Urban Design
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Rethinking parking in Edmonton
It would seem to be an article of faith in Edmonton that having plentiful and cheap inner city parking is an absolute necessity. As density increases in...
By Vincent Puhakka -
Time Lapse: Sunset Over Rogers Place Arena
The Edmonton Oilers played their final game at Rexall Place this past April ending 42 years of hockey history. The home team will begin their next chapter...
By Stephanie Mah -
Breaking the Grid: Edmonton’s City Beautiful Plan
Until around the mid-twentieth century, almost all subdivision plans for Edmonton were conceived as a traditional grid of streets and avenues in cardinal...
By Jason Pfeifer -
Jasper Avenue still a Player in Downtown Revival
Is it all really doom and gloom? Last week an Edmonton Journal editorial painted a rather bleak picture for Jasper Avenue and what it means for downtown...
By Paul Giang -
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...
By Paul Giang -
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...
By Robin Mazumder -
A Pocket Park Paradise
An article, entitled “City closer to changing downtown Edmonton parking lot, putting up paradise”, appeared in Metro News last year. It was related to the...
By Trent Portigal -
Reimagine YEG: Blatchford Control Tower
Image rendering created by Michael Zabinski. The image is fictional and does not serve as official material for the Blatchford redevelopment. For more...
By Paul Giang -
The picnic tables at Amiskwaskahegan need to go!
An article in Metro Edmonton last week described Amiskwaskahegan (also known as Beaver Hills House Park) as a ‘drug park’ that is deterring people from...
By Paul Giang -
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...
By Paul Giang -
Look Both Ways: Crosswalk design vs. data
Originally published in the winter 2014 issue of The Yards. Written by Tim Querengesser. Ask the employees of Earls Tin Palace and they’ll tell you the...
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Edmonton’s Got a Fever
Tall buildings are all the rage in Edmonton these days. It seems the flood gates have opened on a new tall building frenzy, the likes of which is...
By Kyle Witiw