CITY POLITICS
- Interesting analysis on Edmonton’s City Councillors based on how they vote [City Blocs]
- Edmonton overdue for ‘grown-up conversation’ with province, Mayor Iveson says [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton’s growth invites new Provincial partnership [Mayor Don Iveson]
- Former Calgary and Edmonton Councillors Ceci and Phair talk on taxation and annexation [Edmonton Journal]
- Ceci and Phair: Broaden what constitutes municipal services [Edmonton Journal]
- Mayor Nenshi blasts PC candidates’ ‘insipid’ responses to big-city concerns [Calgary Herald]
DEVELOPMENT
- $2.625 million condo sale breaks Edmonton MLS record [Edmonton Journal]
- Katz Group partnership goes street shopping to build plaza and parking near arena [Edmonton Journal]
- Vibrant city or theme park? Edmonton Arena District will be like visit to Disneyland: Nicholson [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Where have all the flowers (and trees and hedges) gone? [Edmonton Journal]
- Chinatown redevelopment to be considered by city council [CBC]
TRANSPORT
- Give your feedback on a Car Free Whyte Avenue! [City of Edmonton]
- A high-frequency bus network – is it worth the cost? [Edmonton Journal]
- In Tweets: Removed Oliver Square bike parking sparks social media discussion [Metro News]
- Riverdale only Edmonton neighbourhood north of river to make top 10 bike to work commute list [Metro News]
- More provincial support needed to get kids to school: EPSB trustee [Metro News]
- When Adding Bike Lanes Actually Reduces Traffic Delays [City Lab]
- The Most Important Transportation Innovation of the Decade Is the Smartphone [City Lab]
- Sometimes #Sneckdown Dreams Come True! [Street Films]
LOCAL NEWS
- EVENT: Sept 12-14, Kaleido Festival takes it to the streets again on Alberta Avenue [Arts on the Ave]
- Lamphier: Four ways to feed the growing buzz about Edmonton [Edmonton Journal]
- Lamphier: Sensible, welcoming and cold: non-Edmontonians share impressions of our city [Edmonton Journal]
- The upsides and downsides of raising a toddler downtown [Edmonton Journal]
- Hub Cigar and Newstand: Celebrate a birthday that takes Edmonton back in time [Metro News]
- Wet shelter for homeless alcoholics a good idea, Edmonton councillor says [Edmonton Journal]
- City of Edmonton officials weighing lower non-peak-hour gym fees [Metro News]
- 102nd Avenue bridge construction hurting businesses, causing traffic bottlenecks [Edmonton Journal]
GREAT READS
- Motorists have ruined England – and they need to pay the price [Telegraph]
- Something for Edmonton too? Britain Shames Its Ugliest New Buildings With an Annual Prize [Slate]
- What Happens to “Holdouts” Who Refuse to Sell Their Homes to Developers? [Slate]
- Brutalism: How unpopular buildings came back in fashion [BBC]
- This Skyscraper Infographic Reveals the Insane Amount of Unoccupied Space in the World’s Tallest Buildings [Architizer]
- Need to Borrow a Lawn Mower? Check Your Neighbors’ Mailboxes [Apartment Therapy]
- Five new apps put urban planning at your fingertips [Architect's Newspaper]
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