BUDGET

• Edmonton mayor announces 3.4% property tax increase [CBC]
• Edmonton budget highlights: Coyotes, breweries, Rossdale [Metro News]
• Surprise funding boost joins painful cuts as councillors fine-tune Edmonton’s budget [Edmonton Journal]
• Bike-share program could roll out in Edmonton soon [Metro News]
• Edmonton council suspends increase to neighbourhood renewal levy [CBC]
• Council denies Art Gallery of Alberta funding request [Art Gallery of Alberta]
• Edmonton affordable housing projects left to die on the order paper [Edmonton Journal]
• Edmonton council ignores request for bylaw officers, social workers around downtown arena [Edmonton Journal]
• Councillor wants to reopen $2M Edmonton arena marketing deal [Metro News]

GETTING AROUND

• Edmonton Transit promises significant shift of buses to high demand routes [Edmonton Journal]
• Mighty wheels rolling towards winter accessibility issue awareness [Metro News]
• Accessibility: Calgary City staff blindfolded or on wheelchairs for a day [Metro News]
• Edmonton’s pedway grows, but not all are supportive [Metro News]
• Revitalizing Jasper Ave. will require sacrificing some efficiencies [Metro News]

LOCAL NEWS

• Aboriginal youth leader wins national award for civic engagement initiative [Edmonton Journal]
• Royal Alberta Museum closes a chapter; Glenora building shuts down before move downtown [Edmonton Journal]
• Young Edmontonians can learn about the city’s rich history with two new children’s books [Edmonton Journal]
• Edmonton Artist Quarters designed with the arts in mind [Metro News]
• Edmonton a bright spot in grim November jobs report [Edmonton Journal]
• The Artery appeals rejection of proposed new location [CBC]
• Record crowd of candidates expected for first Edmonton council byelection in a generation [Edmonton Journal]

MISCELLANY

• Bad Street Design Kills People [Streets Blog]
• Living in car-dependent suburbs can make you fat and sick, study finds [Calgary Herald]
• We Want More Walkable Neighborhoods — but Can Our Communities Deliver? [Huffington Post]
• Living Near a Transit Line Might Be Good for Your Mental Health [City Lab]
• Vancouver’s laneway housing expanding with apartment buildings [Globe and Mail]
• Calgary businesses to let artists use empty space [Metro News]
• Toronto’s Converted Veggie Bus Brings Produce to Food Desert Areas [Inhabitat]