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Your turn: Parking on residential streets
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement includes feedback opportunities on Edmonton's residential parking program as well as surveys about a future neighbourhood in Leduc County and parks in Spruce Grove.
Mayors reflect on how best to grow
As the Edmonton region's population continues to grow, it's not easy to keep current residents happy while still making room for new ones, three mayors said during an Oct. 15 event to launch the State of the Region report from BILD Edmonton Metro.
Data centre explosion mirrors cannabis boom, event hears
Alberta's current data centre boom bears similarity to what the cannabis industry went through in the late 2010s, a regional economic development summit hosted by CREDA Edmonton Region and the Cities Institute heard.
Your turn: Art with an urbanist twist
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement includes opportunities to help shape two upcoming plays from Thou Art Here, as well as public hearings on municipal budgets in the region.
Calgary energy company revives long-range H2 fuel in Edmonton
Azolla Hydrogen is bringing longer-range hydrogen fuel back to Edmonton after an American company's 700-bar station closed and was sold off during bankruptcy proceedings.
St. Albert, Leduc reconsider density amid infill debate
St. Albert and Leduc are pulling back from denser housing forms in their planning documents at the same time that Edmonton infill is being targeted by the provincial government.
Your turn: Referendum mail-in ballots due, advance polls open soon
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement begins with a reminder to get your special ballot in the mail or get ready to vote in person in the Alberta referendum.
Municipalities grapple with communicating about data centres
An Edmonton-based communications company is helping Alberta municipalities talk about AI data centres as public opposition grows as rapidly as demand for the facilities.
Edmonton needs buyer-led innovation, MIT REAP cohort says
Entrepreneurs in the Edmonton region are full of good ideas, but all of that creativity is for naught if they're solving problems that no one wants to pay for, the Edmonton cohort of the MIT Regional Entrepreneurial Acceleration Program has concluded.