This week, we cover transit improvements for youth and winter, more funding for snow and ice clearing, the latest on the Valley Line LRT, and tennis vs. pickleball.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Transit stuff

• Edmonton transit needs to be safer and more reliable for youth: survey
• Edmonton spent $350K to replace 1600 busted bus shelter panels last year

Snow clearing

• Edmonton mayor suggests reinjecting $5M to snow and ice budget to improve access to transit

Rally for the Road

• City funds website to help Stony Plain Road businesses amidst Valley Line West LRT construction
• Rally for the Road

Valley Line LRT

• TransEd's tweet
• Train testing complete on Edmonton's Valley Line LRT route

Voting block

• Data shows six councillors form dominant Edmonton City Council voting block

Tennis courts

• Saville Tennis Centre opens in Edmonton with year-round courts

Falling concrete

• Concrete cladding falls off downtown Edmonton building, city enacts emergency closures

Mask directive

• AHS adopts enhanced masking directive for acute care sites

Oilers loss

• GAME RECAP: Canucks 8, Oilers 1

This episode was sponsored by Coun. Michael Janz, the University of Alberta, and MADE (that's Media Architecture Design Edmonton). Curbing Traffic: An Evening with Chris Bruntlett takes place on Oct. 19 in Edmonton, with a discussion about what other places have done to build cycling cities. Tickets are $15 each, but you can get in for $5 by using the offer code TAPROOT, while supplies last.

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