Parks

Parking and Recreation

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School and park space in a new neighbourhood is typically acquired through the dedication of land. When a developer subdivides land... Read More

A Downtown for Everyone

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There are more places to live in Downtown Edmonton than ever before. As part of this revitalization, the City is campaigning that it... Read More

Schools and Parks II – A History of Segregation

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The history of planning for schools and parks in Edmonton shows governments moving in an uncoordinated and contradictory way toward... Read More

Schools and Parks I – A History of Sharing

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Developing schools and parks involves complex issues of land acquisition, ownership and mixing of uses. The history of provincial... Read More

A Pocket Park Paradise

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An article, entitled “City closer to changing downtown Edmonton parking lot, putting up paradise”, appeared in Metro News last year... Read More

Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market should see opportunity in park proposal

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Proposals for a park along Gateway Boulevard from Whyte Avenue to Saskatchewan Drive were not warmly received by some businesses, the... Read More

The picnic tables at Amiskwaskahegan need to go!

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An article in Metro Edmonton last week described Amiskwaskahegan (also known as Beaver Hills House Park) as a ‘drug park’ that is... Read More

A Partial History of A Roadway, Plan 524R

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An odd shaped lot, about twelve hundred square metres in size and located just north of 76 Avenue in Mill Creek Ravine South, was... Read More

This Is Edmonton: River Valley Colours

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The North Saskatchewan River Valley is unquestionably Edmonton’s gem, hidden in plain sight. For those of us who live on one... Read More

What is the value of remote?

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While I agree, in general, that the river valley should be accessible to all abilities and mobilities, I do not agree that all of the... Read More