Transportation
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Budget deliberations continue following $100M for Edmonton Bike Plan
Voting on more than 60 amendments to the proposed 2023-2026 capital budget began on Friday, with city council approving $100 million for the implementation of the Edmonton Bike Plan.
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Electronic fare payments come to transit in the Edmonton region
Transit riders in the Edmonton region can now use Arc, the new electronic fare payment system that has been in the works for nearly two decades.
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A moment in history: Oct. 12, 1914
On this day 88 years ago, Edmonton's city council was getting creative in its attempt to build a new bridge over Latta Ravine.
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Express bus from airport to downtown seen as business boost
An express bus from the Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to downtown could become a reality if city council approves the idea during the upcoming 2023-2026 budget deliberations.
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Speaking Municipally considers proposed bike lane expansion
Episode 192 of Taproot's civic affairs podcast takes a look at urban planning committee's decision to consider a couple of options for rapidly expanding Edmonton's bike lane network.
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Coming up at council: Sept. 26-30, 2022
This week, community and public services committee will meet on Monday, with a continuation scheduled for Tuesday morning. Urban planning committee will meet on Tuesday afternoon, executive committee will meet on Wednesday, and the code of conduct subcommittee will meet on Thursday afternoon.
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More than an annoyance, traffic noise is a matter of public health
As city councillors consider a report on excess vehicle noise this week, it's worth noting that noise pollution is more than an annoyance; decades of research suggest it is a major public health problem.
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Bloom: Driving growth while saving lives with connected trucks
Episode 24 of Taproot's podcast about innovation in Edmonton features a conversation with Brian Heath, CEO of Drivewyze, a company that is intent on growing here even though most of its customers are in the United States.
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Clean Air Strategic Alliance aims to find out what trucks are emitting
Machines will be shooting beams of light through the exhaust plumes of heavy-duty trucks along Alberta highways this summer to measure emissions, gathering the last bits of data needed for a report on how to reduce the environmental impact of the transportation sector.
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