Calgary, Calgary history, city building, Edmonton, park, pathways, placemaking, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, Travel, travel blog, Urban design blog, Urban Development blog, urban planning, urban vitality, urbanism, walking, walkability Richard White 12/6/25 Calgary, Calgary history, city building, Edmonton, park, pathways, placemaking, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, Travel, travel blog, Urban design blog, Urban Development blog, urban planning, urban vitality, urbanism, walking, walkability Richard White 12/6/25

River Valley Fun: Calgary vs Edmonton

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Future of Calgary’s historic Hudson’s Bay building?

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Uptown 17th Transformation To An Urban Village

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Should Casinos Be Part of the Urban Core? City Planning Lessons from Las Vegas & Montreal

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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?

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Is Calgary's Downtown Thriving OR Struggling to Survive?

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Fort Calgary vs The Confluence bla bla bla...

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Calgary, city building, cities, City Rankings, cycling, everyday life, fishing, fun, livability, Parks, pathways, placemaking, planning, play, recreation centres, tourism, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urban playground, urban vitality, urbanism, vacation, walkability Richard White 9/8/23 Calgary, city building, cities, City Rankings, cycling, everyday life, fishing, fun, livability, Parks, pathways, placemaking, planning, play, recreation centres, tourism, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urban playground, urban vitality, urbanism, vacation, walkability Richard White 9/8/23

Recreational Opportunities Make Calgary Most Livable City in the world

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Calgary 1988 Olympics: A Fading Legacy

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Facing Reality: Is Calgary’s City Centre Boring? Part 2

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Facing Reality: Is Calgary’s City Centre Boring? (Part 1)

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Rebranding Calgary: The City of Parks & Pathways!”

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City Centre urban renewal is often just urban cannibalism!

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Calgary, city building, density, design, downtown, economic development, livability, parks, pathways, pedestrians, People watching, placemaking, planning, streets, street life, streetscape, tourism, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urban design, urban planning, urban vitality Richard White 2/12/22 Calgary, city building, density, design, downtown, economic development, livability, parks, pathways, pedestrians, People watching, placemaking, planning, streets, street life, streetscape, tourism, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urban design, urban planning, urban vitality Richard White 2/12/22

Embracing Calgary's +15 Indoor Walkway Is Critical To Downtown Vitality

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Let’s Make Calgary’s Downtown BRIGHTER!

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In theory new arena could be a catalyst for Stampede Park Transformation

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Calgary's Corporate Cowtown Image: Perception or Reality?

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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!

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

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Calgary, city building, dinning, downtown, Explore, museums, restaurants, Retail, streetscape, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban design, urban development, urbanism, walking, windows Richard White 9/14/19 Calgary, city building, dinning, downtown, Explore, museums, restaurants, Retail, streetscape, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban design, urban development, urbanism, walking, windows Richard White 9/14/19

Stephen Avenue Walk Makeover (Part 2) Meet You on THE WALK?

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