DOWNTOWN IN LIGHTS
- The lights are on at Edmonton’s outdoor Neon Sign Museum [mastermaq.ca]
- Mouallem: ‘LED will never touch neon in its pure form’ [Metro Edmonton]
- Design students branch out with downtown tree houses [Edmonton Journal]
- Art Gallery of Alberta has financial lifeline, but Edmonton councillors looking for long-term plan [Metro Edmonton]
- Plans for 23-storey downtown condo incorporate historic home [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton Oilers new arena required only small changes to get on budget [Metro News]
THE GALLERIA PROJECT
- Edmonton councillors move ahead with plans to spend $20 million on arts centre in 2014 [Metro Edmonton]
- Galleria foundation needs quick cash for vital part of downtown project [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Galleria’s $40-million pedway is no tunnel to love [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: Don’t be hasty to reject the Galleria project [Edmonton Journal]
SCHOOLS
- EPSB to announce new strategy to deal with capacity concerns [Metro Edmonton]
- Edmonton schools capacity vs enrolment [Edmonton Journal]
TRANSPORTATION
- Edmonton turns to social media to pressure for LRT funding [Metro Edmonton]
- Don Iveson asks: Do you support LRT expansion? [daveberta.ca]
- Public input meetings scheduled to discuss high-speed rail in the Province of Alberta [Government of Alberta]
- Improvement to shared bike lanes planned for Glenora [Metro Edmonton]
OTHER LOCAL NEWS
- Herzog on Heritage: Lambton Block [Edmonton Heritage Council]
- The affordability debate: Is Edmonton getting too expensive? [Edmonton Journal]
- Mayor Iveson: The story so far [The Unknown Studio]
- Co-op food stores make a comeback in Edmonton [Edmonton Journal]
CURIOSITIES
- In Atlanta, two stadiums collide with dreams of a new downtown [Atlantic Cities]
- We need a Jamie Oliver of architecture to save us from uninspiring design [The Independent]
- Cities in motion: transport is as key to urban character as buildings or accents [The Guardian]
- How Vancouver’s Olympic legacy is shaping the future of transit [Atlantic Cities]
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