Urban Planning

• Future cities: New UWaterloo institute hopes to address emerging challenges

  The University of Waterloo is attempting to develop new talent and ideas on how cities should be managed and built with the unveiling of its' new Future Cities Institute.

  Canada

  Apr 4
  
• Queen’s University study shows suburban sprawl slowing down in the Prairies

  Prairie cities like Saskatoon and Regina have over 70 per cent of residents living in suburban neighbourhoods, but recent data shows this trend is slowing down.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• Suburban sprawl costs Edmonton taxpayers more than infill: City report

  Building infill housing in existing neighbourhoods instead of out in the suburbs could lead to taxes going down by eight per cent, according to the city.

  Politics

  Aug 29, 2023
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• Canada’s spy agency warns ‘smart city’ platforms pose security risks

  Canada's intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries like China to harvest sensitive data.

  Tech

  Mar 9, 2023
• Toronto placemaker combats erasure of Little Jamaica through mapping

  In the spring of 2021, the city announced plans to turn Little Jamaica into an official cultural district and hired Jay Pitter Placemaking to lead the process.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2023
• Should Calgary dismantle its Plus 15 skywalk network?

  Fifteen feet above ground, Calgary is buzzing. Inside's Calgary's Plus 15 network is an array of shops, businesses, buskers and downtown commuters that some say is problematic.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 30, 2022
• Massive new housing development pitched for Montreal

  A consortium of developers and architects want to overhaul a gritty industrial neighbourhood south of Griffintown into a thriving, modern and stylish residential district.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2022
• Pointe-Claire in showdown with real estate developer

  The West Island city in Quebec has issued an interim moratorium on the construction of high-density housing projects, but Cadillac Fairview wants them to reconsider.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2022
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• Survey shows these Canadian cities have lost green spaces amid urbanization

  Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton all lost green space, Statistics Canada's survey showed. Saskatoon and Regina were among the few that gained.

  Environment

  Feb 1, 2022
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• Ottawa city council approves new official plan to chart 25 years of growth

  Ottawa's new official plan has been approved, making a path forward for 25 years of growth after a multi-year effort to compromise on city building priorities.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2021