TRANSPORT
- Limited cash for west Edmonton LRT until 2034 [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: City needs the right economic tools to build LRT [Edmonton Journal]
- Council considers lobbying election candidates on LRT funding [CBC]
- City committee asks for new PR campaign to spark funding pitch for future LRT [Metro News]
- Science says taking the train is better for your health than driving to work [Business Insider]
- Edmonton pothole season starting early with 17,000 potholes filled in January [Metro News]
HERITAGE
- The Father of Edmonton’s Traffic Circles [ECAMP]
- Re-imagining Rossdale: Pehonan and the Power Plant [ECAMP]
- Hicks on Biz: Ways to save old, important Edmonton buildings [Edmonton Sun]
- Edmonton to lose another music venue the Artery [Edmonton Journal]
- McDougall United Church’s future may not have a prayer [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: Can we save McDougall Church from date with wrecking ball? [Edmonton Journal]
- Buddhist temple for sale in historic Riverdale [CBC]
- Streetscapes: How old is old enough for a building to be labeled historic? [Star Tribune]
HOUSING
- Calgary and Edmonton housing markets ‘hammered’ in January [Edmonton Journal]
- Adults only: Parents, families looking for places to rent in downtown Edmonton [Metro News]
- Developer tweaks plans for Edmonton’s Healey Ford site [Metro News]
- In many Canadian cities, unsold condos are stacking up [Globe and Mail]
- Why Are Developers Still Building Sprawl? [City Lab]
LOCAL NEWS
- Committee backs push for Edmonton Internet voting [Edmonton Journal]
- Build your green dream for Edmonton brick by Lego brick [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: Why the secrecy around picking our public art? [Edmonton Journal]
- New air quality gadgets demystify pollution [Edmonton Journal]
- ‘Every line item in every ministry’ up for review in budget: Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister [Metro News]
- Conservationist calls on province to manage eastern slopes for water [Calgary Herald]
- A purveyor of fine whines: Public now able to track Edmonton 311 complaints [Edmonton Journal]
MISCELLANY
- These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers [Yes Magazine]
- We Need a Yelp for Civic Engagement to Get the 21st Century Democracy We Want [Tech President]
- Pay phones obsolete for most Canadians but still critical for remote communities and low-income people [Edmonton Journal]
- Chicago: Potholes To Become Works of Art, Thanks to Successful Fundraising Campaign [DNAinfo]
- More New Jobs Are in American City Centers, While Employment Growth Shrinks in the Suburbs [NY Times]
- Kinetic snowcone winter station reimagines lifeguard post on Toronto beach [Design Boom]
- The City as an Educational Medium for Children [Sustainable Cities Collective]