Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: July 6 – 19 highlights edition

(hey, we were on a patio, okay?)

TRANSPORTATION

• Safety issue that has kept Edmonton’s new LRT line from opening a mystery [Edmonton Journal]
• Mouallem: Too many dirty details could derail Edmonton LRT plans [Metro Edmonton]
• Edmonton transit anti-harassment campaign ‘urgent priority’ [Metro Edmonton]
• Smith: After we remove Edmonton’s bike lanes, let’s take out those annoying sidewalks too [Metro Edmonton]
• Million-dollar erasure of some Edmonton bike lanes has some blaming optics [Metro Edmonton]
• Council votes to take out 95th Avenue bike lane [Edmonton Journal]
• Staples: Beautification of Jasper Avenue gets passing grade [Edmonton Journal]
• Edmontonians tell survey they think speeding is a serious threat, but they speed anyway [Edmonton Journal]
• Pogo CarShare cars now available on popular smartphone transit app [Metro Edmonton]

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

• Ice Charades: Oilers owner Daryl Katz leads a misguided plan to remake downtown Edmonton [The Walrus]
• Simons: Ice District name too slick and corporate-cold for comfort [Edmonton Journal]
• Oilers CEO says Ice District a ‘crisp and clean’ new name for arena district [Edmonton Journal]
• Row houses could be Edmonton’s next form of infill [Edmonton Journal]
• Infill builders find hostile neighbours across the fence [Edmonton Journal]
• Edmonton homes can now have more storeys but height restriction remains [Edmonton Journal]
• 30-storey tower twice the height allowed under zoning [CBC Edmonton]

YEG HERITAGE

• Simons: Heritage mansion needs saviour to give a future to our past [Edmonton Journal]
• Is this Edmonton historic property worth saving? [Metro Edmonton]
• Historical Sylvancroft Mansion falling apart and could be demolished [Global Edmonton]
• Magrath Mansion open house highlights Edmonton’s historical gems [CBC Edmonton]

LOCAL NEWS

• Drought worries: should Edmonton re-think the front lawn? [CBC Edmonton]
• Editorial: Don’t tie public input to public art [Edmonton Journal]
• Councillors move forward with possible downtown Edmonton district heating system [Metro Edmonton]
• Oil and gas sector fuels gender gap in Edmonton and Calgary, study says [Edmonton Journal]
• Pop-up restaurant fights food insecurity with discarded produce [CBC Edmonton]
• Liquor store restrictions could be eased later this year [CBC Edmonton]

MISCELLANY

• Transit Alone Won’t Lead to Transit-Oriented Development [StreetsBlog]
• Study finds link between obesity and neighbourhood walkability [Ottawa Citizen]
• Berlin’s New Rent Control Laws Are Already Working [CityLab]