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Not the City's role to help fill vacant downtown office space?
Calgary, city building, development, urban vitality, economic development, downtownRichard WhiteJanuary 19, 2018Calgary, downtown, office vacancy, recesssion, oil price, real estate Comments
N3: No parking! No cars! No worries!
architecture, Calgary, city building, condominiums, cycling, design, growth, infill development, housing, policy, urban design, urban living, urban sprawl, urbanism, walkingRichard WhiteDecember 23, 2017East Village, condo living, condo market, parking, urban living Comments
City Building: Impact Of Calgary's Mega Transportation Projects
Calgary, Change, city building, growth, history, housing, urban design, urban livingRichard WhiteOctober 16, 2017growth, history, Calgary, transportation, city building, urban development Comment
Office-To-Residential Conversions: Won't Save Calgary's Downtown
architecture, Calgary, Change, city building, condominiums, density, design, economic development, downtown, economy, growth, future, urban design, urban living, urban sprawl, urbanismRichard WhiteSeptember 21, 2017Calgary, Downtown, Office Conversions, Amazon, Amazon HQ2, economic development, downtown Comments
Is Calgary ready for REAL urban living?
Calgary, Berlin, city building, cycling, density, design, downtown, growth, housing, placemaking, urban design, urban livingRichard WhiteMay 23, 2017urban living, planning, city building, City Centre, Calgary, Berlin, Kreuzberg Comments
Crazy Idea: New Arena In Calgary, Canada's Victoria Park?
Calgary, Calgary Stampede, city building, Culture, design, downtown, economic development, placemaking, Tourist, tourism, urban design, urbanismRichard WhiteMay 17, 2017Calgary Flames, Calgary, Victoria Park, Stampede Park, Calgary Arena, Calgary convention center, urban renewal, city building Comments
Calgary: Central Library or Downtown Community Centre?
architecture, Calgary, city building, Culture, design, downtownRichard WhiteMarch 30, 2017Calgary, library, architecture, icons, signature buildingsComment
Should Calgary Transit Think Outside the Bus?
Calgary, city building, growth, politics, Transit Oriented Develp, urban design, urban living, urbanismRichard WhiteFebruary 19, 2017Calgary Transit, suburbs, Transit service, Uber, Taxi Comments
What does "Smarter Growth" mean?
Calgary, density, economic development, future, growth, housing, infill development, urban design, urban living, urban sprawl, urbanismRichard WhiteFebruary 14, 2017Smart Growth, Smart Cities, Caglary, Calgary Home Builder's Association, BILD Calgary Region, Calgary, Calgary History, regional governance Comments
Calgary: Time to think outside the car?
Calgary, future, urban design, urban living, urban sprawl, urbanism, city buildingRichard WhiteJanuary 29, 2017Car ownership, Car2Go, Uber, Lyft, future Comments
Community Engagement: The Community's Perspective
city building, condominiums, density, design, infill development, policy, urban living, urban sprawl, urbanism, Transit Oriented DevelpRichard WhiteJanuary 26, 2017Calgary, Infill Development, Highwood Golf Course, community engagement Comments
Calgary's Billion Dollar Gamble????
art, architecture, art galleries, art museum, concert halls, Film Centre, dance studio, Arts Centre, Performing Arts Centre, Opera Centre, art school, tourism, vacationRichard WhiteJanuary 9, 2017Calgary, Arts, Art Tourism, Cultural CapitalsComment
Are We Winter Wusses?
Calgary, cities, city building, design, downtown, Edmonton, playgrounds, public space, ParksRichard WhiteNovember 23, 2016winter, design guidelines, Edmonton, Calgary, snow Comments
Are Chinatowns still relevant in the 21st century?
affordable housing, Calgary, city building, density, downtown, economic development, housing, infill development, neighborhoods, nimby, urban living, urban sprawl, urbanismRichard WhiteJuly 30, 2016Calgary, Vancouver, Washington, Chinatown, revitalization, gentrification, urbanism, NIMBYism, urbanliving Comments
Affordable Housing Can Also Be Attractive!
affordable housing, architecture, Calgary, city building, condominiums, design, housing, infill development, urban design, urban living, urbanismRichard WhiteJuly 3, 2016housing, affordable housing, Calgary, Attainable Homes, architecture, designComment
Sunnyside's containR site ideal for affordable housing
affordable housing, Calgary, city building, condominiums, density, design, downtown, growth, housing, infill development, neighborhoods, nimby, placemaking, public space, urbanism, urban livingRichard WhiteJune 28, 2016Affordable Housing, Infill development, condominiums, urban living Comment
Does Calgary's City Centre have too many parks, plazas and promenades?
Calgary, Parks, pedestrians, People watching, placemaking, public space, urban design, urbanismRichard WhiteJune 28, 2016Parks, Plazas, Promenades, Riverwalk, public space, urbanism, beautification Comments
All downtowns must reinvent themselves!
Calgary, cities, urbanism, traffic, Parks, downtownRichard WhiteJune 21, 2016downtown, New York, Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, decline, reinvent, economy, cities, economic development, Alberta EconomyComment
Calgary's Gravy Boat Has Sailed: Penny Tax vs Sales Tax
Calgary, city building, infrastructure, politics, municipal government, urbanismRichard WhiteJune 8, 2016taxes, sales tax, penny tax, Calgary, Oklahoma City, municipal government, growth, development Comments
Why NIMBYs speak louder than YIMBYs?
Calgary, Change, city building, condominiums, infill development, neighborhoods, nimby, urban design, urban living, urbanismRichard WhiteMay 26, 2016NIMBYism, YIMBYism, urban development, Calgary, negativity, urbanism Comments
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