{"id":4218,"date":"2014-03-30T22:50:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T04:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/?p=4218"},"modified":"2014-03-30T23:07:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T05:07:11","slug":"edmonton-urbanism-headlines-march-24-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/30\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-march-24-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 24 \u2013 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRUTH &amp; RECONCILIATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you missed the TRC event this past weekend be sure to look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestream.com\/trc_cvr\/folder\">video archive here<\/a>. This is important for all Canadians to listen and reflect upon\u00a0[Truth and Reconciliation Commission]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/aboriginal\/homelessness-one-of-lasting-impacts-of-indian-residential-schools-1.2588653\">Homelessness one of lasting impacts of Indian residential schools<\/a>\u00a0[CBC]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/986578\/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-mayor-don-iveson-pledges-three-aboriginal-initiatives\/\">Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Mayor Don Iveson pledges three Aboriginal initiatives<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/2014\/03\/27\/residential-schools-alberta_n_5046176.html\">Alberta K-12 Students To Be Taught Painful Legacy Of Indian Residential Schools<\/a>\u00a0[Huffington Post]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/albertaventure.com\/2014\/03\/kawacatoose-adopts-new-law-scraps-indian-act\/\">Saskatchewan First Nation adopts new law that detours Indian Act<\/a>\u00a0[Alberta Venture]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ARTS &amp; HERITAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/980707\/into-the-night-nuit-blanche-festival-coming-to-edmonton\">Into the night: Nuit Blanche festival coming to Edmonton<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/voices\/footnotes\/986461\/the-mystery-of-the-edmonton-theme-song\/\">The Mystery of the Edmonton theme song<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/Historic+Strathcona+mansion+coming+down+brick+time\/9656489\/story.html\">Historic Old Strathcona mansion coming down one brick at a time<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/March+1914+City+boosters+choose+slogan\/9660754\/story.html\">March 26, 1914: City boosters choose new slogan<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/edmontonheritage.ca\/herzog-on-heritage\/ortona-armoury\/\">Herzog on Heritage: Ortona Armoury<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Heritage Council]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORT &amp; LAND USE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mastermaq.ca\/2014\/03\/27\/city-council-approves-a-new-transportation-goal-and-outcomes-for-the-way-ahead\/\">City Council approves a new transportation goal and outcomes for The Way Ahead<\/a>\u00a0[Mastermaq]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/new-lrt-line-mixed-blessing-for-nearby-neighbourhoods-1.2590160\">New LRT line mixed blessing for nearby neighbourhoods<\/a>\u00a0[CBC]<\/li>\n<li>Check out this absurd editorial:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/opinion\/editorials\/Editorial+Park+this+utopian+dream\/9652855\/story.html\">Park this utopian dream<\/a>\u00a0[Calgary Herald]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/Province+announces+kilometres+roadwork+northern+Alberta\/9655337\/story.html\">Province announces 2,500 kilometres of roadwork in northern Alberta<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2014\/03\/will-women-ever-feel-completely-safe-mass-transit\/8728\/\">Will Women Ever Feel Completely Safe on Mass Transit?<\/a>\u00a0[Atlantic Cities]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/6-freeway-demolitions-that-changed-their-cities-forever-1548314937\">6 Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever<\/a>\u00a0[Gizmodo]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/usappblog\/2014\/03\/19\/city-main-street-networks-show-a-drastic-shift-away-from-historic-patterns-of-human-scale-design\/\">City main street networks show a drastic shift away from historic patterns of human-scale design<\/a>\u00a0[lse.ac.uk]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/982165\/edmonton-councillors-approve-29-storey-oliver-tower\/\">Edmonton councillors approve 29-storey Oliver tower<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li>Opinion:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonsun.com\/2014\/03\/24\/gunter-edmonton-downtown-boom-has-nothing-to-do-with-arena\">Gunter: Edmonton downtown boom has nothing to do with arena<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Sun]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/business\/commercial-real-estate\/Lamphier+Downtown+arena+condo\/9665770\/story.html\">Lamphier: Downtown arena, condo developments gobbling up parking lots<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/City+Centre+Airport+development+costs+worry+Edmonton\/9665814\/story.html\">City Centre Airport re-development costs worry Edmonton councillors<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/985000\/blatchford-development-gets-more-oversight-from-edmonton-council\/\">Blatchford development gets more oversight from Edmonton council<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li>Calgary:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/touch\/story.html?id=9670526\">Tougher city rules for rebuilding after flood clear hurdle<\/a>\u00a0[Calgary Herald]<\/li>\n<li>Vancouver:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thislandisparkland.tumblr.com\/post\/80903246970\/what-vancouvers-mid-main-park-can-teach-us-about\">What Vancouver\u2019s Mid Main Park Can Teach Us About Small Parks<\/a>\u00a0[This Land is Parkland]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>POLITICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"www.edmontonjournal.com\/touch\/story.html?id=9660770\">Staples: Industrial tax ripoff hits small town Albertans hardest<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Sun]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/edmonton\/985446\/calgary-and-edmonton-mayors-councils-riding-a-wave-of-popularity-poll\/\">Calgary and Edmonton mayors, councils \u2018riding a wave of popularity\u2019: poll<\/a>\u00a0[Metro News]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/McCauley+community+league+board+dumped+packed+meeting\/9652742\/story.html\">McCauley community league\u2019s board dumped at packed meeting<\/a>\u00a0[Edmonton Journal]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/infrastructure-plan-much-ado-about-too-little-cities-say-1.2586284\">Federal infrastructure plan much ado about too little, cities say<\/a>\u00a0[CBC]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRUTH &amp; RECONCILIATION If you missed the TRC event this past weekend be sure to look at the video archive here. This is important for all Canadians to listen and reflect upon\u00a0[Truth and Reconciliation Commission] Homelessness one of lasting impacts of Indian residential schools\u00a0[CBC] Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Mayor Don Iveson pledges three Aboriginal initiatives\u00a0[Metro<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/03\/30\/edmonton-urbanism-headlines-march-24-30\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Edmonton urbanism headlines: March 24 \u2013 30&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8111,"featured_media":4236,"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-4218","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 - 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