{"id":5626,"date":"2015-01-13T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/?p=5626"},"modified":"2015-01-13T00:24:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T07:24:42","slug":"10-urban-interventions-made-edmonton-shine-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2015\/01\/13\/10-urban-interventions-made-edmonton-shine-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"10 urban interventions that made Edmonton shine in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong> I know it&#8217;s a bit late to be posting a 2014 review&#8230; but whatever! Spacing Edmonton&#8217;s blog was on break during the winter holidays to rejuice for 2015. In case you missed them, check out these great 2014 lists made by <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mastermaq.ca\/2014\/12\/31\/edmonton-in-2014\/\">Mack<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/entertainment\/Signature+moments+Edmonton+2014+visual+arts+scene\/10682387\/story.html\">Fish<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/news\/edmonton\/Simons+Newsmakers+noisemakers+artists+athletes\/10682673\/story.html\">Paula<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been nearly two years since our launch in 2013 and, since then, we have seen\u00a0more and more\u00a0public discussion\u00a0around urbanism in Edmonton! As a result, Edmontonians\u00a0have invested their time and energy into\u00a0great projects in an effort to improve the\u00a0quality of life in our communities. Here, we highlight\u00a010 examples\u00a0from 2014 that accomplish just that.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1. Parklets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5682' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6824.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6824-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6824-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6824-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5682'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPark(ing) Day 2014. Photo by Tom Young\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5684' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6972.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6972-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6972-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6972-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5684'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPark(ing) Day Edmonton 2014. Photo by Tom Young\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5691' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6860.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6860-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6860-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Parking-Day-6860-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5691'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPark(ing) Day. Photo by Tom Young\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5693' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BwPv0xhCIAApG-s.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BwPv0xhCIAApG-s-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BwPv0xhCIAApG-s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BwPv0xhCIAApG-s-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5693'>\n\t\t\t\t\tIsaak Kornelsen Memorial Parklet. Photo by Tyler Golly\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Organized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/drawingroomedmonton.com\/blog\/parking-day-success\">Drawing Room<\/a>, Edmonton had its first Park(ing) Day where tiny parklets extend from the sidewalk into parking spaces. This is\u00a0part of an ongoing movement to promote\u00a0the\u00a0extension and enhancement of\u00a0our public spaces along car-dominated\u00a0streets. Spacing Edmonton and the City of Edmonton were among the many participants for this event featuring croquet, a tea party, confetti showers, and much more!<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Whyte Avenue, a\u00a0parklet designed by landscape architect\u00a0Jonathan Behnke was constructed as\u00a0a temporary\u00a0<a title=\"Vision Realized: Isaak Kornelsen Memorial Parklet\" href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2014\/08\/05\/vision-realized-isaak-kornelsen-memorial-parklet\/\">memorial<\/a> for <a title=\"Remembering Isaak: One student\u2019s vision for a temporary public space memorial\" href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/04\/04\/remembering-isaak-one-students-vision-for-a-temporary-public-space-memorial\/\">Isaak Kornelsen<\/a>. Unfortunately, these parklets were only installed for one day but\u00a0we hope to see the City allow for more permanent spaces.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2. Little Free Libraries<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5678' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/a817c4fd0cd15f49c79585c311e67b89.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/a817c4fd0cd15f49c79585c311e67b89-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/a817c4fd0cd15f49c79585c311e67b89-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/a817c4fd0cd15f49c79585c311e67b89-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5678'>\n\t\t\t\t\tLittle free library in Oliver\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5677' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Littlelibrary.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Littlelibrary-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Littlelibrary-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Littlelibrary-62x62.jpeg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5677'>\n\t\t\t\t\tLittle free library in Downtown Edmonton\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5676' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/IMG_0687.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/IMG_0687-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/IMG_0687-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/IMG_0687-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5676'>\n\t\t\t\t\tLittle free French library in the French Quarter\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Championed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makesomethingedmonton.ca\/projects\/359-the-oliver-little-free-library-project\/\">Annalise Klingbeil<\/a> through the Oliver Community League, little free libraries have popped up throughout Oliver this year. These repurposed newspaper boxes<span class=\"notranslate\">\u00a0provide access to a wide selection of books out in our parks and\u00a0streets.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"notranslate\">Visitors are welcome to drop off and pick up books\u00a0for their free enjoyment.<\/span>\u00a0This successful initiative spurred other communities\u00a0to start their own little free libraries with one in front of the Downtown Community League and even a microbiblioth\u00e8que\u00a0in the French Quarter!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3. McCauley Art Banners<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5669' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1467396_586320234755918_1664126970_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1467396_586320234755918_1664126970_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1467396_586320234755918_1664126970_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1467396_586320234755918_1664126970_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5669'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Paula E. Kirman\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5670' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1466045_586320254755916_1673768764_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1466045_586320254755916_1673768764_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1466045_586320254755916_1673768764_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1466045_586320254755916_1673768764_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5670'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Paula E. Kirman\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5668' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1454556_586319974755944_86462356_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1454556_586319974755944_86462356_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1454556_586319974755944_86462356_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1454556_586319974755944_86462356_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5668'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Paula E. Kirman\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Through the Works Society, local artist Dennis Lenarduzzi created the <a href=\"https:\/\/mccauleyartbanners.wordpress.com\/about\/\">McCauley art banners<\/a> along 95 street and Little Italy.\u00a0Lenarduzzi\u2019s imagery features\u00a0the Italian alphabet that references classic Italian posters. The graphics\u00a0add much-welcomed play and colour to the streetscape. Now if only those sidewalks can be widened&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4. Wayfinding Signage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4340' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13787037533_74d8ab6fa1_z.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13787037533_74d8ab6fa1_z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13787037533_74d8ab6fa1_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13787037533_74d8ab6fa1_z-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4340'>\n\t\t\t\t\tNew wayfinding posts have been installed April 10, 2014. Photo by Mack Male.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4341' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13786989005_08ed9c3b62_z.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13786989005_08ed9c3b62_z-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13786989005_08ed9c3b62_z-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/13786989005_08ed9c3b62_z-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4341'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Mack Male.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4344' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/IMG_84591-e1381167694909-764x1024.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/IMG_84591-e1381167694909-764x1024-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/IMG_84591-e1381167694909-764x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/04\/IMG_84591-e1381167694909-764x1024-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4344'>\n\t\t\t\t\tA wayfinding prototype created and led by a group of citizens. Photo courtesy of the Edmonton Wayfinding Project.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>This past year, the citizen-led <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonwayfindingproject.com\/\">Edmonton Wayfinding Group<\/a>\u00a0pushed the City to finally install wayfinding prototypes around Churchill Square. These signs contain maps, directions and time estimates to nearby destinations to help disoriented pedestrians and visitors get around in the downtown core. These wayfinding signs are perhaps the best we\u00a0have seen in Canada in terms of design and\u00a0we\u00a0hope to see them implemented throughout the city in the near future. Read more about the project and its history in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mastermaq.ca\/2014\/04\/11\/finding-your-way-around-downtown-edmonton-is-about-to-get-easier\/\">Mack Male&#8217;s post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5.\u00a0The Stations of Reconciliation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4710' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/06\/grandinmural_2_rdax_90.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/06\/grandinmural_2_rdax_90-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/06\/grandinmural_2_rdax_90-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/06\/grandinmural_2_rdax_90-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4710'>\n\t\t\t\t\tGrandin Mural by Aaron Paquette. Photo courtesy of yegarts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5722' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/edm-grandin-mural-sylvie-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/edm-grandin-mural-sylvie-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/edm-grandin-mural-sylvie-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/edm-grandin-mural-sylvie-2-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5722'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto courtesy of yegarts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5723' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/tumblr_inline_n30fziE14z1s53e0u.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/tumblr_inline_n30fziE14z1s53e0u-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/tumblr_inline_n30fziE14z1s53e0u-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/tumblr_inline_n30fziE14z1s53e0u-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5723'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Fish Griwkowsky\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5724' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/9632973.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/9632973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/9632973-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/9632973-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5724'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Fish Griwkowsky\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edmontonjournal.com\/2014\/03\/17\/2o14-o3-16-grandin-stations-conversation\/\">significant work<\/a>\u00a0by Aaron Paquette and Sylvie Nadeau in Grandin LRT station coincides with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trc.ca\/\">Truth and Reconciliation Commission<\/a>\u00a0to acknowledge the injustice and harms experienced by the Aboriginal peoples and to move towards a better future. Stemming from this ongoing process, there is a strong\u00a0movement to better reflect Edmonton&#8217;s indigeniety in the landscape. Fish Griwkowsky provides wonderful commentary on\u00a0this art piece:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>In a league of its own, Aaron Paquette\u2019s sprawling, multi-panelled Stations of Reconciliation is a brilliant, colourful and meaningful response to long-brewing criticism of Sylvie Nadeau\u2019s Grandin LRT mural \u2014 which some people argued glorified native children being separated from their parents by religious figures into the horrors of residential schools. Working with Nadeau to expand the timeline of the aboriginal story to 10,000 years, Paquette\u2019s white buffalo stares directly across the platform, each artist\u2019s work reflected in the other. It\u2019s extraordinarily thoughtful, down to the native-borrowed colours Hudson\u2019s Bay used to market blankets to their new customers.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6. Lighting Up the Night<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5681' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1456023_10100517265853085_2670023071795249425_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1456023_10100517265853085_2670023071795249425_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1456023_10100517265853085_2670023071795249425_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1456023_10100517265853085_2670023071795249425_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5681'>\n\t\t\t\t\t104 Street Lights. Photo by Paul Giang\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5577' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/20141208_200501.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/20141208_200501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/20141208_200501-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/20141208_200501-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5577'>\n\t\t\t\t\tInstallation at the Winspear Centre by Chris Vander Hoek. Photo by Paul Giang\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5548' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/rainbowroad.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/rainbowroad-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/rainbowroad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/rainbowroad-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5548'>\n\t\t\t\t\tHigh Level Bridge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5679' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1297378513682_ORIGINAL.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1297378513682_ORIGINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1297378513682_ORIGINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/1297378513682_ORIGINAL-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5679'>\n\t\t\t\t\tIlluminite festival light installations in 2013.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>With more businesses and communities eager to celebrate the winter beyond\u00a0the holiday\u00a0season, we have definitely\u00a0brightened our long hours of darkness this year! For instance, it&#8217;s amazing how much a difference a\u00a0simple\u00a0tree lighting will do for 104 Street. Another example is\u00a0Chris Vander Hoek&#8217;s unfortunately short-lived\u00a0light installation in front of the Winspear, which provided a fun\u00a0interactive experience for passersby. And lastly, whether you like or not, the lighting up of the High Level Bridge has attracted the hearts of many. It will be interesting to see what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/Turning+Edmonton+High+Level+Bridge+into+work\/10706262\/story.html\">artistic programming<\/a> will be done for the bridge \u2013 perhaps one could be a neat display resembling piano keys being played?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7. Edmonton&#8217;s Food Forest<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4843' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/07\/foodforest.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/07\/foodforest-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/07\/foodforest-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/07\/foodforest-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4843'>\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteers work in MacKinnon Ravine near Government House planting Edmonton&#8217;s first food forest. Photo via Edmonton Journal\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5702' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10568912_669363766478141_5726008719931157700_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10568912_669363766478141_5726008719931157700_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10568912_669363766478141_5726008719931157700_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10568912_669363766478141_5726008719931157700_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5703' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7Q2ZUCAAAMMX4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7Q2ZUCAAAMMX4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7Q2ZUCAAAMMX4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7Q2ZUCAAAMMX4-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5704' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7hP-CQAAaE4B.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7hP-CQAAaE4B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7hP-CQAAaE4B-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/Bs7hP-CQAAaE4B-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Led by <a href=\"http:\/\/dustinbajer.com\/\">Dustin Bajer<\/a> with the help of over\u00a050 volunteers, Edmonton now hosts a food forest of 3,600 plants provided by the City in MacKinnon Ravine. A variety of tree and shrubs were planted including gooseberries, <a title=\"Remembering Indigenous Edmonton: a journey through plants\" href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2013\/04\/04\/remembering-indigenous-edmonton-a-journey-through-plants\/\">saskatoon berries<\/a>, pine cherries and cranberries.\u00a0\u00a0The food forest is self-sustaining and requires very little upkeep,\u00a0adding beauty and biodiversity to the magnificent river valley.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8. Pogo Car Share<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5356' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/photo5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/photo5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/photo5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/10\/photo5-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5356'>\n\t\t\t\t\tMayor Don Iveson pulls away in the first official test drive of the Pogo carshare. Photo by Ryan Tumilty \u2013 Metro Edmonton.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5705' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10709823.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10709823-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10709823-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/01\/10709823-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Some cities have big\u00a0carshare companies like car2go or Zipcar. But entrepreneurial Edmonton just makes its own! <a href=\"https:\/\/pogocarshare.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pogo Carshare<\/a> launched in October with 20 cars, and signed up 350 users in its first two months of operation. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonjournal.com\/Pogo+CarShare+signs+users+first+months\/10709822\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Plans for 2015<\/a> include expanding to 50 cars in the next several months, and 150 by the end of the year, plus an expansion of the &#8220;home zone&#8221; where cars can be booked and left. Maybe it&#8217;s more of a company than an urban intervention, but the difference a successful\u00a0carshare will make to the ability of urban Edmontonians to give up personal car ownership could be huge.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9. Warming\u00a0Huts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5672' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BdvTHmGCQAABqGR.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BdvTHmGCQAABqGR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BdvTHmGCQAABqGR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/BdvTHmGCQAABqGR-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5672'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe oxbow thaw hut submitted by Dustin Bajer and Paul Giang\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5673' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Bdu-XfXCQAA2nvS.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Bdu-XfXCQAA2nvS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Bdu-XfXCQAA2nvS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Bdu-XfXCQAA2nvS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Bdu-XfXCQAA2nvS.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Bdu-XfXCQAA2nvS-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5673'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe oxbow concept and construction\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-5674' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Thaw-Hut-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Thaw-Hut-14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Thaw-Hut-14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/12\/Thaw-Hut-14-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-5674'>\n\t\t\t\t\t2013 Thaw Hut Competition winner by Chelsea Boos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Although not new to Edmonton this year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.warminghuts.com\/\">warming huts<\/a>\u00a0are becoming increasingly popular\u00a0for the winter. Back in January of 2014, Dustin Bajer and I\u00a0submitted an entry, made of old Christmas trees, for the Deep Freeze Festival and proved to be a popular hit with festival goers. We look forward seeing more being built at the University of Alberta grounds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/warming-hut-idea-could-thaw-edmonton-s-frozen-pedestrians-1.2843679\">for 2015<\/a>!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10. Neon Sign Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='not-prose mt-12'><ul id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-5626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-6 gap-y-8'><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4034' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9944-Neon-Museum-Launch.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9944-Neon-Museum-Launch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9944-Neon-Museum-Launch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9944-Neon-Museum-Launch-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4034'>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto by Tom Young\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4032' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9939-Neon-Museum-Launch.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9939-Neon-Museum-Launch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9939-Neon-Museum-Launch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9939-Neon-Museum-Launch-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4032'>\n\t\t\t\t\tView from the north. Photo by Tom Young\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4031' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9937-Neon-Museum-Launch.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9937-Neon-Museum-Launch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9937-Neon-Museum-Launch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/9937-Neon-Museum-Launch-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4031'>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Mike&#8217;s News sign, part of Edmonton&#8217;s new Neon Sign Museum on 104 Street. Photo by Tom Young\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li><li class='gallery-item text-sm'><a class='fancybox' rel='gallery-5626' data-title-id='gallery-caption-4011' href='https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/1619603_10152172846201413_1060440697_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/1619603_10152172846201413_1060440697_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"w-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/1619603_10152172846201413_1060440697_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2014\/02\/1619603_10152172846201413_1060440697_n-62x62.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<span class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption block mt-2' id='gallery-caption-4011'>\n\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of the 104 street outdoor neon sign museum. Photo credit to Scarlett Eyben.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p>Back in February, 104 Avenue became host to another way to light up the night, the outdoor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmonton.ca\/city_government\/edmonton_archives\/neon-sign-museum.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton Neon Sign Museum<\/a>! In 2006, City of Edmonton heritage planners became worried about the loss of the city&#8217;s neon history through demolition or renovation of buildings. Not knowing what exactly they would do with them, they started collecting and storing old signs as they became available. By 2014, partnerships with the Alberta Sign Association and Telus allowed the museum to launch with an initial 8 restored signs on the east wall of the Telus switching station, another example of entrepreneurial Edmontonians making cool stuff happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s note: I know it&#8217;s a bit late to be posting a 2014 review&#8230; but whatever! Spacing Edmonton&#8217;s blog was on break during the winter holidays to rejuice for 2015. In case you missed them, check out these great 2014 lists made by Mack, Fish, and Paula. It&#8217;s been nearly two years since our launch<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/edmonton\/2015\/01\/13\/10-urban-interventions-made-edmonton-shine-2014\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;10 urban interventions that made Edmonton shine in 2014&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8111,"featured_media":5713,"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":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosities"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 urban interventions that made Edmonton shine in 2014 - 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