ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT
- Edmonton Economic Development Corporation believes city can survive cheap oil [Metro News]
- Recap: Edmonton’s Economic Impact Luncheon 2015 [Mastermaq]
- City should go ahead with creation of land development company, report recommends [Edmonton Journal]
- City Centre Airport redevelopment did not affect medevac service: Review [CBC]
- Residential tower heightens development worries in Old Strathcona [Edmonton Journal]
- Infill community to be built on industrial land near Commonwealth Stadium [Edmonton Journal]
- Telus Field could be centre of Rossdale stadium district, report says [Edmonton Journal]
ENGAGEMENT (OR LACK OF)
- EVENT Jan 24: Building the Momentum: A Council Initiative on Public Engagement event [City of Edmonton]
- Attention Cities Looking to Engage Immigrants: Don’t Dismiss the Smartphone [City Lab]
- Twitter can improve urban planning by analyzing user activity and location [CBC]
- Edmontonian homeless youth now leading and inspiring others through Knowledge is Pow Wow [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Province’s promises for the legislature grounds melt away [Edmonton Journal]
- Covering a public project without public decisions [Edmonton Journal]
GETTING AROUND
- EVENT Feb 3: Regional Planning Speakers Series: Transportation Legacies w/ Paul Bedford [City Regions Studies Centre]
- Shaking up the taxi business: Uber crashes its way into the global marketplace [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton city staff propose new taxi app, evening-only cabs instead of Uber [Edmonton Journal]
- Cyclists rolling through stop signs ‘acting rationally': Prof [Metro News]
- A first hand look at Edmonton’s Pogo CarShare [Edmonton Journal]
- Graphic essay on walking alone in Edmonton as a female [GUTS]
WINTER CITY
- EVENT Jan 29-31: IllumiNITE: Light Sculptures by Local Artists [Edmonton on the Edge]
- Staples: Freezeway concept takes off in winter cities [Edmonton Journal]
- Winter Shake-Up will warm people to winter, councillor hopes [CBC]
- How Edmontonians can embrace cross-country skiing as the next river valley activity [Avenue Edmonton]
- Christmas lights are balm to some, a bother to others—and an increasing source of civic conflict [Macleans]
LOCAL ARTS
- Theatre Network hopes to rebuild after fire destroys Roxy Theatre [Edmonton Journal]
- ‘The Roxy, Your Own Theatre’: The birth of Alberta’s most modern and beautiful playhouse [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton’s Nuit Blanche festival starts recruiting artists [Metro News]
- How well has the “Light the Bridge” project worked out on the High Level Bridge? [Edmonton Journal]
- University of Alberta student union launches public pianos to support mental health [Metro News]
- City seeking three public art pieces for new downtown arena at almost $1 million [Edmonton Journal]
MISCELLANY
- Londoners Living Near Street Trees Get Prescribed Fewer Antidepressants [City Lab]
- Can Taller Wood-Frame Buildings Make Toronto More Affordable? [Next City]
- Keesmat: Greenbelts make cities more livable, affordable and transit-friendly [Globe and Mail]
- ULX: 10 Projects Incorporating Urban Agriculture [Urban Land Institute]
- So what’s so dangerous about ‘Jane Washing’? [Medium]
- How the War Against Polystyrene Foam Containers Is Being Won [City Lab]
- Justin Shubow: The Architecture Profession Has Lost Its Way [ArchDaily]
- Architecture Doesn’t Need Rebuilding, It Needs More Thoughtful Critics [ArchDaily]
- What Your Personality Has to Do With Your Neighborhood [City Lab]
- A belated new year’s resolution for city policymakers: think small [Globe and Mail]
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