Paula Simons: Superlab parkade plan like kryptonite for city councillors

The land where the University of Alberta’s South Campus sits has long been an urban flash point.
Part of the land is owned by the university. Part belongs to the province. All of it is immune from city zoning rules. Both the U of A and the provincial government have the power to build there without getting planning approvals from city council.
That means city councillors often have concerns — to put it politely — about how the university and the province are developing such a v