City Planning 101

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Calgary Gets A New Park

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Calgary vs Edmonton: Infill Housing Gone Wild

Calgary, city building, cities, Condo living, housing, infill development, main street, neighborhoods, placemaking, residential development, travel, travel blog, urban development, Urban Development blog, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 7/5/25 Calgary, city building, cities, Condo living, housing, infill development, main street, neighborhoods, placemaking, residential development, travel, travel blog, urban development, Urban Development blog, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 7/5/25

Calgary vs Myrtle Beach: New Urban Villages

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Downtown Calgary West End's Amazing Transformation!

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Home building in Calgary is on fire!

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Urban Living: Veranda vs Porch Envy

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Calgarians love living on the edge!

Calgary, city building, development, infill development, neighborhoods, Parks, playgrounds, public spaces, public realm, urban living, urban development, urban planning, urban playground, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 11/1/24 Calgary, city building, development, infill development, neighborhoods, Parks, playgrounds, public spaces, public realm, urban living, urban development, urban planning, urban playground, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 11/1/24

Does Calgary's inner-city need more parks?

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What is urban living and who really cares?

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Impact of the two income family on housing

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Lesson learned from “blanket rezoning” revolt!

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Two Urbanists In A Cocktail Bar

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Why digital nomads love Calgary?

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Blanket Rezoning: Democracy doesn’t work anymore?

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Calgary: Public Hearings: A waste of time?

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Office To Residential: Let’s Do The Math!

Calgary, city building, community, density, development, design, history, infill development, neighborhoods, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism, walkability Richard White 1/21/24 Calgary, city building, community, density, development, design, history, infill development, neighborhoods, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism, walkability Richard White 1/21/24

Calgary's Currie Barracks: Military Base to Urban Village

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Glenmore Landing: Calgary's Next Urban Village?

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Calgary Main Streets: Everyday Street Vitality & Urban Living

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Urban Living in Calgary: Westman Village vs Downtown Core

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