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What city council can — and can't — do to improve Edmonton's housing system
In Taproot's Housing Complex series, we examined where Edmonton is at on housing supply, government subsidies for housing, rental housing, infill, sprawl, and more. To wrap the series, we will now look at what city council and the City of Edmonton can, and can't, do to improve Edmonton's housing system, and for whom.
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Budget adjustments were slices rather than slashes, podcasters say
Though city council's fall budget adjustment resulted in a 6.1% increase to property taxes rather than the 8.1% increase administration had proposed, the reduction was created through funding shuffles rather than big culls, co-hosts Mack Male and Troy Pavlek said on Episode 288 of Speaking Municipally.
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Vehicle traffic on 102 Avenue down 90% following LRT construction
A city report that offers insight into how the Valley Line LRT has changed the ways people move around the downtown core could lead to a review of wait times for pedestrian signals, adjustments to signage for drivers, and even even real-time warnings about cyclists.
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On the agenda: Downtown parking lots, river valley plan
This week, council will discuss a program to regulate downtown surface parking lots, financial updates for the capital and operating budgets, and a new plan for redevelopment in the river valley.
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On the agenda: Fall budget adjustment
This week, council will debate the fall operating and capital budget adjustments, a process that will determine the city's tax increase in 2025.
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City says participatory budgeting experiment was challenging but taught lessons
As city council prepares to discuss a fall adjustment to Edmonton's budget, the city has shelved participatory budgeting due to how much time and effort it takes, but said it will nonetheless carry forward learning from the work for future grants.
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Cartmell's campaign launch shows Bill 20 is down to party
The financial strategies that Bill 20 incentivizes for Edmonton's October 2025 municipal election were on full display last week when Coun. Tim Cartmell launched his campaign for mayor, and added that he's creating a party, Speaking Municipally co-host Troy Pavlek said.
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On the agenda: Migrant plan, neighbourhood renewal, ArtsCommon 118
This week, council returns from a short break to talk about a proposed migrant action plan, neighbourhood renewal budgets, and the ArtsCommon 118 development.
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Report suggests Edmonton's emissions are decreasing too slowly
A report that updates Edmonton's progress on its carbon budget shows that the city was cloaked in wildfire smoke for several weeks cumulatively in the past two years.
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