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EVENT: Colour Your Flag Party
WHAT: Colour Your Flag, Edmonton is a community-wide design challenge that invites Edmontonians of all ages to learn about flags and flag design. Our...
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Induced Demand: How Edmonton Can Undermine Its LRT Investment
The proposed widening of 75th Street to six lanes as part of the southeast LRT project was recently discussed in an article in the Edmonton Journal. In...
By Kyle Witiw -
Retail Spaces Sell Cities
Most denizens, visitors and armchair urbanists casually acquainted with the works of Jane Jacobs would agree that the City of Champions suffers from a...
By Peter West -
Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 9 – 16
TRANSPORT Southeast LRT on track after province promises to fill $600 million funding gap (with video) [Edmonton Journal] Councillor Bryan Anderson says...
By Paul Giang -
Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 3 – 8
STATE OF THE CITY, STATE OF THE PROVINCE Speech from the throne: Premier wants to repair relations with Alberta’s big cities [Edmonton Journal...
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Design and the City: The LRT and the ‘Flying E’
What contributes to the image of a city? Is it the rich manufacturing heritage on 104th Street? The vibrancy of Old Strathcona? I can tell you what...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 24 – March 2
MEGA PROJECTS Downtown Edmonton arena to begin construction March 3 [Metro News] The Downtown Arena Project – A Consultation Timeline [DECL] Council needs...
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It’s time to quit hating on pedways
Pedways have been built in cities around the world for the same reason: weather. Most, in places like Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei, remove people from...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 17 – 23
DOWNTOWN IN LIGHTS The lights are on at Edmonton’s outdoor Neon Sign Museum [mastermaq.ca] Mouallem: ‘LED will never touch neon in its pure...
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This Is Edmonton: Neon Sign Museum
Edmonton’s unique Neon Sign Museum was launched on Friday evening, the culmination of years of work by City of Edmonton Heritage Planners, as well...
By Tom Young -
Edmonton’s Lost Chinese Market Gardens
If you visit the City of Edmonton Archives, a search for “market gardens” in the Henderson’s City Directory for 1932, turns up several Chinese names at...
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Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 10 – 16
Happy Valentine’s Day! Enjoy these planning love v-day cards! [Planning Love] INFRASTRUCTURE Ottawa launches $14-billion infrastructure fund [Globe...
By Paul Giang
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered