{"podcast":{"title":"Speaking Municipally","slug":"speaking-municipally-334826","podcast_index_feed_id":334826,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/speaking-municipally","website_url":"https://edmonton.taproot.news","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Kedc1Uolod94-pkrkZlx6FUozsTn4Y2Ujzvn3N1bXAo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1My8xNTMzMjQz/MTA3LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.jpg","author":"Mack Male","episode_count":369,"summary":"Taproot Edmonton presents a weekly discussion on key stories in municipal politics. We pay attention to City Council so you don't have to! Join us as we delve into conversations about the context surrounding decisions made at City Hall.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-11T06:17:13.071579+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-municipally-334826"},"episode":{"title":"Maybe it is a municipal responsibility","slug":"maybe-it-is-a-municipal-responsibility","published_at":"2026-06-19T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-municipally-334826/maybe-it-is-a-municipal-responsibility","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-municipally-334826","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/42ad100a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/42ad100a/afa1c3ba.mp3","summary":"Council approved $925,000 to fund winter day spaces, even as the conversation about jurisdiction continues. Plus, the Southeast Transit Garage will be a little bigger, and we look at what Edmontonians told the Edmonton Police Commission about the next EPS operating budget. (00:00) - Introduction (01:21) - Correction: 15-minute parking update (03:24) - Ad: Park Power (03:55) - Day spaces (14:14) - Mayor Andrew Knack's comments (15:45) - Edmonton Police budget engagement results (26:22) - Southeast Transit Garage (35:22) - Koermann Block (37:32) - Close Here are the relevant links for this episode: Trivia Night Edmonton Trivia with Taproot Edmonton Correction: 15-minute parking update Instagram post from Coun. Stevenson Day spaces Council allocates $925 thousand for winter day spaces On the agenda: Budget adjustment, transit garage, community halls Edmonton Police budget engagement results Edmonton Police Commission meeting — May 21, 2026 Spring 2026 SCBA & Southeast Transit Garage Edmonton council votes to build bigger transit garage, despite it adding $66M to debt Garage capacity key to expanding transit service, advocate says Koermann Block The Koermann Block: historic but dilapidated city property looks for buyers this spring This episode is brought to you by Park Power , your friendly, local utilities provider and title sponsor of Taproot's Regional Roundup. Park Power offers electricity, natural gas, and internet to homes, businesses, and farms throughout Alberta. It also has a Solar Club that offers solar power buy-back rates for Albertans with solar PV systems. Learn more . Speaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton . We deliver reliable intelligence about the Edmonton region. Sign up to get The Pulse , our weekday news briefing. It's free! Want to…","meta_description":"Council approved $925,000 to fund winter day spaces, even as the conversation about jurisdiction continues. Plus, the Southeast Transit Garage will be a l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2408,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/speaking-municipally-334826/episodes/maybe-it-is-a-municipal-responsibility/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/speaking-municipally-334826/maybe-it-is-a-municipal-responsibility.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}