Debunking Edmonton’s “War on Cars”

A recent opinion piece in the Calgary Herald claiming that the City of Calgary  is “ignoring the plight of drivers” reiterated the common...

Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: April 12 – 19

URBAN DEVELOPMENT Council allows skinny homes and garage suites across Edmonton [Edmonton Journal] Staples: Skinny homes part of Edmonton’s housing...

A Partial History of A Roadway, Plan 524R

An odd shaped lot, about twelve hundred square metres in size and located just north of 76 Avenue in Mill Creek Ravine South, was added to City of...

Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: April 5 – 11

URBAN DEVELOPMENT West Rossdale canal would add to development costs, city report says [Edmonton Journal] In Edmonton, once a condo, now a rental [Globe...

Update: Re-imagining Downtown Public Event and Voting

WHERE: former Rutherford Bookstore in Enterprise Square (10230 Jasper Avenue) WHEN:  April 10, 5:30PM for the announcement of the winners Students from...

Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 30 – April 4

CITY MEMORY EVENT April 18: Bus tour discovering Edmonton’s brewing & malting history [ECAMP] Oral history project documents city’s ‘smaller...

Edmonton Today: Has Spring Sprung?

Designing through a Cultural Discourse: in Conversation with Douglas Cardinal

A few weeks ago I had the greatest pleasure of sharing a conversation with one of Canada’s most well- known architects, Douglas Cardinal, who was in...

Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 23 – 29

ABORIGINAL CITY EVENT April 23: Bought your tickets yet? The Walrus Talks Aboriginal City [The Walrus] Youths picked to ‘jolt’ city managers about legacy...

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 exclusive gated...

Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 15 – 22

URBAN DEVELOPMENT Summers: Neighbourhoods can, and should, evolve [Edmonton Journal] Edmonton councillor hopes to take mistrust out of infill housing...

Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 9 – 14

INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT Back alley potholes could cost $120 million to repair [Edmonton Journal] Rusting city street light poles worry...