Forest fires are a political issue just as much as they are an ecological issue. Today is a great day to read David Camfield’s FUTURE ON FIRE: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/future-on…

Park and ride, built into our mass transit plans is expensive and antithetical to the success of our transit system. Free parking presumes low land value around stations, negating the multiplier effect of (artificially) scare transit funding. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

Would you like to understand what's really going on with our housing crisis in Edmonton? The AHSL is presenting at Edmonton Coalition on Housing & Homelessness's May member's meeting tomorrow morning, 10am. All are welcome. Email [email protected] for zoom details #Right2Housing #R2H #HousingCrisis #YEG

I don’t buy it.

"[Gutierrez] In short, our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once." Note: cities are included when scientists say "everything and everywhere". As city-building professionals, we need to start acting like it. ourworldindata.org/grapher/co2-mi…

I have been surprised at my own sense of dread as the ⁦Alberta NDP⁩ fail to present a compelling alternative to climate denialism, and austerity politics. ⁦Emma Jackson⁩ gets it right. breachmedia.ca/2023-alberta-w…

"Canadian cities and municipalities will not meet climate targets unless they address the need to retrofit existing large buildings, like multi-unit residential buildings, schools and office buildings." nationalobserver.com/2023/05/11/new…

Cities are dynamic and experimental. Cargo bikes offer a glimmer of hope that we can move beyond the private automobile. Here’s Maddie on a human scale roadway with a full load.

Heya fellow boiling frogs. Reminder to check in on your older or vulnerable neighbours today. fnha.ca/about/news-and…

American Mayors' Words: "We're facing a climate emergency." American Mayors' Budgets: "The Feds will give us free money to widen roads. Let's take it!"

City Council is debating a Tree preservation tomorrow. Most of the debate thus far has been about redeveloping neighbourhoods (infill) but we need to broaden the conversation to examine the clear cutting as a result of urban sprawl. Sprawl eats farms, wetlands, and trees.

In a discipline as impactful as city planning, our failure to adopt best practice is confounding. If a cure for a deadly disease was produced in Amsterdam, would Albertan physicians not bring the treatment here? Why does this logic not extend to cities? bit.ly/45adUVZ

This is what I want.

If you’re in Richie, get in on this walk! If you want to lead a similar walk in your neighbourhood get in touch with your league or the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Instead, we built the henday.

Is it really a radical position to see this infrastructure as insane? Accommodating personal automobiles is so obviously ridiculous.

For June bike month I’d love city hall to fix their parkade entrance. If you want to bike to city hall, you can’t enter to lock up safely off 99st bike lanes. Call security and you’ll be told to enter through a small elevator and pedestrian doors. Thanks #yegcc

Election results and *waves hands* all this make you feel like you have to do *something*? Here's a great way to get started. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Oulu, Finland. A fellow WinterCity Edmonton where around one-in-five of all trips made are by bike.