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As Edmonton moves towards becoming a city of a million people, we are rapidly coming to terms with a number of pressures facing our city, including longer commutes, paying for more infrastructure to support more people and building ‘up and in’ to keep our communities vibrant and sustainable. Of all of these pressures, infill has… Read More
Canada is facing an affordable housing crisis. Home prices are soaring out of reach in many cities. One in five renters spends more than half their income on housing. Emergency shelter occupancy rates are pushing 90 per cent. And 1.5 million Canadians can’t find safe, decent housing they can afford. Municipalities — the big cities… Read More
It has been a full week of budget news. Last Thursday the provincial government released its 2017 budget, and today our federal government released its fiscal plan. This is an uncertain time, with both governments working to manage large deficits and lower revenues amidst economic turmoil. That said, both budgets are encouraging for Edmonton overall.… Read More
The Edmonton we aspire to is an uplifting and inclusive city where every Edmontonian has the opportunity to succeed, no matter what your identity, socioeconomic status or your place of origin happens to be. An uplifting city must have safe, affordable housing as its cornerstone. In October 2016, 1,752 people were counted as homeless in… Read More
Today I was happy to welcome attendees of the Canadian Urbanism Planning Summit (CanU8) to Edmonton and share the City’s agenda for Urban Shift. Edmonton is undergoing significant physical and cultural changes as we shift from being a “big small town” to one of Canada’s leading big cities. With our population closing in on a million… Read More