TRANSPORT
- Better wayfinding signage for pedestrians to grace downtown [Edmonton Journal]
- Some Edmonton residents upset over planned Terwillegar footbridge [Edmonton Sun]
- Edmonton may avoid $60 million of LRT debt [Edmonton Sun]
- Mayor Don Iveson defends LRT advocacy contract [Metro]
- Urban walking is a legal high, so why are cities cruel to pedestrians? [Globe and Mail]
- Immobile like me: The inaccessible truth about public transit [Globe and Mail]
BIKES BIKES BIKES
- Some do’s and don’ts for public officials to help them promote biking infrastructure [Strong Towns]
- The intangible benefits of better bicycle infrastructure [Bike Lanes]
- Calgary: While the Building Owners & Managers Association of Calgary opposes downtown bike lanes, Ian Gillespie, developer of the new downtown Telus tower, supports it [Bike Calgary]
- The economic benefits of cycle tracks as outlined by the Calgary Chamber [Calgary Chamber]
- Top 10 cycling neighbourhoods in Canada [City Clock]
HOLY GALLERIA
- Edmonton taxpayers at risk if $1-billion Galleria project runs into trouble, city report says [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Too many unanswered questions about billion-dollar Galleria [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: Businessman Irv Kipnes battles hard to save Galleria project [Edmonton Journal]
- Mastermaq: City Council takes a step in the wrong direction by supporting the Galleria Project [Mastermaq]
- Iveson: Reflections on the Galleria [Don Iveson]
- U of Alberta still keen on Galleria after city balks on pedway [CBC]
- Why does the University of Alberta want to be part of the Galleria project? [Mastermaq]
FOOD IN THE CITY
- Second downtown farmers market opening to meet ‘crazy’ demand [Edmonton Journal]
- University of Alberta group with faculty of ALES aims to connect students and Edmonton’s community with their food [Edmonton Examiner]
- McCauley residents lead food security initiative, strengthen community [The Local Good]
- Edmonton’s Project Citizenship builds belonging among developmentally disabled over a cup of tea [Edmonton Examiner]
- The 10 coolest urban gardens in the world [greeni]
OTHER LOCAL NEWS
- Edmonton office towers have little large space available: report [Metro]
- Edmonton’s Downtown Community Revitalization Levy receives final approval [City of Edmonton]
- Blatchford receives 2014 National Urban Design Award [City of Edmonton]
- Staples: A new and happy twist on old school closures [Edmonton Journal]
- MLA calls for more negotiations on Edmonton’s annexation bid [Metro]
MICELLANY
- An excellent read: The Two Albertas: Old differences split the province, but are mostly ignored in the East [Literary Review Canada]
- Employment opportunity: City Museum Strategy Coordinator (PDF) [Edmonton Heritage Council]
- Canadian economy will lose billions to climate change: report [Toronto Star]
- Life finds a way: the surprising biodiversity of cities [Mongabay]
- It Takes a Neighborhood: How Strong Community Ties Can Change a Kid’s Future [University of Chicago]
- The 7 Psychological Functions of the Art of Placemaking [PPS]
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