Forty years ago a unique planning process, the Mill Woods Development Concept, was set to transform urban development in Edmonton. The goal for Mill Woods was straightforward – create a place for people, a community with a strong sense of place, well connected to its surroundings. Planning for Mill Woods began in 1969 to create [...]
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LRT Expansion,
Mill Woods Station Area Plan,
the way we move,
walkability
There may be many secrets in life we may never figure out, but when it comes down to attaining good health and well-being it has never been a secret. It just comes down to regular physical activity- moving more and sitting less! For many, walking and cycling are two of the more popular activity choices [...]
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Active Edmonton,
bike,
cycle,
cycling,
ecomobility,
Environment,
LRT,
Park(ed),
pedestrian,
physical activity,
recreation,
transit,
walkability,
walkable edmonton
What could be more Albertan than a snow storm hitting the city two days into my car free trial? What could be more frustrating than injuring my knee two weeks before I commit to going car free? But a little bit of snow wasn’t about to stop me (or the many other Edmontonians who kept [...]
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active transportation,
bikes,
CO2RE,
cycling,
ecomobility,
Environment,
sustainability,
Transportation,
walkability,
zero footprint
I spend a lot of time working with the Zerofootprint Edmonton Kids Calculator since it’s the focus of the school environmental program that I deliver. There is also an adult calculator that I don’t get to use as much. You can find the link to it on the side menu at www.edmonton.ca/ecovision. If you’re like [...]
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compost,
cycling,
ecomobility,
ecovision,
Environment,
sustainability,
transit,
walkability,
zero footprint
Last June the City had the chance to host the ICLEI World Congress 2009 and I was fortunate to chair the event organizing committee. It was exciting to welcome over 600 municipal leaders from 56 countries to Edmonton talk about environmental sustainability. So what made hosting ICLEI such an important event for Edmonton? You may [...]
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anti-idling,
cycling,
ecomobility,
ecovision,
Environment,
ICLEI,
ICLEI World Congress 2009,
LocalMotion,
responsibility,
sustainability,
transit,
walkability