STATE OF YEG
- In hopes of renewal, Edmonton moves to drop ‘City of Champions’ motto [Globe and Mail]
- Five storylines as Edmonton seeks to rebuild, rebrand and celebrate [Globe and Mail]
- ICYMI: Great discussion on reflecting Edmonton’s indigeneity in the urban environment [Make Something Edmonton]
- Don Iveson on the Opportunities and Challenges of Growth [Possible Canadas]
- Edmonton economist sees bleaker picture in year ahead with modest growth and reduction in provincial grants [Metro News]
HERITAGE
- Did you know that Alberta has almost 40,000 recorded archaeological sites and 10,000 years of history? [Alberta’s Historic Places]
- Lawrence Herzog on the history of the Buena Vista Building in Oliver [ECAMP]
- Free book tells you how to insulate old brick buildings without them falling apart in a few years [Treehugger]
- Edmonton 2020 and City Memory [Edmonton Heritage Council]
- “Hun Submits!”: When news of the armistice came home [ECAMP]
- Brutalism has long had an unfortunate name and a bad reputation [Calgary Herald]
WINTERCITY
- Skiing to work becomes an option for south-side residents [Edmonton Journal]
- New winter event Edmonton Resilience Festival coming to city in early 2015 [Metro News]
- Some thoughts on #yegsnowfight. A planner’s perspective on place [Transforming Edmonton]
- Why are so many bad Christmas films shot in Edmonton? [Edmonton Journal]
- Victoria Park cricket clubhouse gives skiers a winter warm-up [Edmonton Journal]
- Local cyclist encouraging winter bikers to add Edmonton trail conditions to online map [Metro News]
- In Winnipeg, a Skating Rink That Doubles as a Sculpture Park [NY Times]
LAND USE TRANSPORT
- Multimodal station and plan spur town’s revival [Better Cities and Towns]
- Bike infrastructure for 124 Street could be part of strategic planning for area in 2015 [Metro News]
- Edmonton planning more pedestrian friendly 104th Avenue [Metro News]
- Interesting Analysis: Socioeconomic profiles of LRT catchment areas in Calgary and Edmonton Part I and Part 2 [Make Calgary Talk]
- Overhauling Calgary’s main streets a bold vision [Calgary Herald]
- How Outdated Parking Laws Price Families Out of the City [City Lab]
- The thing about congestion is it means people want to be here: Micallef [Toronto Star]
TRANSPORTATION
- Long-delayed NAIT LRT line could be delayed again [Edmonton Journal]
- Oil price drop shouldn’t derail Edmonton’s LRT plans: Iveson [Edmonton Journal]
- Electric car owners get a charge at Edmonton shopping centre [Edmonton Journal]
- City warns it will fine drivers as rideshare app Uber launches in Edmonton [Metro News]
- Seattle’s unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluck [Grist]
- Injustice at the Intersection [Dissent]
- TTC board member looks to Calgary model for better bus service [Toronto Star]
- A Widely Used Planning Manual Tends to Recommend Building Far More Roads Than Necessary [City Lab]
- How protected bike lanes helped Denmark win its war on inequality [People For Bikes]
DEVELOPMENT
- Alberta Place Suite Hotel in downtown Edmonton to be refitted as apartment building [Edmonton Journal]
- Innovative process points to high-quality future suburban communities [Transforming Edmonton]
- Poll: What do you think of the other options for the facelift of Edmonton’s Stanley Milner Library? [Metro News]
- Survey: Visit 124 Street? Businesses want your views on how to improve it [124 Street BRZ]
- Essay: A Planet of Suburbs. The world is becoming ever more suburban, and the better for it [Economist]
- Report: Approximately 30% of Edmonton and Calgary’s condos end up in the rental pool [CMHC]
- Calgary’s rents soar to highest in Canada as secondary-suite advocates lament lack of reform [Metro News]
- The highest percentage of foreign investment in condos across the country is in Toronto, at 2.4 per cent [Globe and Mail]
- No One’s Very Good at Correctly Identifying Gentrification [City Lab]
ENVIRONMENT
- Edmonton seeks cash for wetlands in new provincial policy [Edmonton Journal]
- Opinion: A coal-free grid within our grasp [Edmonton Journal]
- Henderson wants cosmetic pesticides banned on city land [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton’s urban-hen pilot project is full of supporters—and eggs [Vue Weekly]
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