GETTING AROUND: TRANSPORT
- Turning Yellowhead Trail into freeway a costly mistake, Edmonton mayor says [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton councillors approve $24M Terwillegar footbridge [Edmonton Journal]
- My mayoral candidate challenge: get lost! [Edmonton Wayfinding]
- A History of Edmonton’s Pedway Wayfinding [Mastermaq]
- On street bike parking survey [City of Edmonton]
- Seattle Makes Guerrilla Bike Lane Permanent [Streets Blog]
- Streets Can Be Public Spaces Too [Atlantic Cities]
- Better city infrastructure could mean fewer cyclist injuries [CBC]
- Cycling Safety and Better Infrastructure Go Hand in Hand: Ontario’s Doctors [Canada Newswire]
- How to Fund Transit Without Raising Fares or Cutting Service [Atlantic Cities]
ENVIRONMENT
- Wildfires projected to get more common, harder to control [University of Alberta]
- The Engineering behind your Friendly Neighborhood Dry Ponds [The Wanderer]
- Alberta Opposition wants new flood map [Global News]
- Alberta Species at Risk booklet released [Edmonton Area Land Trust]
- Alberta’s national parks get mixed reviews in conservation report [Edmonton Journal]
HOUSING
- New zoning raises the bar for Edmonton homeowners [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton infill developers launch new league to encourage good design [Edmonton Journal]
- My House Beautiful: Narrow Edmonton infill sports smart urban design [Edmonton Journal]
- A New York state of mind Tiny condo’s lively location attracted artist [Edmonton Journal via House Hunting]
DEVELOPMENT
- Stantec looking for new headquarters, and that could mean building an office tower [Edmonton Journal]
- Next to new arena site, downtown Staples store closing to make way for new development [Edmonton Journal]
- Proposed Strathcona County industrial area concerns neighbours [Edmonton Journal]
FOOD SYSTEMS
- The Edmonton Do Gooder Project: Meghan Dear, Localize Your Food [The Local Good]
- Historic Simmons building in Calgary’s East Village to become culinary centre (with video) [Calgary Herald]
OTHER NEWS
- #yegvote Google Hangout #2 [Daveberta]
- City of Edmonton’s debt now past the $2-billion mark [Edmonton Sun]
- Herzog: Oliver’s Beer Castle [Edmonton Heritage]
- Edmonton Community League, approaching 100 years old, starts twitter campaign to get on Edmonton’s 50 Things [Edmonton Journal]
- The Simple Math That Can Save Cities From Bankruptcy [Atlantic Cities]