Stephanie is a curator and reporter at Taproot Edmonton. She attended NAIT's radio and television program and has worked at CBC, CFJC in Kamloops, and 630 CHED. Stephanie loves to write about city council and learning more about how Edmonton works. When not reporting, you can find Stephanie roller skating, knitting, playing video games, baking, or chilling with her two adorable cats Juno and Pepper.
Recent work by Stephanie
Overhaul of street design standards could help Edmonton's finances
Edmonton's newest streets and roads, as well as those being renewed and rehabilitated, could look different starting this fall, as the City of Edmonton is changing its street design standards.
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On the agenda: Industrial land, complete streets, ArtsCommon 118
This week, council committees will hear updates from administration on the city's supply of industrial land, debate a new policy for street design, and explore options for what would have been the ArtsCommon project.
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The city is poetry for Marco Melfi
Marco Melfi said urban images — the kind you see from a bus window — lend themselves to poetry.
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Noted: Better Edmonton, zoning bylaw amendments, dingy art
Tim Cartmell's political party, proposed zoning bylaw amendments, and gross public art caught the attention of the hosts of Episode 311 of Speaking Municipally.
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On the agenda: Capital budget shorfall, budget adjustment, rezonings in Belgravia
This week, city council will discuss a shortfall in the city's maintenance and renewal budget, increasing the capital budget, and several rezoning applications in the Belgravia neighbourhood.
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Happy Beer Street brewers propose car-free street for patios and pedestrians
If the sun's out on a Saturday, the street in front of Bent Stick Brewing is plastered with people, co-owner Cole Boyd told Taproot.
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Paths for People celebrates a decade of street surgery
About 10 years ago, while Michael Phair and other residents in Wîhkwêntôwin were pushing the city to build a bike lane in their neighbourhood, Anna Ho and Conrad Nobert were doing the same across the river in Strathcona.
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On the agenda: Zoning bylaw update, animal control, new budget process
This week, council committees will review the first year of the updated zoning bylaw, consider increased fines for animal attacks, and preview the new budget process that will begin in 2026.
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One year after zoning reform, housing surges but sprawl continues
The way and the speed at which Edmonton develops is starting to change, thanks in part to the updated zoning bylaw, according to city administration.
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