By Erik Backstrom

I am an urban planner living and working in Edmonton with a focus on creating walkable communities. My wife and I are raising four transportation-optioned children. In my spare time I enjoy researching and writing about planning history.

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... Read More

Maps

Edmonton Streets

There’s a little bit of Edmonton in Saskatoon and Smithers, Gatineau and Guelph. In a trailer park in small town Michigan and an... Read More

History

Circular History

Traffic circles are a distinctive part of Edmonton’s history. Common in Europe, circles were rare in North America, especially out... Read More