INFRASTRUCTURE:
- Infographic: The Cost of Sprawl: A Comparison [Sustainable Prosperity]
- The true costs of suburban sprawl [Globe and Mail]
- Edmonton councillors will have to debate unfunded budget items [Metro News]
- Edmontonians like Calgary’s ParkPlus system, but may not keep it [Calgary Herald]
- City plans ‘massive’ program to prevent southeast Edmonton from flooding [Edmonton Journal]
- City winds up busy neighbourhood rehabilitation year [Edmonton Journal]
THE CITY-REGION
- Provide your thoughts and input to the City of Edmonton on the Leduc annexation [City of Edmonton]
- Regional neighbours not yet sold on Edmonton mayor Don Iveson’s agenda [Metro News]
THE INCLUSIVE CITY:
- Anglican diocese nixes controversial Terwillegar project [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton to push for money to reopen women’s shelter [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: The suburbs must step up on homelessness too [Edmonton Journal]
- Opinion: Political support needed to build inclusive city and truly herald in a downtown revival [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Laughing at Rob Ford? The laugh may be on us [Edmonton Journal]
ARTS AND CULTURE:
- A view from the train [Foolscap Studio]
- For the people, by the people [Foolscap Studio]
- Edmonton’s McCauley neighbourhood getting some reel time [Metro News]
PLANNING TRENDS:
- Have you checked out Alberta Venture’s latest issue on urbanism? Read about city financing, architectural trends, and much more! [Alberta Venture]
- Pop-Up Planning: New Methods for Transforming the Public Process [Sustainable Cities Collective]
- What is the Value of Closing a Street? [Star Tribune]
- Light, Quick And Cheap: The Big Shift In Urban Planning [Forbes]
- Challenges and Warts: How Physical Places Define Local Economies [People for Public Spaces]
#YEGMEMORY:
- Have you checked out the Edmonton Historical Board new website? [Edmonton Historical Board]
- Historical society fights to save only remaining Alberta Provincial Gaol building in Fort Saskatchewan. Sign the petition here! [Edmonton Journal]
CURIOSITIES:
- Check out the City of Edmonton’s new online maps. Feel free to give the City your feedback! [City of Edmonton]
- What makes a city a great place to live – your commute, property prices or good conversation? The secrets of the world’s happiest cities [The Guardian]
- Could we do the same for Edmonton’s Church Street? Where the Churches Convert: Buildings finding an afterlife as condos, galleries and spas [Wall Street Journal]
- I noticed this tiny thing on Google Maps. When I zoomed in… well, nothing could prepare me. [Viral Nora]