Category: A city with better housing & transportation choices

Our Evolving Infill Story

In a lot of ways, widespread infill development across our established neighbourhoods is a new concept to Edmonton. While traditionally we’ve seen small scale infill occur (i.e. replacing one older house with an enormous new house), the changes that City Council has recently endorsed (including subdividing lots 50’ and larger) enables more opportunities for diverse… Read More

Taxis meet technology: Edmonton’s proposed ‘vehicle for hire’ bylaw changes

Edmonton has a long and proud history of pioneering new things. From starting the first community league to envisioning and building Canada’s first food bank to becoming one of the first big cities to implement curbside recycling, this city is not afraid to take the lead. Today we become one of the first municipalities in… Read More

Bike lanes: a new commitment to Edmontonians

The question for many in the cycling community following City Council’s decision to remove bike lanes on both 95th and 40th Avenues is: what now? On the surface, it felt like a step backwards for a city that had made some positive strides in offering residents transportation options other than the four-wheeled variety. Mixed signals… Read More

Efficiency and opportunity – Edmonton’s Community Energy Transition Strategy

Climate change and energy security are topics that garner a significant amount of attention, but they are issues that have become clouded with noise. To see the real gravity of the these issues, however, we don’t have to look much further than the disastrous Calgary floods of 2013, the increasingly intense summer storms we now… Read More

River Crossing – building a new story for Rossdale

On Wednesday, City Council had a chance to discuss the West Rossdale development and refine a vision for the area we’re now calling ‘River Crossing‘. River Crossing’s new vision  asks us to step back and consider the Rossdale development in the context of the wider area and the incredibly significant role the site has played… Read More