One would not normally associate Edmonton with the word ‘heritage’, places like Halifax, Victoria, St. John’s, Quebec City usually spring to mind. So it may come as a surprise to some that the City was recently awarded the Prince of Wales Prize for Outstanding Stewardship of the Built Heritage. Sure, we may not have the [...]
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I can sympathize with those people inconvenienced by the closure of the Dawson Bridge. I began using it myself when I moved to Edmonton twenty years ago, finding it a fast and relatively congestion-free way to get to and from the downtown core. Two decades later, even after moving away from Forest Heights to a [...]
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The past year or two has seen a real shift in the emphasis the Transportation Department, City Council, and public are placing on thinking about our personal impact and the impact that the design of our city has on the environment, economy, safety, walkability, and livability. This emphasis is reflected in The City Vision and the [...]
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