HERITAGE
- Stronger legislation, awareness needed for city to further protect Edmonton’s historical buildings: city officials [Metro Edmonton]
- Paramount Theatre demolition on hold, tenants told [CBC]
- VIDEO: Heritage of the Paramount [Breakfast Television]
- City centre aviation museum hopes to chart new course [Edmonton Journal]
- City looking at inventory of historic Glenora buildings [Edmonton Journal]
- An old article, but worth sharing: The Case for Saving Ugly Buildings [Atlantic Cities]
TRANSPORT
- Majority of Albertans support separated bike lanes [Edmonton Journal]
- Councillors like low-income Edmonton bus pass, but concerned about costs [Edmonton Journal]
- Secrecy, pay rates concerns in Valley Line LRT deal [Edmonton Journal]
FOOD
- Outdoor farmers’ markets season! Salisbury kicked it off on May 1, Callingwood on May 4, and the French Quarter on May 11. Beverly on May 13, City Market moves back to 104 Street on May 17 and 124 Grand Market and Highlands on May 22.
- Urban agriculture a growing Edmonton business [Edmonton Journal]
- Neat infographic! Growing Appetites: The Food System in Alberta [Intelligent Futures]
LOCAL NEWS
- Here are two unfortunate instances where city hall has little power, by provincial law, to provide immediate flexibility for MEAT Restaurant and Edmonton Bike Commuters. Perhaps, it is time to revisit some of the procedures and outdated zoning regulations (e.g. parking maximums instead of minimums)?
- Drawings have been released for the $56-million proposed makeover of Stanley A. Milner Library and some thoughts by Mack Male [Edmonton Journal]
- Calgary shaky along new metropolitan path, while Edmonton stays the course: report [Metro Edmonton]
- Strike a balance on the North Saskatchewan River, experts advise Edmonton. Fill out the city’s survey here [Metro Edmonton]
- Prospective buyers brave long lines for green Edmonton home [Metro Edmonton]
- New industrial development slated for northwest Edmonton [Edmonton Journal]
- Developers, TV contractor Mike Holmes, city councillor wade into replacement-school debate [Edmonton Journal]
MISCELLANY
- Are Toronto’s multiplying condos shrinking out families? [Globe and Mail]
- Vancouver mayor admits mistake in rushing East Van density increases [The Province]
- Home improvement improved with a Calgary tool library [Calgary Herald]
- Montreal’s Urban-Acrobatic Park Official Opening Date [MTL Blog]
- Universities should maximize their role as city-builders [University Affairs]
- What Millennials Want—And Why Cities Are Right to Pay Them So Much Attention [Atlantic Cities]
- Aging boomers want good transit, walkable cities and public parks [Tree Hugger]