Speaking Municipally

By Taproot Edmonton

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Taproot 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.

Episode Date
Will Edmonton lower their taxes? (Eight point) Nein
Apr 26, 2024
These aren't new plans, di-strictly speaking
Apr 19, 2024
These budget gains are not working out
Apr 12, 2024
Gravelled paradise, put up a parking lot
Apr 05, 2024
Bye Bye Mr. Manager Guy
Mar 29, 2024
Skip the meeting if you UCPlease
Mar 22, 2024
Strike! Double! Turkey! ... Gutterball
Mar 15, 2024
Shortchanging Edmonton: A Part of Our Heritage (fund)
Mar 08, 2024
The secret federal government plot to steal our river valley
Mar 01, 2024
Six rezonings, 10 bike routes, and 12 OPs
Feb 23, 2024
Public spaces (just not for you, specifically)
Feb 16, 2024
Walking you through the downtown pedestrianization plan
Feb 09, 2024
Water we gonna talk about this week?
Feb 02, 2024
Emergency Managed
Jan 26, 2024
The Christmas Injunction
Jan 19, 2024
Jeopardy 2023
Dec 15, 2023
There's Snow such thing as climate change
Dec 08, 2023
The Googleable podcast
Dec 01, 2023
Go Speed Racer Go!
Nov 24, 2023
The Dallas, Texas of the North
Nov 17, 2023
Speaking Municipally ON A TRAIN
Nov 10, 2023
To Condo or Condon't convert those offices
Nov 03, 2023
There and Back Again: A Tale from 102 Street to Mill Woods
Oct 27, 2023
Balancing the budget on the backs of 12-year-olds
Oct 20, 2023
'Tis the season to talk about snow clearing
Oct 13, 2023
Breaking the zoning bylaw into 160 or so bite-sized pieces
Oct 06, 2023
The community services crisis rises from a simmer to a Boyle
Sep 29, 2023
City council draws its line in the asphalt
Sep 22, 2023
Crime is now illegal
Sep 15, 2023
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Sep 08, 2023
After 30 minutes, this podcast episode will be Substantially Complete
Sep 01, 2023
The limit of PoliceBudget(x) as x→∞ is... 30%
Aug 25, 2023
The podcast that’s banned on Facebook
Aug 18, 2023
The (mostly updated now) zoning arugulations
Jul 21, 2023
Updating the zoning Arugulations (Repeating Municipally)
Jul 19, 2023
EPS warning: Listen to podcasts with extreme caution
Jul 14, 2023
The end of the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee
Jul 07, 2023
With corroded cables, summer Valley Line hopes are oxi-dying
Jun 30, 2023
Missing the forest for the mature trees
Jun 24, 2023
The orange dot (with the little orange smudge down there)
Jun 09, 2023
The new northeast river valley park (on the weekly local audio news broadcast)
May 26, 2023
A pawsitively furtastic week
May 19, 2023
Edmonton, without limits
May 12, 2023
He's been Buyze for the past 16 years
May 05, 2023
Flaming Calgary's arena deal
Apr 28, 2023
Provincial funding to HELP... the UCP get elected
Apr 21, 2023
How are we making history? Let's Find Out
Apr 14, 2023
Keeping transit 💯 … cops, that is
Apr 07, 2023
SIX cars hit train... ah ah ah
Mar 31, 2023
JuNo shirt, no service
Mar 17, 2023
More like LastGen, amirite?
Mar 10, 2023
#FreeTheBuffalo
Mar 03, 2023
The pilot that lasted zero days
Feb 24, 2023
Edmonton's 15-minute sandboxes
Feb 17, 2023
News as hot as chili pepper spray
Feb 10, 2023
Paul Blart: Legislature Cop
Feb 03, 2023
What are you Bonnie Doon on the tracks there, bud?
Jan 27, 2023
S-plow-ing Mun-ice-pially
Jan 20, 2023
Jeopardy 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Spending like a drunken sailor
Dec 17, 2022
It's beginning to feel a lot like climate change funding is not something Edmontonians support broadly
Dec 09, 2022
To be or not to SDAB
Dec 02, 2022
Cracks in concrete may be worse than they ap-pier
Nov 25, 2022
TREEGATE
Nov 19, 2022
It's beginning to feel a lot like budget
Nov 11, 2022
The carbon usage that just won't budge-it
Nov 04, 2022
A sense that the census might be 'spensive
Oct 28, 2022
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred votes for another round of questions
Oct 21, 2022
Getting Edmonton a Peas of the global pie
Oct 14, 2022
The EPS phenotyping about-face
Oct 07, 2022
My Edif-eyes are burning
Sep 30, 2022
That's a knife
Sep 23, 2022
Whose jurisdiction is it anyway?
Sep 16, 2022
EMTSC for thee, but not for me
Sep 09, 2022
A community revved up about pool closure
Aug 26, 2022
Pig out on city council news
Aug 19, 2022
This will be the best summer ever, I'm positive
Jul 08, 2022
Our burning carbon questions
Jul 01, 2022
Pitching in on encampments
Jun 24, 2022
Fi-Fa-Oh... Um... Let's just play hockey instead
Jun 17, 2022
Mini-stories east of downtown
Jun 10, 2022
The Chinatown plan, down to the Letter
Jun 03, 2022
Shandron't defund the police - or else
May 28, 2022
It works everywhere else in Alberta, but could it work here? Police say no.
May 20, 2022
Taxes have snow where to go but up
May 13, 2022
Five Hundred Eighty Six Thousand Three Hundred Dollars (how do you measure an election loss)
May 06, 2022
The way we treat municipalities is aPaulaIng
Apr 29, 2022
Watching the watch... people
Apr 22, 2022
Speaking Municipally goes to school
Apr 15, 2022
Infilling the missing middle of council coverage
Apr 08, 2022
Have your downtown recovery and eat it too
Apr 01, 2022
A public washroom strategy lost in transitlation
Mar 25, 2022
The second annual Speaking Municipally transit update
Mar 18, 2022
Masks are SO fifth wave
Mar 11, 2022
Number 168 on the list
Mar 04, 2022
COPS
Feb 18, 2022
Unless council's ask is passed, passports will be past
Feb 11, 2022
If you drink a mug or shot in a park, EPS will know
Feb 04, 2022
Retraction: Qualico is making headway with its pedway
Jan 28, 2022
Qualico was making headway and now we're taking away their pedway
Jan 21, 2022
Troy lost a bet
Jan 14, 2022
Twas the week after budget
Dec 22, 2021
Their Formers Worship play Jeopardy 2021
Dec 17, 2021
His Chief concern is that he can't police for McFree
Dec 10, 2021
Taking Valley Line completion off our photo radar
Dec 03, 2021
I made my greenfield developers disappear
Nov 26, 2021
From 0% we won't Budge-it
Nov 19, 2021
Don't be too rash when you ask to unmask
Nov 12, 2021
The future of affordable housing according to our Christel ball
Nov 05, 2021
Post-vote roasts and toasts
Oct 29, 2021
Sohi's back and he's driving the bus
Oct 22, 2021
It's Election Thyme
Oct 15, 2021
Proactive Donair Disclosure
Oct 08, 2021
Orange you glad you have to wear shirts in council chambers (taxi drivers excluded)
Oct 01, 2021
The close of NomNominations
Sep 24, 2021
A provincial vaxiccine passport
Sep 17, 2021
AfreDon't defund supervised consumption
Sep 10, 2021
Two steps forWorcestershire, one step Baklava
Sep 03, 2021
Leaf EPCOR alone!!!!!!
Aug 27, 2021
Is it nuts to make the river valley a NUTional Park?
Aug 20, 2021
The best questions Sur(vey) la table
Aug 13, 2021
Fishing for answers about our river
Aug 06, 2021
The best part of the pie is the INFILLing
Jul 30, 2021
Pining for more trees
Jul 23, 2021
If the current day ends in a y, the funicular is fondue for maintenance
Jul 16, 2021
Gondolas and high Seed trains
Jul 09, 2021
I Cayennen't remember what it's like to feel cool
Jul 02, 2021
The stench of council's proceDurian bickering
Jun 25, 2021
Discussing better, more vibrant pastures with the Downtown Business Grassociation
Jun 18, 2021
Edmonton's playing Ketchup in smart fare implementation
Jun 11, 2021
Not AnonyMoose: Edmonton's Deer football team gets a new name
Jun 04, 2021
Why is there no public art on the new GrOat bridge?
May 28, 2021
Acorning to WEM, they don't have to pay for that bridge
May 21, 2021
The pun so Mandelicious we used it twice
May 14, 2021
The former big cheese on inteGRATED infrastructure
May 07, 2021
Leduc's photo radar is a BroccoLIE
Apr 30, 2021
The transit fare increase is Tarragon, for now
Apr 23, 2021
InSalting and demeaning the po po-boys
Apr 16, 2021
Council's ambitious decision to kick the can is history in the Baking
Apr 09, 2021
Pickling a retiring councillor's brain
Apr 02, 2021
Papaya-ttention to bus route changes
Mar 26, 2021
Knack's dancing to the AmarBeet
Mar 19, 2021
Speaking with the new ETS Branch Mandaringer
Mar 12, 2021
Another CRL? Chia, right!
Mar 05, 2021
The province is still catching flax for headwater pollution
Feb 26, 2021
It's not quite Chili enough to treat people like human Beans
Feb 19, 2021
I'm ordering you to seed and desist
Feb 12, 2021
Croqgetting better uses out of our surplus school sites
Feb 07, 2021
It's Andre's Clementime to shine
Jan 29, 2021
A slew of new Candied Dates
Jan 22, 2021
The return of two Fungis
Jan 15, 2021
JeoPEARdy 2020
Dec 18, 2020
Talking about Iveson's LegaSEED
Dec 11, 2020
Your car is the best Pea Pea E
Dec 04, 2020
Neighbourhood pools are Cloves'd
Nov 20, 2020
Local businesses going OniOnline
Nov 13, 2020
Not every surprise is Mandelicious
Nov 06, 2020
All of a Spudden, Second Wave
Oct 30, 2020
The solar installation stops Fern nothing
Oct 23, 2020
Seething about EATing at the outdoor sEATing without hEATing
Oct 16, 2020
The new OrchKid on the block
Oct 09, 2020
Councillor Walters on the room where it HaPennes
Oct 02, 2020
Aloe to 100!
Sep 25, 2020
The Gon-bananas-a plan
Sep 18, 2020
Asking questions to Butter our election coverage
Sep 11, 2020
EGGregious violation of the code of conduct are... fine?
Sep 04, 2020
The Walters treetirement plan
Aug 28, 2020
A special council meeting to see if you’ve been naughty or rice
Aug 22, 2020
The mask ex-hemp-tion card program goes up in smoke
Aug 14, 2020
Making our city plan a little more Currant
Aug 07, 2020
$11 million is all council is willing to Pear from the EPS budget
Jul 10, 2020
It’s like graaaaaaaaaaaaiiiin, on Canada Day
Jul 03, 2020
Cheryl Johner? More leek Cheryl GONER
Jun 26, 2020
The status quo can't romaine
Jun 12, 2020
Taking a ReBite out of our carbon emissions
Jun 05, 2020
You Butter slow down, the popo is coming for you
May 29, 2020
Iveson puts a summer transit shutdown on the Taber
May 22, 2020
Foreign Minterference in a Dog Election
May 15, 2020
Setting your property taxes is a Tart form
May 08, 2020
We've Grazed taxes... or have we?
May 01, 2020
Special: What the pandemic can teach us about the climate crisis
Apr 28, 2020
Hey, maybe just pumperNickel the brakes there, councillor
Apr 24, 2020
No more Base-bale or lemon soc-curd
Apr 17, 2020
Buy online, don't wait in Limes
Apr 10, 2020
Just Plant yourself at home and watch Tiger King
Apr 03, 2020
Edmonton is now in a sTATER TOT of local emergency
Mar 27, 2020
Edmonton is now a quarantine calzone
Mar 20, 2020
Barley, malt, corn, hops, yeast, asorbic acid and a slice of lime
Mar 13, 2020
Cuts are Artichoking Edmonton's higher ed
Mar 06, 2020
Keeping the speed Breaduction plan in the oven
Feb 28, 2020
Moving forward with the regional transit recALMONDation
Feb 21, 2020
Park well during blading or get tomaTOWED
Feb 14, 2020
EPS wants to Matcha face to a crime
Feb 07, 2020
Alfalfantasizing about open option parking
Jan 31, 2020
Debating Density Agrain
Jan 24, 2020
The Gourd-medal winning podcast
Jan 17, 2020
2eoPEARdy
Dec 20, 2019
Figuring out what EEDC has Gouda do
Dec 13, 2019
You See (a) Pea Sized Budget Adjustment
Dec 06, 2019
Commit to our transit priorities? Pecan't do it!
Nov 29, 2019
Too many Fareomatics spoil the broth
Nov 22, 2019
To understand pedestrians, walk a Chamomile in their shoes
Nov 15, 2019
Cutting the celery for city staff
Nov 08, 2019
Reading the LRTea Leaves
Nov 01, 2019
The Fruits of Edmonton's Tech Investments (LIVE)
Oct 25, 2019
Pumpkin up our support of heritage buildings
Oct 18, 2019
Leaf my commute alone!
Oct 11, 2019
Garlic pressing the wrong button
Oct 04, 2019
The downtown farmers market isn't doing grape
Sep 27, 2019
Scootin' Makes Chiveson Cranky
Sep 20, 2019
The sour reality of cLIMEate anxiety
Sep 13, 2019
The MacQuinoaN Report
Sep 06, 2019
Emergency Rejuicing of our Climate Ambitions
Aug 30, 2019
Time to stop CarbIn up and start cutting
Aug 24, 2019
Our First AniseVersary
Aug 17, 2019
Edmonton's affordedible housing strategy
Jul 26, 2019
The renderings were a lie... berry
Jul 19, 2019
Writing a pun title every week is chard
Jul 12, 2019
Developers are Cumin for our heritage buildings
Jul 05, 2019
Council Still Can't Dill with the Playground Zone Times
Jun 28, 2019
The Berry Bad Calcium Chloride Plan
Jun 21, 2019
Stirring up our SideWok Strategy
Jun 15, 2019
The Supplemental Crabapital Budget Adjustment
Jun 07, 2019
Cornfusion with the 104st market location
May 31, 2019
Just Some UpDates
May 24, 2019
Let me Hemp you with that motion, Councillor
May 17, 2019
Will developers produce parking without minimums?
May 10, 2019
A whole garden of speed reduction PLANts
May 03, 2019
We're not trying to Drupe you but we might get a Core zone
Apr 26, 2019
The Orange Dot
Apr 19, 2019
Updating the zoning Arugulations
Apr 12, 2019
A political rising starfruit
Apr 05, 2019
The Sage Wisdom of LRT Operations
Mar 29, 2019
Butternut Delay Speed Reductions Further
Mar 22, 2019
So Longan to the market on 104 street
Mar 15, 2019
Limiting Liquor-ice Separation Distances
Mar 09, 2019
Ripe or not, here I kumquat
Mar 01, 2019
Brian Mason has beef that cud lead to the end of milking the cash cow
Feb 22, 2019
CocOH NO! Another Train Delay
Feb 15, 2019
Excuse me while I fennel my ward money into an MBA
Feb 08, 2019
Squashing requests for data
Feb 01, 2019
Re-lease the Greens
Jan 25, 2019
A New Season
Jan 18, 2019
JeoPEARdy
Dec 21, 2018
Council poinsettias the budget at a 2.6% increase
Dec 16, 2018
Veggies, get to the CHOPPA
Dec 07, 2018
Some people still aPeachiate city services
Nov 30, 2018
Streisand's Favourite fruit was a SLAPPle
Nov 23, 2018
We might Guava problem with following through on our priorities
Nov 16, 2018
Looking at Olive the competing priorities
Nov 09, 2018
Time for Knecht to Peas Out
Nov 02, 2018
No Raisin to go forward with the innovation hub
Oct 27, 2018
The Juicy New Melonnovation Hub
Oct 19, 2018
Oregano Transit For You
Oct 14, 2018
Lettuce on the bus for free
Oct 05, 2018
Terrawillegar Drive
Sep 28, 2018
Mixed Greens
Sep 21, 2018
We've Bean here before
Sep 15, 2018
Thinking about the need to Maca cut
Sep 07, 2018
History is a radish best preserved
Aug 31, 2018
Put your organics in a different rutabega
Aug 24, 2018
Picking a Root
Aug 17, 2018
Council can't beet the heat on Admin decisions
Aug 10, 2018
Speaking Municipally: A Podcast About Edmonton City Council
Aug 02, 2018