urban growth – Mack & Cheese http://www.mackandcheese.ca Talking about Edmonton Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:05:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 Talking about Edmonton Mack & Graham clean Mack & Graham mack@paramagnus.com mack@paramagnus.com (Mack & Graham) Talking about Edmonton Mack & Cheeseurban growth – Mack & Cheese http://mackandcheese.s3.amazonaws.com/macitunes.jpg http://www.mackandcheese.ca Episode 26: The Edmonton Region http://www.mackandcheese.ca/2013/11/29/episode-26-the-edmonton-region/ http://www.mackandcheese.ca/2013/11/29/episode-26-the-edmonton-region/#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2013 00:08:18 +0000 http://www.mackandcheese.ca/?p=120 Apologies to anyone who missed our last episode in the feed – we incorrectly categorized it. All should be fixed now!

In our twenty-sixth episode, we discuss the growing interest in regional governance. We have the Capital Region Board of course, and Mayor Iveson has indicated he’d like to rename it to highlight the importance of Edmonton. While the organization has had success getting agreement on transit, and supporting funding for the downtown arena, there’s still a lot of room for improvement.

What can Edmontonians expect for regional governance in the future? Does the Capital Region Board have too many members? Is transit really the only thing we can agree on? What kind of impact will Bill 28, recently introduced by the provincial government, have on us? How will the proposed south annexation impact relationships? We discuss these questions and more.

Here are some relevant links for this episode:

Thanks for listening!

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http://www.mackandcheese.ca/2013/11/29/episode-26-the-edmonton-region/feed/ 1 Apologies to anyone who missed our last episode in the feed - we incorrectly categorized it. All should be fixed now! - In our twenty-sixth episode, we discuss the growing interest in regional governance. We have the Capital Region Board of course, Apologies to anyone who missed our last episode in the feed - we incorrectly categorized it. All should be fixed now! In our twenty-sixth episode, we discuss the growing interest in regional governance. We have the Capital Region Board of course, and Mayor Iveson has indicated he'd like to rename it to highlight the importance of Edmonton. While the organization has had success getting agreement on transit, and supporting funding for the downtown arena, there's still a lot of room for improvement. What can Edmontonians expect for regional governance in the future? Does the Capital Region Board have too many members? Is transit really the only thing we can agree on? What kind of impact will Bill 28, recently introduced by the provincial government, have on us? How will the proposed south annexation impact relationships? We discuss these questions and more. Here are some relevant links for this episode: Building a globally competitive & innovative Edmonton Region Calgary Regional Partnership Capital Regional Board Capital Regional Board: Transit C-Line Edmonton-area communities support city's quest for arena funding Bill 28: Modernizing Regional Governance Act Edmonton's South Annexation Proposal Thanks for listening! Mack & Graham clean 16:48
Episode 22: Suburban Disagreement http://www.mackandcheese.ca/2013/10/08/episode-22-suburban-disagreement/ http://www.mackandcheese.ca/2013/10/08/episode-22-suburban-disagreement/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:32:37 +0000 http://www.mackandcheese.ca/?p=107 Forgive us as we catch up and post some episodes that were recorded nearly a month ago!

In our twenty-second episode we have a spirited conversation about the suburbs. After too many weeks of just agreeing on everything, we decided to pick a topic that would result in a little more back-and-forth!

With Graham defending the surburbs and myself (Mack) questioning our city’s continued outward growth, we discuss lifestyle choices, the cost of building and maintaining City infrastructure, infill development, and much more.

Do residential neighbourhoods pay for themselves? Is revenue distributed equitably across the Capital Region? Why shouldn’t our children have the same housing choices as we did? How do bigger cities manage their sprawl? Will we ever have a regional government in Edmonton? These are just a few of the questions that come up in this episode.

Thanks for listening!

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http://www.mackandcheese.ca/2013/10/08/episode-22-suburban-disagreement/feed/ 2 Forgive us as we catch up and post some episodes that were recorded nearly a month ago! - In our twenty-second episode we have a spirited conversation about the suburbs. After too many weeks of just agreeing on everything, Forgive us as we catch up and post some episodes that were recorded nearly a month ago! In our twenty-second episode we have a spirited conversation about the suburbs. After too many weeks of just agreeing on everything, we decided to pick a topic that would result in a little more back-and-forth! With Graham defending the surburbs and myself (Mack) questioning our city's continued outward growth, we discuss lifestyle choices, the cost of building and maintaining City infrastructure, infill development, and much more. Do residential neighbourhoods pay for themselves? Is revenue distributed equitably across the Capital Region? Why shouldn't our children have the same housing choices as we did? How do bigger cities manage their sprawl? Will we ever have a regional government in Edmonton? These are just a few of the questions that come up in this episode. Thanks for listening! Mack & Graham clean 18:00