City Planning 101

architecture, art gallery, Calgary, city building, cycling, exploring, fishing, Library, Live music, main street, museums, public art, Retail, shopping, streetscape, tourist attractions, travel, urban design, urban living, villages, walkability Richard White 6/19/25 architecture, art gallery, Calgary, city building, cycling, exploring, fishing, Library, Live music, main street, museums, public art, Retail, shopping, streetscape, tourist attractions, travel, urban design, urban living, villages, walkability Richard White 6/19/25

Calgary is now the 18th most livable city the world?

beauty, Calgary, city building, community, design, exploring, garden, housing, livability, patios, pedestrians, People watching, placemaking, public realm, public space, streetscape, streets, urban design, urban living, urban vitality, urbanism, walkability, walking Richard White 4/3/25 beauty, Calgary, city building, community, design, exploring, garden, housing, livability, patios, pedestrians, People watching, placemaking, public realm, public space, streetscape, streets, urban design, urban living, urban vitality, urbanism, walkability, walking Richard White 4/3/25

Urban Living: Embracing The Front Yard!

art, artists, Calgary, Chicago, cities, downtown, exploring, neighborhoods, placemaking, planning, policy, tourist, Travel, urban design, Vancouver Richard White 2/28/23 art, artists, Calgary, Chicago, cities, downtown, exploring, neighborhoods, placemaking, planning, policy, tourist, Travel, urban design, Vancouver Richard White 2/28/23

Confessions of a Public Art Juror

Calgary, Calgary Stampede, criticism, cycling, downtown, economic development, everyday life, exploring, history, livability, Parks, pathways, pedestrians, placemaking, public space, tourism, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban playground, urbanism, urban vitality, vacation, walkability Richard White 12/2/22 Calgary, Calgary Stampede, criticism, cycling, downtown, economic development, everyday life, exploring, history, livability, Parks, pathways, pedestrians, placemaking, public space, tourism, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban playground, urbanism, urban vitality, vacation, walkability Richard White 12/2/22

Rebranding Calgary: The City of Parks & Pathways!”

architecture, Calgary, city building, exploring, Flaneur, history, placemaking, public realm, streetscape, travel, urban playground, urbanism, walking Richard White 3/30/22 architecture, Calgary, city building, exploring, Flaneur, history, placemaking, public realm, streetscape, travel, urban playground, urbanism, walking Richard White 3/30/22

Calgary: The Importance Of A Welcoming Entrance

affordable housing, Calgary, city building, density, development, economic development, exploring, food, future, growth, housing, infill development, livability, main street, neighborhoods, placemaking, planning, shopping, shopping mall, streets, streetscape, urbanism, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, walkability Richard White 1/27/22 affordable housing, Calgary, city building, density, development, economic development, exploring, food, future, growth, housing, infill development, livability, main street, neighborhoods, placemaking, planning, shopping, shopping mall, streets, streetscape, urbanism, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, walkability Richard White 1/27/22

Calgary’s NE Quadrant Ripe For Transit Oriented Development

affordable housing, Calgary, Change, cities, city building, community, downtown, economic development, economy, everyday life, exploring, Flaneur, Health, housing, neighborhoods, park, street life, streets, tourist, travel, urban living, urbanism, London, Victoria Richard White 1/30/21 affordable housing, Calgary, Change, cities, city building, community, downtown, economic development, economy, everyday life, exploring, Flaneur, Health, housing, neighborhoods, park, street life, streets, tourist, travel, urban living, urbanism, London, Victoria Richard White 1/30/21

2020 Blogs Revisited: COVID, Racism, Homeless, Neighbourhood etc….

architecture, Calgary, cities, city building, community, Condo living, condominiums, design, development, exploring, fashion, food, future, growth, history, housing, infill development, livability, neighborhoods, restaurants, Retail, shopping mall, shopping, transportation, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban sprawl, urbanism Richard White 11/4/20 architecture, Calgary, cities, city building, community, Condo living, condominiums, design, development, exploring, fashion, food, future, growth, history, housing, infill development, livability, neighborhoods, restaurants, Retail, shopping mall, shopping, transportation, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban sprawl, urbanism Richard White 11/4/20

Dalhousie Station: From Trailer Park to TOD Village!

Calgary, city building, community, community engagement, condominiums, density, design, exploring, Flaneur, growth, infill development, livability, main street, master plans, neighborhoods, parks, pathways, placemaking, planning, playgrounds, public spaces, restaurants, streetscape, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 10/19/20 Calgary, city building, community, community engagement, condominiums, density, design, exploring, Flaneur, growth, infill development, livability, main street, master plans, neighborhoods, parks, pathways, placemaking, planning, playgrounds, public spaces, restaurants, streetscape, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 10/19/20

Calgary's University District: A Plan Comes Together

Calgary, city building, cycling, exploring, fishing, history, livability, master plans, parks, pathways, public art, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban design, urban living, urbanism, walkability Richard White 12/17/19 Calgary, city building, cycling, exploring, fishing, history, livability, master plans, parks, pathways, public art, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban design, urban living, urbanism, walkability Richard White 12/17/19

Calgary's SoBow Trail: One Of The Best River Banks In North America!

artists, Calgary, city building, downtown, exploring, Flaneur, growth, history, public art, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urbanism, walking, walkability Richard White 10/15/19 artists, Calgary, city building, downtown, exploring, Flaneur, growth, history, public art, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urbanism, walking, walkability Richard White 10/15/19

Calgary: Exchanging “A Sense of Place” for “Endless Blandness”

Calgary, exploring, growth, History, infill development, Jane Jacobs, neighborhoods, Retail, urbanism Richard White 10/9/15 Calgary, exploring, growth, History, infill development, Jane Jacobs, neighborhoods, Retail, urbanism Richard White 10/9/15

The Rise and Fall of the Grocery Store!

art, artists, Calgary, downtown, exploring, neighborhoods, Parks, People watching, placemaking, planning, Policing, tourist, Travel, urban design, urbanism Richard White 6/16/14 art, artists, Calgary, downtown, exploring, neighborhoods, Parks, People watching, placemaking, planning, Policing, tourist, Travel, urban design, urbanism Richard White 6/16/14

Public Art vs Playgrounds in the 21st Century

Architecture, art, artists, Calgary, Chicago, cities, Denver, downtown, exploring, Icons, Nashville, Parks, People watching, placemaking, planning, policy, Travel, urban design, urbanism Richard White 5/17/14 Architecture, art, artists, Calgary, Chicago, cities, Denver, downtown, exploring, Icons, Nashville, Parks, People watching, placemaking, planning, policy, Travel, urban design, urbanism Richard White 5/17/14

Do we really need all of this public art?

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The importance of entrepreneurship in city building!

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The importance of the public realm

Alberta, Architecture, art, Calgary, Canada, Chicago, cities, downtown, exploring, Frankfurt, History, Icons, Parks, Photography, placemaking, planning, Portland, tourist, Travel, urbanism Richard White 7/31/13 Alberta, Architecture, art, Calgary, Canada, Chicago, cities, downtown, exploring, Frankfurt, History, Icons, Parks, Photography, placemaking, planning, Portland, tourist, Travel, urbanism Richard White 7/31/13

Olympic Plaza needs mega makeover?