TRANSPORT
- Oliver community seeking opinions on Jasper Avenue renewal [CTV News]
- New ETS scheduling software module saves $27 million in capital costs [City of Edmonton]
- City councillor takes Uber debate to police commission [Edmonton Journal]
- Communities to help examine effectiveness of winter parking ban [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton traffic collisions continue downward trend [Edmonton Journal]
- Neat thing from Calgary: City guide by bike [Calgary by Bike]
DEVELOPMENT
- Editorial: Beware the perfect storm of downtown development and activity [Edmonton Journal]
- Fire officials finalizing policy around rules for garage suites [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: New $24M staircase, funicular would be vital link to river valley trails [Edmonton Journal]
- Decrepit social housing sites near LRT lines promising for new development, says mayor [Edmonton Journal]
- Fire chief proposes new measures to prevent condo fires [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton apartments easier to find, but more expensive [Edmonton Journal]
ARTS & CULTURE
- #DIYcity and #yeglongday collaborate to bring Edmontonians together [Global News]
- Hello Summer [YEGuncovered]
- Five Questions with the new CEO of the Edmonton Public Library [Metro News]
- A reflection on Oliver’s evolution as LGBTQ community hub [The Yards]
- Reviving the Dead Spaces Under Elevated Structures [CityLab]
- Sculpture installed at EPCOR tower [Edmonton Sun]
- Shaw Conference Centre Unveils Community Medicine Wheel Garden [Shaw Conference]
- Interactive art to be featured at the new Terwillegar Park Footbridge [Edmonton Sun]
- Heart Garden springs up as commitment to reconciliation in Edmonton [Edmonton Sun]
POLITICS
- St. Albert has highest residential property taxes in the area [Edmonton Journal]
- They’re one of Canada’s fastest growing demographics, so why are politicians ignoring the single voter? [Calgary Herald]
- Staples: Mayor pushes for ban on developer donations to civic election campaigns [Edmonton Journal]
- The Premier announces former Gov. of the Bank of Canada to prepare a report on fiscal planning: here’s his views on infrastructure spending [Macleans]
- Thomson: Time for Alberta to fess up about record on climate change: premier [Edmonton Journal]
LOCAL NEWS
- Edmonton looking at costs to silence train whistles [Metro News]
- Drought of agriculture workers raises concern [Edmonton Journal]
- Fibre optic $1B investment will make Edmonton Canada’s ‘first gigabit society,’ Telus says [Edmonton Journal]
- Booming spray park construction equals growing water waste in Edmonton [Edmonton Journal]
- Turn down the lights: Councillors want to keep arts district from looking like ‘Times Square’ [Edmonton Journal]
- Simons: Groat Estates residents wonder why urban communities are turning into impound lots [Edmonton Journal]
- Herbicide opponents and supporters square off over proposed Edmonton cosmetic ban [Edmonton Journal]
- Rickshaw Dave returns to a different downtown [Metro News]
- Edmonton councillor wants smoking restricted at large events [Metro News]
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