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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: November 23 – 29
TRANSPORT Consortium, including Bombardier, to build Edmonton’s $1.8-billion Valley Line LRT [Edmonton Journal] Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson not...
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Imagining Edmonton’s Main Street
Jasper Avenue is said to be Edmonton’s main street. But what does that mean? Its multiple uses–as destination and as thoroughfare, as pedestrian...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: November 16 – 22
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Edmonton’s Architecture: Shape of things to come [Globe and Mail] Edmonton’s Ice District development spurring new real estate...
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Design Thinking and the City: Dignity Lies in the Details
EDITOR’S NOTE: Originally posted on Robin Mazumder’s blog. Last winter I had an experience that changed the way I saw urban design. It was...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: November 9 – 15
CITY BUDGET Mayor has a change of heart on Edmonton’s proposed tax increase [Edmonton Journal] Edmonton councillors’ pet projects jeopardized...
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What do ETS riders need from a transit strategy? Part 1
Anyone who has ridden our transit system over the past month can hardly have missed the almost ubiquitous posters and advertisements promoting public...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: October 25 – November 1
GOVERNMENT Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson sees “modest” investment in Alberta budget [Metro News] Paula Simons: Is Notley’s government taking...
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Schools and Parks II – A History of Segregation
The history of planning for schools and parks in Edmonton shows governments moving in an uncoordinated and contradictory way toward both collaboration and...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: October 13 – October 18
ELECTION All federal parties are promising cash to address the dismal state of our cities’ infrastructure. But is this the “magic...
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Schools and Parks I – A History of Sharing
Developing schools and parks involves complex issues of land acquisition, ownership and mixing of uses. The history of provincial legislation and...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: October 5 – 12
NATIONAL URBAN ISSUES Federal parties promise Edmonton LRT funding [Metro Edmonton] Canada needs a strong advocate for cities: Editorial [Toronto Star...
By Tom Young -
Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: September 28 – October 4
TRANSPORT Rush-hour traffic delayed up to 10 minutes by Metro Line LRT, Edmonton city staff say [Edmonton Journal] Province looks at expanding Highway 2...
By Paul Giang
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered