COOL EVENTS (WINTER THEMED OR OTHERWISE)
- Alberta Avenue embraces winter this weekend with annual Deep Freeze Festival [Global Edmonton]
- Cities in the Age of Climate Change lecture on Jan 22 [University of Alberta]
- Artists Quarters live/work building information session on Jan 25 [Art Rubicon]
- The Ave We Had: A Living History presentation on Jan 28 [Edmonton & District Historical Society]
BUILDING THE CITY
- Harding: Here’s an innovative idea: The farther you live from Edmonton’s core, the more you should pay [Metro Edmonton]
- Skinny homes the latest big idea in housing [Edmonton Journal]
- City needs your input on urban infill! [VUE Weekly]
- Alberta homebuilders enjoyed their busiest year since 2007 [Edmonton Journal]
IT’S BAAA-ACK! THE ARENA DISTRICT
- City of Edmonton in negotiations with Oilers owner for new skyscraper [Edmonton Journal]
- Lamphier: Arena project good for Edmonton, but better for Katz [Edmonton Journal]
- Gunter: Edmonton taxpayers deserve to know details of proposed office tower [Edmonton Sun]
- Mack Male: Edmonton Vaporware [mastermaq.ca]
BEYOND THE CITY BOUNDARY
- Time for Edmonton to consider amalgamating its neighbours, says Chamber of Commerce President [Edmonton Journal]
- No political support for regional amalgamation, councillor says [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: With amalgamation push, Chamber of Commerce throws down the gauntlet [Edmonton Journal]
- Condos and homes outside the city expected to be biggest sellers in 2014 [Edmonton Journal]
TRANSPORTATION
- Gary Mason: Alberta simply doesn’t need a bullet train [Globe and Mail]
- Toderian: It’s not about the bike or car – it’s about better cities [Huffington Post]
OTHER COOL LOCAL STUFF
- Alberta at Noon chats with Mayors Nenshi and Iveson [CBC Alberta]
- Avenue’s Best Neighbourhoods Survey 2014 is here! [Avenue Edmonton]
- illumiNITE Call to Artists [Edmonton On the Edge]
- Stanley A. Milner Library to get solar lamps to fight winter blues [Metro Edmonton]
- Groundbreaking climate research helps Edmonton plan future drainage needs [Edmonton Journal]
BEST OF THE REST OF THE WEB
- Beefing up population density won’t curb greenhouse gas emissions [Atlantic Cities]
- STROADS: Defining the worst type of street design [Atlantic Cities]
- Using snow to plan traffic calming [Urban Reality]
- Minneapolis shows prairie cities how to chill out [Edmonton Journal]
- Urban Nature: How to Foster Biodiversity in World’s Cities [environment360]
- Olfactory stories of the city [smellandthecity]
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