City Planning 101

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Calgary Gets A New Park

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Centre Street North: Calgary’s Forgotten Main Street

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Uptown 17th Transformation To An Urban Village

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New Home Levies & Fees Gone Wild

Calgary, city building, development, housing, infill development, planning, politics, Transit Oriented Develp, Urban design blog, urban development, Urban Development blog, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 1/29/25 Calgary, city building, development, housing, infill development, planning, politics, Transit Oriented Develp, Urban design blog, urban development, Urban Development blog, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 1/29/25

Calgary 2025: Boom or Bust?

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What is urban living and who really cares?

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Grocery Stores Linked To Housing Projects

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Lesson learned from “blanket rezoning” revolt!

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Something is rotten in the state of Calgary’s Downtown

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Why digital nomads love Calgary?

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Blanket Rezoning: Democracy doesn’t work anymore?

Calgary, change, community engagement, design, development, gentrification, growth, housing, infill development, livability, neighborhoods, planning, Policing, municipal government, policy, politics, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 3/27/24 Calgary, change, community engagement, design, development, gentrification, growth, housing, infill development, livability, neighborhoods, planning, Policing, municipal government, policy, politics, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism Richard White 3/27/24

Calgary: Public Hearings: A waste of time?

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Office To Residential: Let’s Do The Math!

Calgary, cities, city building, history, infrastructure, livability, placemaking, planning, Transit Oriented Develp, transit, transportation, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism, walkability Richard White 12/10/23 Calgary, cities, city building, history, infrastructure, livability, placemaking, planning, Transit Oriented Develp, transit, transportation, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban sprawl, urban vitality, urbanism, walkability Richard White 12/10/23

Calgary Light Rapid Transit Station Design Review

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Glenmore Landing: Calgary's Next Urban Village?

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Recreational Opportunities Make Calgary Most Livable City in the world

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Confessions of a Public Art Juror

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Urban Living Ottawa vs Calgary

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University District: Creating A Unique Urban Village From Nothing!

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Calgary’s Urban Sprawl: Facing Reality!

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