TRANSPORT
- City of Edmonton now cautiously optimistic of Metro line opening in May [Metro News]
- Valley Line LRT work to shut down 102nd Avenue for 4 years [CBC]
- Edmonton council vote for possible injunction on Uber while setting up new bylaw [Metro News]
- Uber non-committal on removing vehicles from Edmonton streets during injunctions [Metro News]
- Do Edmonton’s UberX drivers really know what they’re getting themselves into? [Metro News]
- What the bike counter on the Peace Bridge is really telling us [Calgary Herald]
- 7 Design Lessons From the World’s Most Gorgeous BRT Stations [City Lab]
WINTERCITY
- The Yards talk winter cities with Mikael Colville-Andersen & Susan Holdsworth [The Yards Podcast]
- MacEwan University students embrace warm weather with Winterfest [Metro News]
- Tiny white lights to adorn city trees year-round [Edmonton Journal]
- From why Winterpeg to why not? Follow Edmonton’s lead and capitalize on frigid reputation [Winnipeg Free Press]
DEVELOPMENT
- Railway lands in Edmonton’s Old Strathcona poised for redevelopment [Metro News]
- Staples: CP redevelopment could beautify, unite Edmonton’s south side [Edmonton Journal]
- City of Edmonton getting ready to put Blatchford lots on the market [Metro News]
- City moving ahead to create land development company [Edmonton Journal]
- Fill out Northland’s survey to have your say on the future of their arena [Northlands]
- Cineplex announces premium theatres for arena district [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton councillors planning to look at full picture in Rossdale [Metro News]
- Canal key to Rossdale redevelopment, proponent says [Edmonton Journal; David Staples]
- Edmonton International Airport announces outlet mega-mall expansion and air-cargo facility [Edmonton Journal]
HERITAGE & CULTURE
- History as a Building Site: New Ways of Thinking about Heritage Controversies in Edmonton [Edmonton Heritage Council]
- Herzog: Alex Decoteau’s inspiring run at life [ECAMP]
- A reflection on an Edmonton rite of passage — Purple City [Avenue Edmonton]
- AGA’s biennial show takes inspiration from hidden LRT station [Edmonton Journal]
- Piano brightens Central LRT station and uploads music to twitter [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Edmonton needs new tools to save old places [Edmonton Journal]
LOCAL NEWS
- Agreement targets new Municipal Government Act with new City Charters in 2016 [Government of Alberta]
- Simons: Is it time to hit snooze for the culture of booze schmooze? [Edmonton Journal]
- Slip and slide coming to Edmonton’s streets this summer [Metro News]
- Proposed Parkland County gravel pit meets local opposition [Edmonton Journal]
- Bridge project threatens old growth forest used by First Nations, market gardens, critics say [Edmonton Journal]
- Heartland region expects to thrive through downturn [Edmonton Journal]
- Knowing and governing cities through urban indicators, city benchmarking and real-time dashboards [Regional Studies Association]
- City eyes upgrades to Churchill Square [Edmonton Journal]
- ‘Hulking’ Churchill Square staircase should go, Coun. Henderson says [Edmonton Journal]
MISCELLANY
- Has Naheed Nenshi’s time in office changed Calgary’s racial climate? [Maisonneuve]
- Winnipeg rises to a challenge against racism [Macleans]
- Getting rid of one vehicle can save a family a minimum of $200,000 over the lifetime of a mortgage [CBC]
- Death in the city: what happens when all our cemeteries are full? [The Guardian; SpacingYEG]
- Can new fonts really breathe life into the postindustrial city? [The Guardian]
- The Heart of Urban Resilience is Trust, Not Technology [Resilience.Org]
- The Global Cities That Power the World Economy Now [City Lab]
- Should Urban Universities Help Their Neighbors? [City Lab]
- Of Course the Suburbs Aren’t Dying—They’re Not All the Same [City Lab]
- The Incredible Story Of How The Burj Khalifa’s Poop is Trucked Out of Town [inhabitat]
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