Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
My earliest recollections of Edmonton centered around McCauley/Chinatown North, Downtown, West Edmonton Mall, and Boyle/Chinatown South. My family first...
By Paul Giang
Jasper Avenue, Whyte Avenue, 124th Street, Alberta Avenue, 95th Street, 97th Street, 109th Street. What do all of these streets share in common? The...
By Jason Pfeifer
When crossing this vast country, there is often the perception that the Canadian prairie landscape is rather homogenous and flat. Such gross...
By Paul Giang
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
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
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