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![Podcast hops the metaphoric bus to ponder transit revenues A person steps off an Edmonton Transit Service bus](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/06/17/SM268%20buses.jpg)
Podcast hops the metaphoric bus to ponder transit revenues
Although Edmonton's transit ridership has rebounded to pre-pandemic numbers, at 5.3 million riders in May compared to 2.3 million in April 2021, the co-hosts of Speaking Municipally explained that there are wrinkles to the news in Episode 268 of the podcast.
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![SketchDeck.ai wins at Startup TNT summit by showing traction A person extends their hand to shake another's hand in front of a screen that says "Startup TNT"](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/06/14/Startup%20TNT%20Summit%209.jpg)
SketchDeck.ai wins at Startup TNT summit by showing traction
SketchDeck.ai secured at least $150,000 at Startup TNT's ninth investment summit on June 13 as founder and CEO Daniel Kamau used his company's growth to land his third pitch since 2021.
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![Hangar 11 loss called a crucial moment for Edmonton architecture An excavator digs through the remnants of a building that has burned down](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/05/10/hangar11.jpg)
Hangar 11 loss called a crucial moment for Edmonton architecture
Dan Rose swore as he watched the flames destroy Hangar 11 on April 22. "I was like, 'For Christ's sakes, we just can't catch a break,'" he told Taproot.
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![Bill 20 offers power to accelerate housing through property tax breaks A photo of a multifamily house construction site.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/05/01/Bill%2020-may-2.jpg)
Bill 20 offers power to accelerate housing through property tax breaks
While Bill 20 has drawn heat for changes to local governance and elections in Alberta, it also contains measures that will for the first time allow municipalities to offer property-tax breaks or deferments for up to 15 years on all residential properties.
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![Land sales signal change could be coming to The Quarters An LRT rolls eastbound into The Quarters, past several surface parking lots.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/04/09/LRT-near-parking-lot2.jpg)
Land sales signal change could be coming to The Quarters
Several city-owned lots in The Quarters are in the process of being sold to developers, giving at least one city councillor a glimmer of hope that there is legitimate progress to revitalize the 106-acre neighbourhood.
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![City manager's departure doesn't erase underlying challenges, podcasters assert Former city manager Andre Corbould dressed in army fatigues in the desert sands of Afghanistan](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/04/01/corbould.jpg)
City manager's departure doesn't erase underlying challenges, podcasters assert
While city manager Andre Corbould's sudden departure is something of a Shakespearean melodrama — did he jump or was he pushed? — the issues at the heart of his resignation will continue to vex city hall.
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![City invests in better bike parking at schools, but reaching it remains tough A bicycle is locked with other bicycles at a bike rack on a street in Edmonton.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/03/25/bike-parking.jpg)
City invests in better bike parking at schools, but reaching it remains tough
The City of Edmonton has set aside $75,000 for schools and other organizations to improve bike parking, but some cyclists suggest challenges remain to feel safe riding to those new spots.
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![Calgary outdigs Edmonton in accessing funds to help seniors shovel A photo of a city sidewalk with snow cleared from most of it and a portion left unshovelled](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/02/26/seniors-snow.jpg)
Calgary outdigs Edmonton in accessing funds to help seniors shovel
As a fresh dump of snow blankets the city, an advocacy group says Edmonton is not doing as well as Calgary at helping low-income seniors access $1,300 per household in provincial funds to help pay for snow removal and similar services.
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![Smith's policy could push UCP-aligned councillors into open A person in a purple business suit stands at a microphone while raising their left hand to take an oath of office](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/02/05/Speaking-municipally-249.jpg)
Smith's policy could push UCP-aligned councillors into open
So sweeping are Premier Danielle Smith's recently proposed changes to gender-affirming care, treatments, and therapies that municipal politics will be fundamentally shaped by the discussions that follow — including, as discussed on Episode 249 of Speaking Municipally, the 2025 election.
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