City Planning 101

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Does Calgary's inner-city need more parks?

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Grocery Stores Linked To Housing Projects

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Calgary: Crown Park A Suburban Meets Urban Experiment

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Urban Planning Unintended Consequences: Zoning & LRT

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Kelowna: Western Canada’s Next Big/Tall City?

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Are We Being Too Critical Of Calgary’s Urban Planning?

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Inner City Living: Invasion Of The Infills in Calgary

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Calgary’s City Centre aka Greater Downtown Is Blooming!

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Calgarians love living on the edge of the downtown core!

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No Formula For Creating Great Communities

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Marda Loop: At A Tipping Point

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Calgary: History of golf course makeovers

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Westman Village: Urban Resort Living

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Calgary: Needs to foster more "Transit Oriented Communities"

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Calgary's Municipal Development Plan: A Herculean Task!

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Inner-City Revitalization: More Than Just Building Condos

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Increased Density Doesn't Always Mean More Traffic

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Community Engagement 101: You can't make everyone happy!