WINTER CITIES
- Call for entries: 2014 Thaw Hut Competition [MADE]
- Councillor Henderson believes there are ways to heat city streets from waste heat from nearby buildings [CBC]
- Edmonton snow ‘harvested’ to bring French bistro outside [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmontonians asked to share experiences on longest night of the year [Edmonton Journal]
- Climate change patterns with greater annual snow dumps hints at bigger snow-clearing costs [Winnipeg Free Press]
- Tips for riding your bike all winter [Mother Nature Network]
- Inspiration for winter activities in Scandinavian cities. [Gehl Cities]
TRANSPORTION
- No pedestrian bridge for 30 months during LRT construction [Edmonton Journal]
- Citizens group slams LRT route consultation process [Edmonton Journal]
- Province to revisit high-speed rail link between Calgary and Edmonton [Calgary Herald]
- Edmonton city councillors vote to reaffirm LRT is city’s top priority [Metro News]
- Hike gas tax to pay for new Toronto transit, panel recommends [Globe and Mail]
- Walking is turning into a health movement, with profound implications for the built environment. [Better Cities]
HOUSING
- Edmonton and Calgary have lowest vacancy rate in country. [Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp]
- Rental space hard to come by in City of Edmonton [Metro News]
- The curious case of Calgary’s residential real estate market [Alberta Venture]
- Calgary’s oil boom threatens to bust the middle class [Globe and Mail]
- How the Cost of Other People’s Parking Drives Up Your Rent [Atlantic Cities]
- Cautionary tales from Vancouver’s and Toronto’s Condo boom: The Condo Game [CBC]
DEVELOPMENT
- Construction starts on City Centre airport site [CBC]
- Quarters levy showing positive results for City of Edmonton [Metro News]
- Green Tip: Faucet aerators (about a $1 each) can reduce water use up to 40% on older faucets! [City of Edmonton]
- Parks Canada and Alberta government raise environmental concerns over BC Hydro’s planned Site C dam [Vancouver Sun]
- Potential application to Rossdale Plant? Power plants offer an awesome opportunity to reuse and reclaim valuable city parcels, but they pose a steep challenge for architects [Architect Magazine]
- Alberta’s taxpayer-financed refinery: value-added job creator or boondoggle? [Macleans]
- Revitalizing the Suburb Without Giving Up the Car [Atlantic Cities]
- Why Cul-de-Sacs Are Bad for Your Health [Slate]
- How to Design a Happier City [Atlantic Cities]
CURIOSITIES
- A controversial article this week on Calgary: this Canadian city could be the next Detroit [Globe and Mail]
- Artist Jaime Calayo creates distinct logos for 124 Edmonton neighbourhoods [Metro News]
- Edmonton High Level Bridge project to be lit up by Canada Day without city funds [Metro News]
- This Old Coal Mining Building Is Now A Concert Hall That Is A Giant Musical Instrument [Fast C0-exist]
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