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In just a few short years Edmonton will be home to 1 million people, cementing our place as one of Canada’s big cities. Edmontonians aren’t used to thinking about their city in this way, but our rapid growth – coupled with being one of the youngest cities in Canada – is putting pressure on our… Read More
Over the next few years you might hear the term ‘missing middle’ used to describe a type of housing we’re trying to encourage more of here. It has earned that name because, well, it doesn’t really exist in very many places in Edmonton. Missing Middle housing is a term used to describe multi-family housing that… 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
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
Highlights from the last 365 days, in no particular order… EndPovertyEdmonton strategy approved unanimously by Council If we’re going to eliminate poverty in Edmonton, it will take a movement – and the commitment of individuals, social service agencies, business leaders, and every order of government to achieve our ambitious goal. After more than a… Read More