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These restrictive covenants (caveats that are registered on the land title) left by Safeway after closing stores all over Edmonton are a barrier to building complete communities, and they undermine competition in the food retail sector. (The most recent report to Council on this issue last year can be accessed here for background.) It was great to… Read More
“Why Edmonton?” That’s the root question behind the Make Something Edmonton city brand and reputation initiative, which reported back to Executive Committee yesterday. They started with a lovely video summing up the “Make Something Edmonton” spirit: For my family, the answer to ‘Why Edmonton?’ is a mix of great schools, great quality of life, great quality of place including… Read More
Yesterday Council received an update and debated what to do with the Southeast LRT – or the Valley Line as we are now calling it. Frustratingly, we have been forced to delay on account of inadequate support from the other orders of government. There’s no shortage of commitment from this Council, which has pledged $800… Read More
In the four days I spent at the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Shapers conference, I learned that most cities have similar problems: funding challenges, old and troubled infrastructure, poverty. While there, I learned from these leaders about how they’re solving those problems, so we might apply the best ideas here, and talking about how… Read More
A few weeks back I took a tour of the Rossdale plant and pump houses. I was struck by the deceptively large scale of the buildings, as well as the scale of the challenge. The generator hall is a beautiful open space with lots of light and clear potential. The boiler hall, which is the… Read More