[archited]

This interview could actually apply to several of Edmonton's call-outs for the need of smart urban design -- here the Jasper Avenue rejuvenation -- but also for the warehouse district park and many other downtown and node-focused linear parks (disclosure -- I am working with the City on an urban concept in the Old Strathcona/University of Alberta area; I can't discuss this yet but it will become known later this year). Parks demand leadership conjoined with awareness of community needs. In the meantime I think you will find this interview interesting.

Trends in Urban Design, with James Corner Field Operations

Isabel Castilla, a Principal Designer with the landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, discusses recent changes in clients' priorities about urban design, with a focus on her firm's recent projects. Castilla speaks with BD+C's John Caulfield. (Photo: Sam Oberter)

horizontvweb.com

 

[Gronk!]

Canada invests in expanding Edmonton’s active transportation network - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, and Councillor Anne Stevenson, O-day’min Ward Councillor, on behalf of His Worship Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor of the City of Edmonton, announced a joint...

www.canada.ca

 

[MacLac]

Is that why the City was being so coy/vague on the timelines and budget of those section? Waiting for Captain Edmonton to announce funding?

 

[roe_]

Such great news. I really hope this pushes up the work on Jasper Avenue because it looks terrible right now and drives like a moonscape!

 

[TAS]

Such great news. I really hope this pushes up the work on Jasper Avenue because it looks terrible right now and drives like a moonscape!

The earliest that additional construction work will begin, the earliest that it's possible, is 2025.

 

[Munanyo]

Thank God, that stretch of Jasper is flat out embarrassing and rundown.

Is there any Jasper Ave New Vision construction work taking place this summer?

 

[_urbanite]

Canada invests in expanding Edmonton’s active transportation network - Canada.ca

Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, and Councillor Anne Stevenson, O-day’min Ward Councillor, on behalf of His Worship Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor of the City of Edmonton, announced a joint...

www.canada.ca

Fantastic news. I'm hoping we'll see shovels in the ground before the end of 2024, though maybe that's not realistic?

 

[thommyjo]

Exciting news!

Anyone know where more info is on the 400mil fund the gov is allocating to active transportation? Maybe more will still come for us, but 9mil (2.5%) doesn’t seem like a ton when we’re 4.1% of the population and I’d imagine funding would skew even more towards large metros vs evenly across all population.

 

[TAS]

Fantastic news. I'm hoping we'll see shovels in the ground before the end of 2024, though maybe that's not realistic?

City engineer managing this project told me earliest it could happen is 2025 when I inquired. Could be later. If 2025, then they hope to have it done by end of 2027.

 

[bingo]

9 mil is pennies... justin please open ur purse

 

[TAS]

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Exciting news!

Anyone know where more info is on the 400mil fund the gov is allocating to active transportation? Maybe more will still come for us, but 9mil (2.5%) doesn’t seem like a ton when we’re 4.1% of the population and I’d imagine funding would skew even more towards large metros vs evenly across all population.

Not aware. But in doing a quick news search lots of announcements have been made.

The municipality of North Grenville in Ontario with a population of 18,000, received nearly $1 million so your theory may be off.

North Grenville to receive nearly $1 million for extension of multi-use pathway

The grant dollars will be used to extend the pathway from where it currently ends at Settlers Trail, north to River Road, bringing the total length of the pathway up

www.insideottawavalley.com

 

[_urbanite]

9 mil is pennies... justin please open ur purse

That's still 900 000 000 more pennies than the Alberta government has chipped in to date

 

[thommyjo]

Not aware. But in doing a quick news search lots of announcements have been made.

The municipality of North Grenville in Ontario with a population of 18,000, received nearly $1 million so your theory may be off.

North Grenville to receive nearly $1 million for extension of multi-use pathway

The grant dollars will be used to extend the pathway from where it currently ends at Settlers Trail, north to River Road, bringing the total length of the pathway up

www.insideottawavalley.com

Yeah, maybe they’ll use funding to support smaller municipalities, and they’ll expect cities to carry more of the load? But idk, if the goal is climate related, you’d think the biggest bang for your buck would be looking at things like Edmontons bike plan and funding a good chunk of it for 20-40mil. (5-10% of the fund).

 

[thommyjo]

Just noticed this, sorry if it's been discussed before. Anyone know why they cut these trees? Feel so rare to have big trees, especially in medians in our downtown. Not trying to keep them seems weird. The new planters are beautiful, but could we not road diet a little more to keep the canopy? Or did we need such wide sidewalks in the expense of losing the trees?

 

[Avenuer]

Those trees were in 'concrete coffins' in that median and were likely not very healthy (even though the photos show many leaves) and I believe the new trees were planted in soil cells so they should do MUCH better.