The Edmonton SmartChoices guidelines are being supplemented by Focus Edmonton, a city-wide long-range land use plan that will set Edmonton’s direction for future land development and redevelopment decisions..

The Edmonton Planning Academy through a series of low-cost courses provides a better understanding of the planning and development process in Edmonton.

City Council recently adopted changes to secondary suites requirements.

The City Master Transportation Plan is undergoing revision.

The City Sidewalk Strategy aims to create more "walkable" communities.

The City Bicycle Transportation Plan Update aims to create a more bike-friendly environment.

The City LRT Resources deal with the past, present and future of LRT.

Community Consultation in the Planning and Development Process: A Guide For Edmonton  is an excellent resource, includes roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders.

• Council Agendas and Minutes
• Register to Speak at Public Hearings

How To Be An Activist By Elizabeth May

An Activist's Handbook from Vancouver's Citizen's Committee (also a book)

A Facilitation Primer from the University of Iowa

Community Toolbox of aids from the National Park Service

Consensus building with fist-to-five and multi-voting.

Negotiating Effectively excerpt from: Getting to Yes, Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. Second edition. Fisher, Roger Ury, Williand Patton, Bruce of the Harvard Negotiation Project

Improving Negotiation Skills by Thomas Noble

Currently the Community is waiting to hear what Westcorp will do with the "Golflands" site.  Rumour had it that a Westcorp development in Highlands was to be a model for the Malmo site. That proposed 140-unit rental housing development went down to defeat on March 11, 2008 in a close 7-6 vote.

Westcorp Properties. Inc. wanted to build 140 stacked rowhouse units on the site, with just one underground parking space for each unit plus 20 visitor parking spaces. City rules requires 228 spaces in all.

Westcorp spokesman Randy Ferguson argued that meeting the city's parking requirements would require a second level of underground parking, which would greatly increase the project cost. That would push the cost of the rental units beyond what the target renters, families with an income around $70,000, could afford, he said.

For the previous history see Lessons from the Past.

Zoning bylaw enforcement appears to have a poor reputation in Edmonton, well documented by the Strathcona Centre Community League Planning Committee.

This City guide is a useful tool in trying to understand the continuum of public involvement, and where stakeholders appear to be positioned by the nature of their actions.

The pictures at right, show what happens if you are a tree in the way of  a development such as LRT and accompanying changes to roads.

City SLRT Resources includes the following links of interest:

South Campus Station to 111 Street Underpass at 61 Avenue
61 Avenue to 57 Avenue
57 Avenue to 54 Avenue
54 Avenue to 51 Avenue
51 Avenue to Southgate Station
Southgate Station
Whitemud Drive LRT Bridge
Whitemud Drive to 43 Avenue
43 Avenue to 40 Avenue
Enhancements: Landscape Plantings
Enhancements: Neighbourhood Entry Monuments
Enhancements: 51 Avenue
Enhancements: 54 Avenue

"Parasitic" Parking

At least 6 months prior to official station opening, the community must assess the need for a Residential Parking Program (City guidelines) within 400-600 meters of the station.

Malmo has learned lessons from several past major developments including one from the City (South LRT).