Out
November 02, 2018 22:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBHere are the relevant links for this episode: #yegkidcount #yegkidcount on Twitter 2019-2022 Operating Budget Proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget 2026 Calgary Olympic Bid The Sprawl: The Plebiscite Edition LRT Funding Alberta funds Edmonton Valley Line West Alberta commits $1.04 billion to Edmonton's west Valley Line LRT expansion Affordable Housing Edmonton budget talks will include $67M request for subsidized housing Elise Stolte: These tiny suites could be Edmonton's ...
No Raisin to go forward with the innovation hub
October 27, 2018 20:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBHere are the relevant links for this episode: Cannabis Alberta’s 5 Nova Cannabis stores raked in $1.3M in first 5 days of legalization Keillor Point This is the end for Edmonton's End of the World LRT Damage LRT to return to full service Thursday after 40 trains sidelined by mechanical issue Damage control in full force as city continues to fix damaged LRT cars Innovation Hub Update Edmonton councillors call for accountability of city's economic agency Mack's Twitter threa...
The Juicy New Melonnovation Hub
October 19, 2018 22:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBEEDC leased it, but will they come? An older downtown tower could be reborn as a new Innovation Hub to revitalize Edmonton’s tech startup community — if it can get tenants Here are the relevant links for this episode: Mayor Don Iveson's 2018 State of the City Address Innovate Edmonton Hub October 15, 2018 City Council Executive Committee Agenda Mack's tweet thread from Executive Committee on Monday, October 15 Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Netw...
Oregano Transit For You
October 14, 2018 02:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCalcium Chloride Edmonton council to decide whether to continue controversial road de-icing program Thales New Metro Line LRT signalling system ready to go today: Thales Canada David Staples David Staples: One-two punch hammers city council's plan to increase taxes Free Transit 'Not ... an essential service': Free transit debate exposes divisions on council Edmonton councillor’s transit inquiry gets rough ride from city council Edmonton city council kicks free transit idea ...
Lettuce on the bus for free
October 05, 2018 22:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBHere are the relevant links for this episode: Calgary Snow 'Help is on the way!' Edmonton sending snow plows to Calgary Don Iveson tweet Snow Tires City ponders benefits of mandating winter tires during winter months Marijuana on October 17 This bud's for northern Alberta: On Oct. 17, most cannabis retailers will be in the Edmonton region Terwillegar Expressway Edmonton city councillors endorse quicker, simpler fix for Terwillegar Drive Liquor Stores Downtown core could s...
Terrawillegar Drive
September 28, 2018 22:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBHere are the relevant links for this episode: Cannabis Rental giant Boardwalk bans all cannabis smoking and growing from its properties Calcium Chloride Edmonton to continue spraying calcium chloride on roads for another winter Starlight Casino Starlight Casino at West Edmonton Mall ready to roll the dice after $57-million expansion Terwillegar Drive Terwillegar Drive Concept Planning Study Council Agenda Item: Terwillegar Drive Improvements City report brings forward new ...
Mixed Greens
September 21, 2018 22:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBWe're proud to be a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB! There are some incredible podcasters in Alberta and we're happy to be listed alongside them. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Pogo CarShare Pogo Carshare joins Communauto Group Vehicle Noise Monitoring City turns off digital displays of decibel levels after noise complaints spike Best of Edmonton Vue Weekly's Best of Edmonton 2018 The View Grandin-area tower The View goes to next step af...
We've Bean here before
September 15, 2018 19:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBWe're proud to be a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB! There are some incredible podcasters in Alberta and we're happy to be listed alongside them. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Hyatt hotel Downtown Edmonton hotel loses Hyatt branding Funicular vandalism Vandalism leads to $47K repair for Edmonton's funicular Operation 24 Hours Over 3,300 traffic violations issued during “Big Ticket Event” Police hand out 3,331 traffic tickets in 24 hours,...
Thinking about the need to Maca cut
September 07, 2018 22:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWe're proud to announce that Speaking Municipally is now a member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB! There are some incredible podcasters in Alberta and we're happy to be listed alongside them. Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper on this week's episode: Yard Waste Plan to remove grass clippings from weekly garbage pickup inches ahead Mayor Iveson — “I leave my clippings on the lawn" 109 Street Development Former Knox-Metropolitan United Church d...
History is a radish best preserved
August 31, 2018 22:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBPlayground Delays City promises to cut red tape for neighbourhood playgrounds, splash parks Fringe Festival Fringe Festival sets a record: 133,276 tickets sold Fringe Roundup Review: 2018 Edition Valley Line LRT West Left Turn Removing left-turn lane on 104 Avenue at 109 Street endorsed by council committee Urban Beach Accidental Beach won't become permanent urban attraction, councillors decide Louise McKinney Riverfront Park Urban Beach Council Report on urban beaches pl...
Put your organics in a different rutabega
August 24, 2018 22:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBPesticide-related offences City of Edmonton faces environmental charges: "The Alberta government has laid seven charges against the City of Edmonton for pesticide-related offences." P3 for Valley Line LRT West? Mayor says west leg of LRT will not be built as a public-private partnership 'I shouldn't have said that': Edmonton mayor reveals private details about west LRT line Edmonton not so livable New rankings shun Edmonton, praise Calgary, peeve capital city residents Commit...
Picking a Root
August 17, 2018 22:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBHere are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper: Talus Dome Professor says Talus Dome must be moved or vandalism ‘will happen again’ Petition: Move Edmonton's Talus Dome to a Better Location Heritage Festival barn ‘We’re keeping the barn’: City reverses decision to take barn from Heritage Festival Council Reports Project and Policy Tracking System Options (no news articles for this one, weird how journalists are not chomping at the bit to write about the minutia of the...
Council can't beet the heat on Admin decisions
August 10, 2018 22:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBCity Council has to walk back several decisions made by city administration like removing the memorial bench plaques and the Heritage Festival barn evictions. Mack and Troy also take a look forward at the big issues that will be coming up this year. Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper: Heritage Festival access Heritage Festival boss saw easier access for crowd upward of 300,000 Memorial bench plaques Memorial bench sticker shock: Families asked to pay upkeep ...
Speaking Municipally: A Podcast About Edmonton City Council
August 02, 2018 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.66 MBSpeaking Municipally is our pilot weekly podcast digging into the how's and why's of Edmonton politics. Your hosts are Troy Pavlek and Mack Male who could graciously be described as "competent". Each week we'll give you a short version of what happened this week that we think you should care about, and we'll dig in and discuss why it matters. We're available wherever podcasts are sold - and submitting to as many new places as possible! If we're not available where you prefer to l...