The Evolving Development Industry in Canada
As a developer with a past chapter as both a public sector planner and a consultant to the public sector, I find the dance between the public and private sector …
Rethinking Downtown Revitalization #2 – An alternative approach
In the previous post, I explored the challenges that frequently emerge when communities call their old city centers “downtowns” and thereby implicitly try to restore this area to its past …
Rethinking Downtown Revitalization
I’ve become quite interested in the challenge of so-called “revitalization” of old parts of towns and cities. In some cases they are the only possible commercial area (eg: a very …
2014 is a critical year for communities to focus more on local than global trends if they want to survive and thrive.
2013 included continued milestones in major urban trends. Urbanization of the global population. Acceleration of climate change. More crazy (and expensive) weather records being set and broken. Challenges and progress …
What does the fact that November 2013 was the the hottest November on record mean to cities?
The American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) just released a report that noted the following: The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for November 2013 was …