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Book Review – Busby: Architecture’s New Edges
Centuries from now, when historians look back to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a time when we realized that human beings had become the dominant influence on living systems, we will be...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: October 5 – 12
NATIONAL URBAN ISSUES Federal parties promise Edmonton LRT funding [Metro Edmonton] Canada needs a strong advocate for cities: Editorial [Toronto Star] Mayor Don Iveson says feds stiffed Edmonton on...
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Schools and Parks I – A History of Sharing
Developing schools and parks involves complex issues of land acquisition, ownership and mixing of uses. The history of provincial legislation and municipal bylaws in Edmonton shows how government...
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LORINC: Harper’s failure of target marketed politics
As the federal election stumbles towards a weary conclusion, it may not be an overstatement to say this contest will long be remembered for the way in which an entirely fake controversy, over an item...
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ELECTION: What does each party say about city issues?
As voting day rapidly approaches for the 2015 federal election, Spacing has been tracking the buzzwords for some urban concepts on the four federal parties’ websites to see who’s talking about what....
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: October 13 – October 18
ELECTION All federal parties are promising cash to address the dismal state of our cities’ infrastructure. But is this the “magic bullet” that will meet the many challenges facing our cities? [CBC]...
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Book Review: A Line in the Andes/Una Linea En Los Andes
Editor: Felipe Correa & Ramiro Almeida (Applied Research + Design Publishing, 2013) “What country is that?” is a common question I get as people stare blankly at the yellow, blue and red soccer...
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Message to Trudeau: Voters spoke loud and clear for cities
A month before the election, Calgary’s hugely popular mayor Naheed Nenshi told a reporter: “Whoever gets transit right, whoever figures out how to improve the quality of life for people who live in...
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Critical Elements to Make Pedestrian Streets Work
We currently dedicate an excessive amount of street public space for the movement and storage of automobiles. We can bring dignity to our streets where people live, work and play by reclaiming it for...
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Schools and Parks II – A History of Segregation
The history of planning for schools and parks in Edmonton shows governments moving in an uncoordinated and contradictory way toward both collaboration and separation of uses. Part 1 of this article...
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Event: Re-Imagining Urban Form and Policy Symposium, Call for Abstracts
Re-Imagining Urban Form and Policy in a Global Economy – The (Im)possibility of Design March 10-12, 2016 | University of British Columbia, Vancouver View the conference website This is a call for...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: October 25 – November 1
GOVERNMENT Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson sees “modest” investment in Alberta budget [Metro News] Paula Simons: Is Notley’s government taking Edmonton for granted? [Edmonton Journal] Province defends delays...
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Urban forestry and the greening of Canadian cities
Call it the second wave of urban greening: hot on the heels of urban farming, urban forestry is emerging as the new frontier of sustainable urban planning and land use. Canada’s urban forest exists in...
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Overhaul or demolish 24 Sussex?
Much has recently been discussed about the restoration or demolition and replacement of 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Like many old buildings, this house has asbestos, leaky windows, and a terrifying...
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What do ETS riders need from a transit strategy? Part 1
Anyone who has ridden our transit system over the past month can hardly have missed the almost ubiquitous posters and advertisements promoting public consultations this October for the City’s transit...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: November 9 – 15
CITY BUDGET Mayor has a change of heart on Edmonton’s proposed tax increase [Edmonton Journal] Edmonton councillors’ pet projects jeopardized by hardline stance in budget planning [Edmonton Journal]...
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Book Review: Start-Up City
Author: Gabe Klein (Island Press, 2015) When I was in my second year of University I wrote a blog post that got a lot of (very rare) traction. I pitted the new ride-sharing program Car2Go against...
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Design Thinking and the City: Dignity Lies in the Details
Last winter I had an experience that changed the way I saw urban design. It was mid-February. It was one of those days that was so cold that the city seemed to be blanketed in a mist of ice. Certainly...
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How to have better conversations about Paris
This article was co-written with Beyhan Farhadi Immediately following the Paris attacks a deep divide emerged. On one side, there were messages of solidarity, hashtag mobilization, and temporary...
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Edmonton’s urbanism headlines: November 16 – 22
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Edmonton’s Architecture: Shape of things to come [Globe and Mail] Edmonton’s Ice District development spurring new real estate projects [Globe and Mail] Downtown revitalization then...
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