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How Edmonton's next council will support arts and culture
Elections often have the local arts community crossing their fingers, but the municipal election results in Edmonton should have artists (mostly) breathing a sigh of relief.
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What to expect from the new mayor and council
Based on their responses to the Taproot Survey, it appears that Edmonton has elected a council that believes every decision is a climate decision, wants to expand Housing First programs, supports the city's current approach to infill, and wants more bike lanes and wider sidewalks.
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'An Edmonton for all of us': Amarjeet Sohi elected as our city's next mayor
Amarjeet Sohi has been elected mayor of Edmonton, beating Mike Nickel by a large margin. Sohi will lead a council in which several incumbents were unseated, women will outnumber men, and more people of colour will serve than ever before.
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Speaking Municipally takes a look at donor disclosures
Episode 150 of our civic affairs podcast took a look at the disclosures prompted by a perusal of the answers to a Taproot Survey question.
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Here's what the mayoral candidates are driving at on transportation issues
Episode 148 of Speaking Municipally takes a look at what we know about the mayoral candidates' stances on transit and roads, gleaned from Taproot's survey, their platforms, and the Downtown Business Association's recent forum
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City aims for Edmontonians to 'live more locally' with 15-minute districts
The 15-minute city is an urban design strategy that the current city council adopted as part of the City Plan at the end of 2020. The next city council, and its successors, will make the decisions that either help bring this plan to life or leave it to languish. As the municipal election approaches, this is a good time to examine what this concept means for Edmonton.
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A look back at how councillors voted as Edmonton prepares to usher in a new council
Edmonton city council held its final meeting last week before breaking for the upcoming municipal election. Edmonton's Open Data Catalogue provides a look back at how councillors voted over the past four years, which sheds some light on council's direction and the structure of its voting process.
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Safe passing distance quantified, but precision isn't the point
We now know how close is too close when a motorist is passing a cyclist in Edmonton. On Episode 145 of Speaking Municipally, Troy Pavlek and Mack Male discuss the new safe passing distance bylaw, among other things.
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Coming up at council: Sept. 7-10, 2021
City council's final meetings before the municipal election will take place this week. The inaugural meeting of the new city council will take place in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 26 following a swearing in ceremony.
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