Infrastructure
Recent stories about infrastructure
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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Edmonton eyes selling naming rights for 29 public facilities
City administration is set to ask councillors to allow it to pursue discussions with potential sponsors about naming rights for 29 city-owned facilities, arguing in a report set for discussion on May 12 that it could generate up to $21 million over the next 10 years if allowed to do so.
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On the agenda: Homeless services, contracts, CRLs
This week, city council committees return from spring break for their first meetings during Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's leave of absence to run for the federal Liberal party.
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Tariff threat colours city's train-replacement options, transit watcher says
The City of Edmonton is set to replace 37 high-floor LRT vehicles by 2029 that run on the Capital and Metro lines, including some that have been in use since the system opened in 1978. One transit expert said, given the state of the world and the shortlist of options, there's now a clear best choice.
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Edmonton 'still not ready' as 2024 population growth exceeded even breakneck forecast: Knack
Edmonton's population grew even more than expected in 2024, new numbers from the provincial government show.
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Council ponders new infrastructure committee
Edmonton city council will vote in mid-March on whether to establish a standing committee focused on infrastructure before the municipal election in October.
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Commonwealth Stadium field could be renamed Play Alberta Field
A field at Commonwealth Stadium may soon be renamed to Play Alberta Field, a member of Edmonton's Naming Committee confirmed to Taproot.
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Spreading fear about downtown bridge closures is unhelpful, podcasters say
Outcries from the Downtown Revitalization Coalition and mayoral hopeful, Coun. Tim Cartmell, about the city's plan to fix several bridges that connect drivers to downtown don't match the facts, the co-hosts of Episode 296 Speaking Municipally said.
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On the agenda: Public spaces bylaw, Nordic spa, new infrastructure committee
This week, council is set to vote on the proposed public spaces bylaw, a rezoning to allow a Nordic spa in the river valley, and establishing a new standing committee on infrastructure.
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