HERITAGE
- High repair costs make future uncertain for historic downtown McDougall United Church [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: McDougall Church too important to lose [Edmonton Journal]
- Petroleum Club building goes up for sale at $13 million [Edmonton Journal]
- Agreement Signed for Old Strathcona as part of the implementation of UNSECO’s Historic Urban Landscape recommendations [Old Strathcona Foundation]
- Staples’ recent piece on facadism misses the opportunity to discuss best practices in heritage conservation and design principles for streetfronts [Edmonton Journal]
- In Your Own Words is collecting the region’s oral history at the downtown library [Make Something Edmonton]
- Why should you care about a history that isn’t yours? Chinatown belongs to all of us [Huffington Post]
COMMUNITY
- Event April 23: The Walrus Talks Aboriginal City [The Walrus]
- Silent No More: What Canada’s mayors have to say about violence against aboriginal women [National Post]
- Edmonton’s 104 Street on its way to be first area in North America Purple Flag accredited [Metro News]
- Decreases in car use are occurring in cities most successful in attracting a young, well-educated labor force to vibrant, high-density neighbourhoods [University of Waterloo]
- Edmonton prime example of ‘youthification,’ says Waterloo professor [Metro News]
DEVELOPMENT
- EVENT March 12: Suburban Growth in Alberta: Problem or Opportunity [City-Region Studies Centre]
- The Northlands survey on Rexall Place is out- 40% say repurpose arena, 30% say keep it as it. (26k surveyed) [Northlands]
- Long-term plans underway for major southeast Edmonton development [Edmonton Journal]
- First-ever net-zero office building opens in south Edmonton [Metro News]
TRANSPORT
- Edmonton to use City of Calgary software for new parking machines [Metro News]
- Uber versus the world: Edmonton is just one of hundreds of battlegrounds for rideshare company [Vue Weekly]
- Remember Calgary, we’re not just pedestrians, we’re human beings [Metro News]
- City of Edmonton moving ahead with designs for wayfinding project [Metro News]
TRANSIT
- Limited cash for west Edmonton LRT until 2034 [Edmonton Journal]
- Fare surcharge, additional tax levy given as options to fund future Edmonton LRT lines [Metro News]
- Edmonton Transit could benefit from better wayfinding and signage: report [Metro News]
- City offers suggestions to fix Edmonton LRT escalator problems [Metro News]
- City administration suggesting go-ahead with Smart Bus installation while they wait for province decision [Metro News]
- Edmonton ‘cautiously optimistic’ Metro Line LRT to open in spring [Metro News]
- Accessibility still an issue for Edmonton Transit: audit [Metro News]
- Electric bus not coming to Edmonton in 2014-15 winter: city officials [Metro News]
LOCAL NEWS
- How cities like Edmonton and New York are searching for solutions among massive mounds of data [Globe and Mail]
- City of Edmonton has released its 311 data online [City of Edmonton]
- Virtual concierge could be greeting Edmonton visitors [Metro News]
- Edmonton Coun. Andrew Knack wants city to take second look at online voting [Metro News]
- Edmonton’s Friendship Tower clock not quite keeping up with the time [Metro News]
- Staples: Massive investment in downtown will help shelter city during tough economic times [Edmonton Journal]
- How much home can you get in Edmonton for $100,000? [Edmonton Journal]
- Albertans less likely to worry about water contamination: survey [Edmonton Journal]
MISCELLANY
- Keurig K-Cup coffee pods from Alberta may soon help fuel B.C. cement plant [CBC]
- Kids in India Are Sparking Urban Planning Changes by Mapping Slums [City Lab]
- A Playground Made Entirely of Snow and Ice in Sweden [City Lab]
- Under Amanda Fritz, Portland development bureau told to say ‘no’ more often [Oregon Live]
- Defensive architecture: keeping poverty unseen and deflecting our guilt [Guardian]