While their home cities differ in geography, climate, history and culture, these Edmontonians had a lot to say about what their current city could learn from their hometowns. Havana, CubaOn Dec. 7, city council passed a new city plan designed to help Edmonton grow to a population of two million people. Edmonton can look a little bland, he said, and initiatives to encourage more colourful design could create some cheer. Castillo, who works for the City of Edmonton but was not involved in the city plan work, said that running utilities out to far -flung suburbs as Edmonton grows is expensive, and that focusing on centralization can have many benefits. [That] would be really, really cool," he said.

Source: CBC News January 03, 2021 13:00 UTC