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Walkcast: Why walking in winter sucks

By Tim Querengesser

Editor’s Note: Spacing is delighted to share the Walkcast podcast series out of Edmonton. Check out the latest episode today. As Edmonton prepares to look at its snow and ice clearing policies, we catch up with two people who hope things change. Giselle General came to Canada from the Philippines. But, while many people told her how bad winter here would be, they didn’t tell her how to walk. Some interesting things happened as a result. In act two we talk with Bean Gill, who... Read more

Curiosities

How To Pronounce Muttart

Like every place, I suppose, Edmonton has its share of mysteries. Consider the tunnel under Jasper Avenue, the garage castle and the fact that the clock...
By Erik Backstrom
Photos

This is Edmonton: Neon Sign Museum Part II

Launched in February of 2014, the downtown neon sign museum is now over 2 and a half years old. With the opening of Rogers Place in September and the...
By Tom Young
History

No Room on the Plaque: The Cecil Burgess Residence

Edmonton’s built heritage only goes back to the late nineteenth century. This generally makes the interpretation of a building simple. There are only so...
By Trent Portigal
Traffic

Rethinking parking in Edmonton

It would seem to be an article of faith in Edmonton that having plentiful and cheap inner city parking is an absolute necessity. As density increases in...
By Vincent Puhakka
Photos

Edmonton Today: Arena District

The arena races towards completion (less than 3 months to go!) and the rest of the district pulls itself out of the ground one floor at a time. Stantec...
By Tom Young
Film & Video

Time Lapse: Sunset Over Rogers Place Arena

The Edmonton Oilers played their final game at Rexall Place this past April ending 42 years of hockey history. The home team will begin their next chapter...
By Stephanie Mah

Urban Design

Breaking the Grid: Edmonton’s City Beautiful Plan

Until around the mid-twentieth century, almost all subdivision plans for Edmonton were conceived as a traditional grid of streets and avenues in cardinal...
By Jason Pfeifer
Film & Video

Time Lapse: Scrambling to Prioritize Pedestrians

Nestled in the heart of Edmonton’s downtown, the intersection at 103/102A Avenue and 101 Street is a bustling transportation corridor for...
By Stephanie Mah
Maps

Two New Edmonton Interactive Building Age Maps

In the past 24 hours not one but two interesting online interactive maps have been published to explore the age of the city’s buildings. One of...
By Jason Pfeifer
Transit

Metro Line Woes: The anti-transit bias of media coverage

By now, the failures of the Metro Line LRT extension are well known. Originally slated to open in early 2014, the line only began service this past...
By Vincent Puhakka
Parks

Parking and Recreation

School and park space in a new neighbourhood is typically acquired through the dedication of land. When a developer subdivides land, they generally...
By Trent Portigal
Community

A Downtown for Everyone

There are more places to live in Downtown Edmonton than ever before. As part of this revitalization, the City is campaigning that it is doing its part by...
By Paul Giang

Urban Design

Breaking the Grid: Edmonton’s City Beautiful Plan

Until around the mid-twentieth century, almost all subdivision plans for Edmonton were conceived as a traditional grid of streets and avenues in cardinal...
By Jason Pfeifer
History

Circular History

Traffic circles are a distinctive part of Edmonton’s history. Common in Europe, circles were rare in North America, especially out west. Edmonton...
By Erik Backstrom
Infrastructure

The Scale of Two Cities

Edmonton and Manhattan It’s no secret that Edmonton has a reputation for low density development. There is a lot of contemporary debate surrounding...
By Jason Pfeifer
Streetscape

Why are Jasper and Whyte Ave 7 Lanes Wide?

Editor’s note: this post has been updated from its original to add detail. People often point to Jasper and Whyte as unfortunate cases where...
By Paul Giang
Parks

The Forgotten Spaces: Cemeteries

Every year at the start of spring, my family and I visit our ancestors at the cemetery during the Qing Ming festival. For each family member that we...
By Stephanie Mah
History

Today in History: Black Friday, Tornado ’87

27 years ago, Edmonton was struck by a F4 tornado that killed 27 people, injured over 300, and caused more than $332.27 million in damage. Inspired by...
By Paul Giang

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