Alberta
Edmonton Looks at 24-Hour Transit
Momentum is growing for 24 hour transit in Edmonton, Alberta - an idea backed by students, business officials, and the Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton. City officials say it's inevitable, but is at least a couple years away.
Drive Thru Ban Considered in Edmonton
Officials in Edmonton are considering a ban on any new drive through windows at fast food restaurants in an effort to curb emissions from idling cars.
Transit Riders Challenge Edmonton City Councillors To Take The Bus
The Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton has challenged city councilors in Edmonton, Alberta to give up their private vehicles. Four councilors will rely exclusively on public transit for the next week.
Environment Faces Sacrifice As Alberta Explores Oil Reserves
Oil reserves in Canada have the mouths of investors watering, and many Canadians willing to accept the vast environmental degradation that will result from the oil's extraction.
Banff's Eco-Courtyard
The Bison Courtyard development in Banff Alberta is more than a "green" building: its "enlightened merchants" have been encouraged to engage in numerous experiments in eco-economics.
Oil-Rich Calgary As 'Climate Change Crusader'?
Sprawling Calgary, Alberta, may have the biggest ecological footprint of any city in Canada -- and no municipal recycling program -- but will soon supply 75% of its energy needs through wind power.
Mistakenly Low Census Count Results In Loss Of Funding
A Canadian city suspicious about the low population count reported in the national census decided to do its own count. The city found 2,000 more people than the census -- a figure that would have equated to $600,000 more in federal grant money.
Tent City On Its Way Out Of Edmonton
The homeless population of a government-sanctioned tent city has slowly dwindled to less than half its original size as officials in the Canadian city of Edmonton move forward with plans to close the impromptu squatter settlement.
Landlords Find Loophole To Ease Condo Conversion
In the Alberta Province of Canada, a loophole in a law meant to protect tenants from being evicted for condo conversions has been discovered that allows landlords to legally raise the rents as high as they want, effectively pricing tenants out.
The High Cost Of Alberta's Black Gold Rush
An oil boom is bringing news jobs and strengthening the economy but also harming the environment.
Reviving 'Deadmonton'
Despite a booming oil economy and a population of almost a million people, Alberta's capital city of Edmonton finds "place branding" a struggle.
Alberta's Oil-Driven Construction Boom
The pace of construction in oil-soaked Alberta is so intense that projects dogged by labour shortages are drawing inexperienced workers from across the country -- and complaints about shoddy construction.
Planning And Public Health Scholars Working Together To Tackle Sprawl
Researchers at the University of Calgary are investigating whether the costs of physical inactivity and obesity could justify stronger regulation to halt sprawl.
The World's Cleanest City
A new survey has named Calgary the cleanest and most sanitary city in the world.
Boomtown Looks To Hire Lots Of New Planners
The Municipality of Wood Buffalo is looking to fill 49 new positions in its planning and development department to cope with the area's incredible growth -- a result of the tar sands boom in northern Alberta.
Alberta Communities Not Benefitting From Oil Sands Revenues
Alberta's inability to provide the necessary municipal and social infrastructure to keep pace with oil sand developments is beginning to make life in the north "intolerable."
Infrastructure Can't Keep Pace Alberta's Oil Sands Development
In an unprecedented move, the Province of Alberta's energy regulator has issued a warning that time is running out to put in place the infrastructure -- including roads, schools and health care -- needed to keep pace with oil sands development.
Downtown Calgary's Mean Streets
Despite its booming growth and the recent announcement of a world-class office tower, downtown Calgary is suffering from a lack of human-scale planning, writes Lisa Rochon.
The Tallest Skyscraper in the West
Canadian energy giant EnCana and the City of Calgary hope that the corporation's new headquarters, scheduled for completion in 2011, will put Calgary on the "architectural map."
Calgary Suffering From Its Excess Of Riches
The fallout from a local oil boom has Calgary scrambling to address shortages of labor, housing, office space, and just about everything else.
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