HOT TOWN, SUMMER IN THE CITY
- Is Edmonton the next great Canadian city? [Toronto Star]
- More vendors, more food trucks all part of new features for this summer’s Taste of Edmonton [Metro Edmonton]
- Cool! 2014 Edmonton & Area Farmer’s Market Map [Made Urban]
SOME HOT, SOME NOT: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
- Simons: Big box symbol of Edmonton’s darkest economic period torn down [Edmonton Journal]
- Mouallem: Milner library redesign risks erasing Edmonton’s architecture heritage [Metro Edmonton]
- A splash of sunlight marks new MacEwan arts building [Edmonton Journal]
- City contributes $7.5 million to Galleria pedway [Edmonton Journal]
- Galleria pedway gets funding help from landowners [CBC Edmonton]
- Why are retailers moving away from 104 Street? [CBC Edmonton]
- City offers pre-application meetings to save developers time and money [Edmonton Journal]
TRANSPORTATION
- Why doesn’t car-sharing work in Edmonton? [Alberta Venture]
- Complaints lead Edmonton bicycle network planners back to the drawing board [Edmonton Journal]
- City launches online engagement regarding bike lanes [City of Edmonton]
- FAQ: What’s going on with Edmonton’s bike routes? [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton cyclists shouldn’t be on sidewalks: city officials, advocates [Metro Edmonton]
- Old Strathcona bike co-op opening delayed due to lack of car parking [Metro Edmonton]
- Valley Line LRT ignores livability, claim critics [VUE Weekly]
EDMONTON AND THE PROVINCE
- Edmonton needs annexation to protect its future, Iveson says [Edmonton Journal]
- Mayor Iveson wants land for transit, not another ring road [Edmonton Journal]
- Alberta not ready for high speed rail, but it’s time to start planning: report [Calgary Herald]
OTHER LOCAL NEWS
- Staples: Rebuilding schools as community hubs could be the neighbourhood renewal idea of the year [Edmonton Journal]
- Sobeys ban on grocery stores going up at former Safeway sites “doing harm” says Councillor [Edmonton Journal]
- YEG Tree Map first of its kind in North America! [yegTreeMap]
- Eight potential Edmonton flags chosen for Colour Your Flag competition [Metro Edmonton]
- Second Edmonton graffiti art wall unveiled off Whyte Avenue [Metro Edmonton]
MISCELLANY
- Keesmat: Here’s how to change Canada from a suburban to an urban nation [Globe and Mail]
- Houston’s plan to get an amazing new bus system for no new money [City Lab]
- Dear developer, want to build us a transit station? [Globe & Mail]
- A safety plan with Swedish logic and city smarts [New York Times]
- Mars: Young Ruin [99% Invisible]
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