Would you believe us if we said that the two big cities in Alberta — a province associated with cowboys and oil — are more “urbanist” than you thought? In this video we’re going to cover the underappreciated urbanism of Canada’s fifth and sixth biggest metro areas and talk about the fundamental challenge for urbanism in a place like this.

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References:

History of Edmonton and Calgary's LRT systems: https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs...
Transit ridership (see bottom of page for legend): https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploa...
132 Ave Overhaul: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...
Fossil fuels in Alberta's economy: https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/trend-analy...
15 minute city protests: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canad...
Winnipeg referendum 2018: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...
Winnipeg 2024 update: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...
Calgary opposition to zoning reform: https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/col...