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Edmonton is the youngest major city in Canada with a highly educated workforce. That’s a huge competitive advantage for our city, and this demographic wave is changing how we think about, plan and build our city. The truth is, young Edmontonians can choose to work in almost any city in the world – and if… Read More
I’m grateful for the chance to provide some context and information about the impacts the Valley Line LRT will have on traffic in southeast Edmonton, and to share what City Council is thinking about LRT planning in light of the many challenges we’ve had with trains at intersections. We hear loud and clear the concerns… Read More
Every day, Edmontonians take over 400,000 transit trips, and every year ETS provides about two million hours of service. With our city growing at three times the national rate, and an anticipated 170,000 new residents arriving over the next decade, now is the time to start building for the future. The status-quo of our current… Read More
A lot has changed since election day in October of 2013. Back then, the Oilers were hoping to make the playoffs after a seven year drought, the price of oil was just over $109/barrel and President Obama was in his second term in the Oval Office. In that relatively short time, we’ve seen wild swings… Read More
The 2017 infill construction season has officially kicked off. Yesterday, I was pleased to join senior administration from the City of Edmonton, community members and industry representatives to launch another season of building. As I’ve said before, there is a strong case for why we need more and better infill; it makes the best use… Read More