{"id":2016,"date":"2013-08-27T00:15:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T06:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/?p=2016"},"modified":"2013-08-27T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T15:08:16","slug":"edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton\u2019s urbanism headlines: August 19 \u2013 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE GOOD NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/technology\/Council+save+Rossdale+power+plant+cost+further+study\/8808722\/story.html?cid=dlvr.it-twitter-edmontonjournal\">Council to save Rossdale power plant; cost of fix up for further study<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton&#8217;s biggest cultural export, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringetheatre.ca\/\">the Fringe<\/a>, comes to a close. Congratulation for another record year!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/storify.com\/edmontonfringe\/yegfringe-in-pictures?utm_content=storify-pingback&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;awesm=sfy.co_dOPl&amp;utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter&amp;utm_campaign\">#YEGFRINGE in Pictures!<\/a>\u00a0[Storify]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THE BAD NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/777890\/edmonton-city-councillors-approve-controversial-oliver-plan\/\">Edmonton city councillors approve controversial Oliver plan<\/a>\u00a0with only Sloan, Iveson, and Henderson voting against\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\" http:\/\/edmonton.ctvnews.ca\/plans-for-molson-brewery-site-get-mixed-reaction-1.1427419\">Plans for Molson Brewery site get mixed reaction<\/a>\u00a0[CTV News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/story\/2013\/08\/23\/edmonton-terwillegar-meeting-mayor.html\">Tempers flare at Terwillegar housing meeting<\/a>\u00a0[CBC]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ELECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mastermaq.ca\/2013\/08\/23\/edmonton-election-2013-update-2\/\">Edmonton Election 2013: Update #2<\/a>\u00a0[MasterMaq]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/792104\/city-making-it-easier-for-edmontons-homeless-to-vote-in-upcoming-election\/\">City making it easier for Edmonton\u2019s homeless to vote in upcoming election<\/a>\u00a0[Global News]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HERITAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmonton.ca\/city_government\/news\/2013\/treaty-6-day-proclaimed-in-edmonton.aspx\">Treaty 6 Day Proclaimed in Edmonton<\/a>\u00a0[City of Edmonton]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/business\/LeMarchand+Mansion+addition+approved+Edmonton+city\/8835288\/story.html?cid=dlvr.it-twitter-edmontonjournal\">LeMarchand Mansion addition approved by Edmonton city council<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonheritage.ca\/go\/herzog-on-heritage\/high-level-bridge-at-100\/\">The High Level Bridge at 100<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Heritage Council]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/culture.alberta.ca\/paa\/eventsandexhibits\/exhibits\/default.aspx\">Exhibit: Spanning a Century: Edmonton\u2019s High Level Bridge through Photographs<\/a>\u00a0[Alberta Culture]<\/li>\n<li>Deadline extended:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonheritage.ca\/default\/assets\/File\/CALL_Spaces_Places_Brainstorming_Group_26Aug2013_v3.pdf\">Call for Spaces-Places Brainstorming Group City as Museum Project<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Heritage Council]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/m.theatlanticcities.com\/jobs-and-economy\/2013\/08\/public-transit-worth-way-more-city-you-think\/6532\/\">Public Transit Is Worth Way More to a City Than You Might Think<\/a>\u00a0[Atlantic Cities]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonwayfindingproject.com\/if-you-can-walk-three-kilometres-here-how-you-can-walk-rather-than-drive-edmonton\/\">If you can walk three kilometres, here&#8217;s how you can walk \u2014 rather than drive<\/a>\u00a0[Wayfinding Edmonton]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/783642\/city-using-unique-method-to-promote-bicycle-safety-on-edmonton-roads\/\">City using fun method to promote bicycle safety on Edmonton roads<\/a>\u00a0[Global News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strongtowns.org\/journal\/2010\/11\/22\/confessions-of-a-recovering-engineer.html\/?utm_content=bufferef1b9&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer\">Confessions of a Recovering Engineer<\/a>\u00a0[Strong Towns]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/797209\/bus-route-to-edmonton-international-airport-marks-milestone\/?utm_source=facebook-twitter&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=community\">Bus route to Edmonton International Airport marks milestone<\/a>\u00a0[Global News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timquerengesserblog.com\/2013\/08\/a-rant-on-edmontons-back-to-future.html\">A rant on Edmonton&#8217;s back-to-the-future transit thinking<\/a>\u00a0[Tim Querengesser]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/774820\/edmonton-councillors-face-big-decision-on-the-southeast-lrt\/\">Edmonton councillors face big decision on the southeast LRT<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.fortune.cnn.com\/2013\/08\/16\/car-sales-young-adults\/\">Why car companies can&#8217;t win young adults<\/a>\u00a0[CNN]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/777474\/downtown-edmonton-seeing-growth-but-residential-key-to-continued-success-commercial-realtor\/ \">Downtown Edmonton seeing growth, but residential key to continued success: Commercial realtor<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/switchboard.nrdc.org\/blogs\/kbenfield\/welcome_the_age_of_the_anti-ma.html\">Welcome the age of the &#8216;anti-mall&#8217; (maybe?)<\/a>\u00a0[Natural Resources Defense Council]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/business\/real-estate\/Fort+McMurray+Beyond+bitumen\/8824188\/story.html?cid=dlvr.it-twitter-edmontonjournal\">Fort McMurray: Beyond bitumen<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q43uXdOKPD8\">Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper<\/a>\u00a0[TEDtalks]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/node\/58567\">Families WILL Choose to Live Downtown, If We Design for Kids!<\/a>\u00a0[Planetizen]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/business\/energy-resources\/Alberta+First+Nation+seeks+buffer+zone\/8808529\/story.html?utm_source=Seesmic&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+canwest%2FF231+%28Edmonton+Journal+-+News+%2F+Edmonton+%26+Alberta%29&amp;__lsa=2d3f-c38e\">Alberta First Nation seeks buffer zone to shield traditional activity from resource development<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/technology\/story.html?id=8826081\">Update: Critics pan review that finds Alberta pipeline rules lacking<\/a>\u00a0[Calgary Herald]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/calgary\/774282\/alberta-offers-to-pay-homeowners-in-floodways\/\">Alberta offers to pay homeowners in floodways<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE GOOD NEWS Council to save Rossdale power plant; cost of fix up for further study\u00a0[Edmonton Journal] Edmonton&#8217;s biggest cultural export, the Fringe, comes to a close. Congratulation for another record year!\u00a0#YEGFRINGE in Pictures!\u00a0[Storify] THE BAD NEWS Edmonton city councillors approve controversial Oliver plan\u00a0with only Sloan, Iveson, and Henderson voting against\u00a0[Metro News] Plans for Molson<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Edmonton\u2019s urbanism headlines: August 19 \u2013 26&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8111,"featured_media":2057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Edmonton\u2019s urbanism headlines: August 19 \u2013 26 - Spacing Edmonton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paul Giang\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/\",\"name\":\"Edmonton\u2019s urbanism headlines: August 19 \u2013 26 - Spacing Edmonton\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/08\/molson_poster-copy1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-27T06:15:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-08-27T15:08:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/#\/schema\/person\/5c568d4ad3a9e6a81f55f1a6b7e94b5f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/08\/27\/edmontons-urbanism-headlines-august-19-26\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/08\/molson_poster-copy1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2013\/08\/molson_poster-copy1.jpg\",\"width\":1272,\"height\":1019,\"caption\":\"The Historic Molson Building. 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