Urban Planning

Recent stories about urban planning


A bar graph showing the costs of inspections, enforcement, police and fire responses, and uncollected taxes on 31 problem properties, totalling almost $1.4 million
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Councillors seek new tools to crack down on problem properties

The damage done as a result of problem properties has "reached a boiling point," and city council needs new tools to try to deal with them, say two city councillors.

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A downtown bike lane with a sign that says "yield to bicycles"
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Coming up at council: April 11-15, 2022

Here's a look at what city council's committees will be considering this week, including district planning, the Business Friendly Edmonton initiative, support for women's shelters, and the problem property initiative.

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Councillors Michael Janz and Sarah Hamilton take the oath of office
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Meet the councillors: Sarah Hamilton and Michael Janz look forward to team-building

Speaking Municipally hears from the councillors for sipiwiyiniwak and papastew in the latest in its series of interviews with the newly elected council.

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City Nestmaking's cover art, featuring a drawing of tall buildings nestled among the sticks of a nest
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Podcast pick: City Nestmaking

How do citizens and cities serve each other well? Planner and author Beth Sanders explores these issues in our podcast pick of the week.

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City council to provide support but no money for High Level Line project
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City council to provide support but no money for High Level Line project

The city will not provide funds to a volunteer group aiming to build a park connecting downtown Edmonton and Old Strathcona. The urban planning committee pointed to COVID-19-related financial struggles on Feb. 2 as the reason it could not currently give the High Level Line Society the $85,000 it was hoping to receive.

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Council approves Edmonton City Plan
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Council approves Edmonton City Plan

City council has approved the Edmonton City Plan, which is intended to guide Edmonton's growth to a population of two million people.

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