Urban Design

• Toronto city council votes in favour of plan to transform Yonge Street in downtown core

  Council voted 21 to 5 in favour of the YongeTOmorrow plan, which Toronto Centre Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam said is "a project 10 years in the making."

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
  
• Halifax unveils three options for the future of Spring Garden Road

  Halifax Regional Municipality is ready to receive feedback on what citizens like or dislike about each of the three design options.

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2019
  
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• Parking lot karma: How driverless cars could change the urban landscape

  As driverless cars start to become more commonplace, researchers at the University of Toronto say that parking lots could see profound changes.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018
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• Halifax’s Argyle Street nominated for best street transformation

  StreetsblogUSA, an urban planning and design website, has named the stretch of downtown Halifax, N.S., as one of their six best urban street transformations of 2017.  

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2017
• Saint John launches Central Peninsula action plan

  Saint John's Central Peninsula is the densest and most urban part of the city.

  Canada

  May 25, 2017
• Edmonton councillors approve controversial high-rise tower despite chief planner’s concerns

  A developer's plan to build a 45-storey residential tower in Oliver, a building more than three times as tall as the current height limit in the area, was approved by Edmonton City Council Monday night.

  Economy

  Jun 28, 2016
• Could better neighbourhood design improve traffic safety in Edmonton?

  A collision between a garbage truck and a girl riding her bike to school on Wednesday has sparked a discussion about street safety among some Edmontonians.

  Traffic

  Jun 16, 2016
• Shaping the future of Dartmouth neighbourhoods

  A municipal planning strategy is going to affect residents of Dartmouth and it has many citizens engaged in the Centre Plan process.

  Politics

  May 3, 2016
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• Better Winnipeg: Chair Your Idea puts Winnipeggers’ ideas to the test

  If you had $30,000 to spend on improving Winnipeg with an urban design, what would you do?

  Sep 3, 2015
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• 2015 Calgary Mayor’s Urban Design Awards open for submissions

  If you’re a designer looking to make Calgary more beautiful, comfortable and vibrant, the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards are for you.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2015