Speaking Municipally

You may have heard that several bridges will be closed at once, but is that true? We dig into bridge maintenance planned for the next few years. We also discuss new bus priority measures, Lime's winter cycling pilot, an audit of DATS, and the upcoming wildfire season.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Bridge maintenance

• No, five bridges in downtown are not closing all at once
• Opinion: Perfect storm of bridge closures will devastate Downtown
• Edmonton business group urges bridge construction pause fearing Downtown backslide from snarled traffic
• Downtown biz group worries Edmonton bridge construction crunch could hurt city's core

Bus priority measures

• Major streets set to change to give buses priority

Lime winter pilot

• Lime brings e-bikes back to Edmonton early for winter pilot program

Wildfire season

• City of Edmonton adds proactive measures to wildfire protection plan
• Edmonton creating wildfire strategy as part of emergency management plan

DATS audit

• Improvements coming to Edmonton's accessible transit service, following audit

From the Taproot newsroom

• Fringe historian to document Edmonton theatre history
• Check the Label app could 'push our politicians' as tariff threat grows, Punchcard says

Rapid fire

• Alberta cold snap breaks more records as deep freeze set to recede Thursday
• Edmonton looks to impress as potential expansion destination by hosting PWHL neutral-site game

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!