Walking
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Walkcast: Why walking in winter sucks
Editor’s Note: Spacing is delighted to share the Walkcast podcast series out of Edmonton. Check out the latest episode today. As Edmonton prepares...
By Tim Querengesser -
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 -
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...
By Tom Young -
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...
By The Yards -
VIDEO: Downtown is for people! (Isn’t it?)
Edmonton has been making great strides in downtown lately. The Arena District has been stealing many of the headlines, but it is just one of many exciting...
By Tom Young -
This Is Edmonton: River Valley Colours
The North Saskatchewan River Valley is unquestionably Edmonton’s gem, hidden in plain sight. For those of us who live on one side of the river and...
By Owen Murray -
Four wild but cheap ideas Edmonton can introduce – right now – to protect cyclists
Cycling in downtown Edmonton is a bit like jogging with bulls. Each time you’re nearly crushed riding atop your velo, you wonder if it wouldn’t be...
By Tim Querengesser -
Place Identity and Public Consultation
Edmonton is currently undergoing a massive transformation that includes a redesigned downtown core, the annexation of land to the south of the city, and a...
By Matthew Dance -
Wayfinding in Edmonton is about to get easier
Cross-posted from Mack Male’s (Mastermaq) blog. See the full post here for more coverage on the Edmonton Wayfinding Group (@wayfindYEG): Walk around...
By Paul Giang -
Induced Demand: How Edmonton Can Undermine Its LRT Investment
The proposed widening of 75th Street to six lanes as part of the southeast LRT project was recently discussed in an article in the Edmonton Journal. In...
By Kyle Witiw -
Retail Spaces Sell Cities
Most denizens, visitors and armchair urbanists casually acquainted with the works of Jane Jacobs would agree that the City of Champions suffers from a...
By Peter West