Meet the councillors: Keren Tang and Ashley Salvador identify key priorities as they begin their terms
Edmonton's new city council has been sworn in and as they get to work over the next couple weeks, Taproot's civic affairs podcast is presenting a series of short interviews with each councillor to introduce you to who they are and what they want to focus on during their first year in office.
The first such segment in Episode 153 of Speaking Municipally introduces Keren Tang, councillor for Karhiio, and Ashley Salvador, councillor for Métis.
Tang has worked in public health, health promotion, and urban wellness. She is aiming to bring that lens to the council table.
"Part of the big reason why I ran back in 2017 and again in 2021 is because I wanted to be a stronger, more effective bridge between people and the decisions made at the table," she said.
Tang conducted a series of virtual conversations in the lead-up to her run for council, which helped her identify the main pillars of her platform. When asked by Speaking Municipally hosts Mack Male and Troy Pavlek which issue she will focus on as she establishes herself as a councillor, Tang said mobility and transit were consistently identified by her constituents as priorities.
"When I talk about putting the people back in decision-making, what I really mean by that is we have to think about people's stories. The bus network redesign, the LRT... the negative impact disproportionately affected seniors," she explained.
