Show Notes
You can now tap your credit card, debit card, or digital wallet to ride transit. Additionally, we'll discuss updates to the capital and operating budgets, and progress towards the city's tree-planting goal. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Extreme weather News Release: Extreme weather response activated today Extreme Weather Response for Winter Tap-to-pay News Release: Arc tap to pay launches in Edmonton region Want to pay for Edmonton transit using your credit card? Now you can Traffic safety Opinion: Edmonton's traffic safety unit could make things worse Budget updates Report: Operating Financial Update - Sept. 30, 2025 Report: Capital Financial Update - Sept. 30, 2025 March 2025: Edmonton 'still not ready' as 2024 population growth exceeded even breakneck forecast: Knack Edmonton - Housing Starts Council budgets Report: Council Services Committee - Dec. 12, 2025 Tree planting News Release: City reaches another milestone towards tree planting goal Edmonton nearly halfway to tree goal, with slight extension Speaking 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. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free! Want to reach the smartest, most-engaged people in the Edmonton region? Learn more about advertising with Taproot Edmonton!
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