{"id":4097,"date":"2014-03-02T23:36:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T06:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2014-03-02T23:36:43","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T06:36:43","slug":"edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 24 \u2013 March 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MEGA PROJECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/957116\/downtown-edmonton-arena-to-begin-construction-march-3\/\">Downtown Edmonton arena to begin construction March 3<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.decl.org\/2014\/02\/25\/the-downtown-arena-project-a-timeline-history\/\">The Downtown Arena Project \u2013 A Consultation Timeline<\/a>\u00a0[DECL]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/Council+needs+business+case+billion+Galleria+project+before+committing+city+funds+Iveson\/9569135\/story.html\">Council needs to see business case for $1-billion Galleria project before committing city funds: Iveson<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/953645\/edmonton-councillors-looking-at-possible-arms-length-development-firm\/\">Edmonton councillors looking at possible arms-length development firm<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/952299\/nait-looking-to-build-new-residence-on-city-centre-airport-lands\/\">NAIT looking to build new residence on city centre airport lands<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/politics\/2014\/02\/sochis-sobering-day-after-now-what\/8478\/\">Sochi made the mistake of conceiving of Games as a singular event rather than a civic investment.<\/a>\u00a0[Atlantic Cities]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MEMORY AND IDENTITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/Contentious+Grandin+mural+reworked\/9555457\/story.html\">Contentious Grandin Station mural to be reworked after decades of aboriginal protest<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/voices\/footnotes\/956322\/dont-like-edmontons-city-flag-change-it\/\">Don\u2019t Like Edmonton\u2019s city flag? Change it.<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li>EVENT:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmonton.ca\/city_government\/edmonton_archives\/this-old-edmonton-house-seminars.aspx\">This Old Edmonton House Seminars<\/a> [City of Edmonton]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmonton.ca\/city_government\/edmonton_archives\/this-old-edmonton-house-seminars.aspx\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailoutinteractive.com\/Industry\/View.aspx?id=542447&amp;p=7028\">Edmonton Heritage Council&#8217;s Newsletter Update<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Heritage Council]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"WHAT\u2019S THE POINT OF CITY LOGOS?\">City tackles bumps in the road for Edmonton 106 Street bike pilot project<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/952935\/edmonton-lrt-social-media-funding-campaign-gaining-steam\/\">Edmonton LRT social media funding campaign gaining steam<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianconsultingengineer.com\/news\/new-walterdale-bridge-in-edmonton-has-unique-design\/1002546489\/?&amp;er=NA\">New Walterdale Bridge in Edmonton has unique design<\/a>\u00a0[Canadian Consulting Engineer]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmonton.ca\/transportation\/road_projects\/102-avenue-over-groat-road-bridge-replacement.aspx\">102 Avenue over Groat Road &#8211; Bridge Replacement Project<\/a>\u00a0[City of Edmonton]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/High%2Bspeed%2Brail%2Bwould%2Bmake%2BAlberta%2Btechnology%2Bleader\/9555819\/story.html\">High-speed rail would make Alberta a technology leader, proponents say<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li>Calgary:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.calgaryherald.com\/2014\/02\/21\/why-big-downtown-developers-are-betting-on-cyclists\/\">Why big downtown developers are betting on cyclists<\/a>\u00a0[Calgary Herald]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sapna\/zipcar-says-its-booming-as-millennials-reject-car-ownership\">Zipcar Says It\u2019s Booming As Twentysomethings Reject Car Ownership<\/a>\u00a0[BuzzFeed]<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/m.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2014\/02\/why-more-us-cities-need-embrace-bus-rapid-transit\/8480\/\">Why More U.S. Cities Need to Embrace Bus-Rapid Transit<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0[Atlantic Cities]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OTHER LOCAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/956426\/edmonton-councillors-push-for-higher-bar-in-city-planned-neighbourhood\/\">Edmonton councillors push for higher bar in city-planned neighbourhood<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vueweekly.com\/down-on-the-farm\/\">Alberta&#8217;s organic farmers brave the cold and the extra paperwork to bring quality food to the table<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0[Vue Weekly]<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Video:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/edmonton.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=297408\">124 street business district is growing<\/a>\u00a0[CTV News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/mayors-get-no-promise-of-new-federal-funding-for-housing-1.2552582\">Big city mayors including Don Iveson gathered in Ottawa this week to call on the federal government to pony up more cash for housing and infrastructure funding.<\/a>\u00a0[CBC News]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MICELLANY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What can Edmonton learn from Vancouver on citizen engagement?\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/sustainablecitiescollective.com\/city-life\/227916\/vancouver-first-city-plan-tackle-citizen-engagement\">Is Vancouver the First City with a Plan to Tackle Citizen Engagement?<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0[Sustainable Cities Collective]<\/span><\/li>\n<li>How can we make better suburbs and urban centres? A perspective from a millennial living in New York City.\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/arts-and-lifestyle\/2014\/02\/why-i-miss-suburbs\/8489\/\">Why I Miss the Suburbs<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">[Atlantic Cities]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/canada\/946668\/the-sad-state-of-municipal-logos-in-canada\/\">The sad state of municipal logos in Canada<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">[Metro News]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEGA PROJECTS Downtown Edmonton arena to begin construction March 3\u00a0[Metro News] The Downtown Arena Project \u2013 A Consultation Timeline\u00a0[DECL] Council needs to see business case for $1-billion Galleria project before committing city funds: Iveson\u00a0[Edmonton Journal] Edmonton councillors looking at possible arms-length development firm\u00a0[Metro News] NAIT looking to build new residence on city centre airport lands\u00a0[Metro<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 24 \u2013 March 2&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8111,"featured_media":4103,"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-4097","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 urbanism headlines: February 24 \u2013 March 2 - 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\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/\" \/>\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\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/\",\"name\":\"Edmonton urbanism headlines: February 24 \u2013 March 2 - Spacing Edmonton\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/BfherqVCYAAsOMf.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-03-03T06:36:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/#\/schema\/person\/5c568d4ad3a9e6a81f55f1a6b7e94b5f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/02\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-february-24-march-2\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/BfherqVCYAAsOMf.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/03\/BfherqVCYAAsOMf.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Playing with Scale at the Muttart Conservatory. 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