Infrastructure

Recent stories about infrastructure


Concrete barriers act to narrow a road in a mature neighbourhood.
city council infrastructure

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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A road with a massive pothole filled with water.
city council budget

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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A protected bike lane on a tree-lined street.
active transportation cycling

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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A silver building with reflective windows under a blue sky.
city council business

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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Edmonton city council in chambers.
city council downtown

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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High-floor LRT vehicles inside a garage.
transit infrastructure

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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Four units of row housing under construction with a yellow tree in the foreground.
region infrastructure

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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Councillors sit in council chambers.
city council infrastructure

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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An overhead shot of Commonwealth Stadium
city council business

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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