MEGA PROJECTS
- Downtown Edmonton arena to begin construction March 3 [Metro News]
- The Downtown Arena Project – A Consultation Timeline [DECL]
- Council needs to see business case for $1-billion Galleria project before committing city funds: Iveson [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton councillors looking at possible arms-length development firm [Metro News]
- NAIT looking to build new residence on city centre airport lands [Metro News]
- Sochi made the mistake of conceiving of Games as a singular event rather than a civic investment. [Atlantic Cities]
MEMORY AND IDENTITY
- Contentious Grandin Station mural to be reworked after decades of aboriginal protest [Edmonton Journal]
- Don’t Like Edmonton’s city flag? Change it. [Metro News]
- EVENT: This Old Edmonton House Seminars [City of Edmonton]
- Check out the Edmonton Heritage Council’s Newsletter Update [Edmonton Heritage Council]
TRANSPORT
- City tackles bumps in the road for Edmonton 106 Street bike pilot project [Metro News]
- Edmonton LRT social media funding campaign gaining steam [Metro News]
- New Walterdale Bridge in Edmonton has unique design [Canadian Consulting Engineer]
- 102 Avenue over Groat Road – Bridge Replacement Project [City of Edmonton]
- High-speed rail would make Alberta a technology leader, proponents say [Edmonton Journal]
- Calgary: Why big downtown developers are betting on cyclists [Calgary Herald]
- Zipcar Says It’s Booming As Twentysomethings Reject Car Ownership [BuzzFeed]
- Why More U.S. Cities Need to Embrace Bus-Rapid Transit [Atlantic Cities]
OTHER LOCAL
- Edmonton councillors push for higher bar in city-planned neighbourhood [Metro News]
- Alberta’s organic farmers brave the cold and the extra paperwork to bring quality food to the table [Vue Weekly]
- Video: 124 street business district is growing [CTV News]
- Big city mayors including Don Iveson gathered in Ottawa this week to call on the federal government to pony up more cash for housing and infrastructure funding. [CBC News]
MICELLANY
- What can Edmonton learn from Vancouver on citizen engagement? Is Vancouver the First City with a Plan to Tackle Citizen Engagement? [Sustainable Cities Collective]
- How can we make better suburbs and urban centres? A perspective from a millennial living in New York City. Why I Miss the Suburbs [Atlantic Cities]
- The sad state of municipal logos in Canada [Metro News]
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