BUILDING THE CITY
- Mouallem: Could overpopulation justify reopening Edmonton inner-city schools? [Metro Edmonton]
- U of A urban planning graduates can help reshape city, prof says [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton developers, builders support city moves to cut red tape [Edmonton Journal]
- Some thoughts on choice, residential infill and breakfast buffets [Transforming Edmonton]
- Staples: Arena deal doesn’t fall off cliff [Edmonton Journal]
- City council aims to give frustrated Edmontonians a bigger say in decision making [Edmonton Journal]
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD
- How two urban farmers inspired a community (and failed as a business) [Modern Farmer]
- Edmonton advocates abuzz about urban beekeeping [Edmonton Examiner]
- Canadians trash $27 billion worth of food a year [Edmonton Journal]
GETTING AROUND
- VIDEO: Columbia Avenue (105 Avenue) Streetscape – Preliminary Design [ISL Engineering]
- City of Edmonton seeking public feedback on 105 Ave streetscape designs [The North Edge]
- City needs to examine transit priorities, consultant says [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton Wayfinding Project chalked up to community participation [Metro Edmonton]
- Edmonton organization BikeWorks South looking forward to moving to new location [Edmonton Examiner]
- City, U of A research program to tackle potholes and other road construction problems [Edmonton Journal]
- Parking pilot project on Edmonton’s streets extended [Metro Edmonton]
KICKING IT OLD SCHOOL
- Historic mansion to be rescued one brick at a time [Edmonton Journal]
- Church wants city to take over multimillion-dollar repair costs [Edmonton Journal]
- Robertson-Wesley United Church in good shape at 100 [Edmonton Journal]
WINTER CITY
- A bright new light at the downtown library chases the winter blues away [Edmonton Journal]
- Chasing the Northern Lights in Edmonton [MasterMaq.ca]
- Opening delayed for Ice on Whyte [Edmonton Sun]
- Frozen yoga [City Television]
YEG = PEHONAN
- Edmonton to host national residential schools truth and reconciliation event [Edmonton Journal]
- Idle No More inspires grassroots First Nations activism in Edmonton [Metro Edmonton]
MISCELLANY/BEST OF THE WEB
- Editorial: Take back the alleys [Edmonton Journal]
- Justin Trudeau argues federal government needs to be more involved in city building [Metro Edmonton]
- What happens when a suburb can’t afford its roads [Atlantic Cities]
- Old McDonald’s (fast food functioning as the new ‘third spaces’) [New York Times]
- Technology is not driving us apart after all [New York Times]
- The Ridiculous Sky Cycle by Norman Foster [Copenhagenize.com]
- Despite bankruptcy protection, Coderre sees Bixi rolling in spring [Montreal Gazette]
- How we misunderstand the Canadian North [Globe and Mail]
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