Lights, camera, Downtown Action Plan!
From Speaking Municipally by Taproot Edmonton
February 27, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 345
About this episode
The episode discusses the funding for the Downtown Action Plan and various related topics including construction changes and a town facing financial issues.
The City of Edmonton has announced funding for parts of the Downtown Action Plan. Plus, we discuss changes to the upcoming construction season, a motion about event legacies, and we take a trip to Gibbons, a town on the verge of financial collapse. Here are the relevant links for this episode: Audience survey Taproot audience survey Extreme weather response News Release: Extreme weather response activated Feb. 26 Downtown Action Plan Fund News Release: City investing $3 million into community-led projects downtown Downtown Projects and Investments Business Roundup: Feb. 27, 2026 Construction season 2026 Traffic Management Plan - Infrastructure Committee - Feb. 23, 2026 Edmonton city councillors say drivers should see relief on roads this construction season Trouble in Gibbons News Release: Town of Gibbons Provides Update Following Presentation to Sturgeon County and Provincial Direction for Expedited Viability Review Gibbons near 'practical insolvency,' administrator tells Sturgeon County News Release: Gibbons to undergo expedited viability review: Minister Williams Province steps in as Gibbons council approves interim budget and borrowing plan amid financial crisis Central…
Topics covered
- Downtown Action Plan
- construction season
- event legacies
- financial collapse
Keywords
- Edmonton
- city funding
- Gibbons
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Pulse
Places: The City of Edmonton, Gibbons, Edmonton, Sturgeon County, Central Alberta, Canada
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