Urban Design
Rethinking parking in Edmonton
By Vincent Puhakka
It would seem to be an article of faith in Edmonton that having plentiful and cheap inner city parking is an absolute necessity. As... Read More
Time Lapse: Sunset Over Rogers Place Arena
By Stephanie Mah
The Edmonton Oilers played their final game at Rexall Place this past April ending 42 years of hockey history. The home team will... Read More
Breaking the Grid: Edmonton’s City Beautiful Plan
By Jason Pfeifer
Until around the mid-twentieth century, almost all subdivision plans for Edmonton were conceived as a traditional grid of streets and... Read More
Jasper Avenue still a Player in Downtown Revival
By Paul Giang
Is it all really doom and gloom? Last week an Edmonton Journal editorial painted a rather bleak picture for Jasper Avenue and what it... Read More
Imagining Edmonton’s Main Street
By Paul Giang
Jasper Avenue is said to be Edmonton’s main street. But what does that mean? Its multiple uses–as destination and as... Read More
Design Thinking and the City: Dignity Lies in the Details
By Robin Mazumder
EDITOR’S NOTE: Originally posted on Robin Mazumder’s blog. Last winter I had an experience that changed the way I saw... Read More
A Pocket Park Paradise
By Trent Portigal
An article, entitled “City closer to changing downtown Edmonton parking lot, putting up paradise”, appeared in Metro News last year... Read More
Reimagine YEG: Blatchford Control Tower
By Paul Giang
Image rendering created by Michael Zabinski. The image is fictional and does not serve as official material for the Blatchford... Read More
The picnic tables at Amiskwaskahegan need to go!
By Paul Giang
An article in Metro Edmonton last week described Amiskwaskahegan (also known as Beaver Hills House Park) as a ‘drug park’ that is... Read More
Update: Re-imagining Downtown Public Event and Voting
By Paul Giang
WHERE: former Rutherford Bookstore in Enterprise Square (10230 Jasper Avenue) WHEN: April 10, 5:30PM for the announcement of the... Read More