The Role of Student Housing Demand in Shaping Investment Opportunities Near Toronto's Universities
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Home building in Calgary is on fire!
affordable housing, Calgary, city building, cities, City Rankings, density, development, growth, housing, infill development, master plans, municipal government, neighborhoods, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanismRichard WhiteCalgary housing, Missing Middle housing, Calgary home builders, urban planning, city building, cities, Housing Starts in Canada
What is urban living and who really cares?
Calgary, Change, cities, cycling, downtown, neighborhoods, pedestrians, placemaking, planning, retail, transportation, urban design, urbanism, urban sprawl, walkingRichard Whiteurban design, urban sprawl, urbanliving, urban planning, city building, city centre, city living
Lesson learned from “blanket rezoning” revolt!
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Canada's Housing Crisis: Short-Term vs Long-Term Rentals
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Calgary Light Rapid Transit Station Design Review
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Calgary 2023: Office To Housing Conversions
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Glenmore Landing: Calgary's Next Urban Village?
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Why digital nomads love Calgary?
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Recreational Opportunities Make Calgary Most Livable City in the world
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Calgary’s Green Line LRT Project Creates An Art Studio Crisis!
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Let’s face it Calgary Transit can’t make everyone happy!
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Calgary Housing Diversification & Densification Is Evolutionary Not Revolutionary!
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NOVA Building: A New Lease On Life?
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Confessions of a Public Art Juror
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Urban Living Ottawa vs Calgary
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Facing Reality: Is Calgary’s City Centre Boring? Part 2
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City Building: Urban Idealist vs Urban Realist
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What urban planners / community leaders are reading and watching?
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Kelowna: Western Canada’s Next Big/Tall City?
architecture, affordable housing, cities, city building, downtown, housing, infill development, municipal government, planning, urban living, urban development, urban planning, urban playground, urban renewalRichard WhiteKelowna, infill development, residential development, urban development, urban growth, density, affordable housing, high-rise development, cities