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Space and Growth
Growth is largely considered to be a good thing; undoubtedly it’s better than shrinking. Detroit was once a city of 1.8 million; today it’s a bankrupt...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: August 4 – 10
EDMONTON CHARACTER Edmonton had to lose Gretzky in order to find itself [Metro Edmonton] Heritage Festival smashes attendance record [Edmonton Journal...
By Tom Young -
Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: July 28 – Aug 3
HISTORY & HERITAGE July 29, 1969: City aims to preserve and restore slice of historic Strathcona [Edmonton Journal] Is there a future for an Old...
By Paul Giang -
50 Years of Sport: The Jasper Place Sports Centre
On August 10, 1963 the Jasper Place Sports Centre (9200 163 Street) opened in the former Town of Jasper Place to much fanfare. The grand opening included...
By Kyle Witiw -
Bike-in for Better Infrastructure
*Co-authored by Leslie Bush & Shannon LeBlanc On June 29, a group of citizens, going by the name of Strathcona Complete Streets, set up portable...
By Derek Robinson -
Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: July 21 – 27
WHAT MAKES EDMONTON TICK? Edmonton visual arts festivals: A comprehensive review [The Wanderer] The Make Something Edmonton rope [Mastermaq.ca] The agony...
By Tom Young -
Urban Excursion: Strathcona Science Park
Built in the late 1970’s but closed only a decade later, the interpretive buildings at the Strathcona Science Park now stand as ruins of Edmonton’s recent...
By Paul Giang -
The House That Built a Global Village: Marshall McLuhan House
Over 100 years ago, one of the most important figures in media and communications theory was born in Edmonton. Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a young boy...
By Kyle Witiw -
Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: July 14 – July 20
GETTING AROUND: TRANSPORT Turning Yellowhead Trail into freeway a costly mistake, Edmonton mayor says [Edmonton Journal] Edmonton councillors approve $24M...
By Paul Giang -
Dispatches from the Future of Zoning
Often, zoning does not draw much interest from the urban planning community, but surprisingly, our panel presentation ‘Dispatches From The Future of...
By Marcelo Figueira -
Farewell Balloons
Dismantling of the historic Kelly Ramsey building brick-by-brick started this week. The materials will be later reused and incorporated into a new...
By Paul Giang -
Designing a great building starts at the street level
I took this photograph of 104 ave (above) just a couple days ago. After walking up and down several times, I’ve come to realize that this street is...
By Olivia Fung
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered