Saturday, August 29, 2015

From @PPS_Placemaking —
7 major mistakes cities make
when developing their waterfronts


Saturday, August 22, 2015

Was it something I said?


Friday, August 21, 2015

From @100architects —
Urban intervention in Santiago


Thursday, August 20, 2015

From @BrentToderian —
4 classic #roaddiets in one 2-minute video
via @JeffSpeckAICP


From @JeffSpeckAICP — Street too wide?
what you need to know, in 30 seconds.


Wednesday, August 19, 2015

From @andrewtrevjones — An idea for #Nanaimo vacant former hotel site


Sunday, August 16, 2015


Saturday, August 15, 2015

From LandArchs.com
Top 10 Seaside Regeneration Projects


From @YongeSt — Finalizing the redesign
of Riverdale Park East playground



Thursday, August 13, 2015

From Walkable Livable Communities
Road Diets, a livability factsheet

Most drivers base their travel speed on what feels comfortable given the street design. The wider the road, the faster people tend to drive and, the faster the car, the more severe the injuries resulting from a crash.
Research suggests that injuries from vehicle crashes rise as the width of a road increases..
To protect both pedestrians and drivers, many communities are putting their roads on “diets“ by reducing street widths and vehicle lanes. The gained space is being reallocated toward other ways of getting around — such as walking, bicycling and public transit. Pdf here.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

From CityLab — Design traits that most encourage pedestrian activity in smaller cities

CityLab on Twitter: "What are the design traits that most encourage pedestrian activity in smaller cities? http://t.co/GPDQkjqXT0 http://t.co/HM2OP748lX"

Sunday, August 9, 2015

City Hall's definition of "density"
may differ from yours or mine


Friday, August 7, 2015

From National Main Street Centre
Enhancing the Corridors to Your Downtown


Enhancing the Corridors to Your #Downtown @NatlMainStreet
Posted by Nanaimo Commons on Sunday, August 2, 2015
Enhancing the Corridors to Your Downtown... - National Main Street Center, Inc.




Thursday, August 6, 2015

From BCBusiness
How Kelowna reinvented itself

Sure, it’s the heart of wine country and home to some of B.C.’s most spectacular natural wonders. And yes, retirees and tourists still come here in droves. But with a burgeoning tech sector, an acclaimed university and a boom in housing, the Okanagan’s biggest city is now taking on a decidedly younger flair. 
Read more: BCBusiness on Twitter: "Why everyone loves (the new) Kelowna: http://t.co/O5kO5BRhmN http://t.co/Hw3GfRpUiA
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

¡más calles así! Via @jen_keesmaat



Tuesday, August 4, 2015

@jen_keesmaat —
complete street, Queens Quay, has taught us
a lot about redesigning streets for people



Monday, August 3, 2015

From The Tyee
In the scramble for residential land,
should industrial areas be sacrificed?

Like many Vancouver residents, Noah Choy was looking for a home for his family. Someplace with a sense of community. Spots for kids to play. A place he and his wife could call their own with more room for their one-year-old than their small condo in Kitsilano.
He found his answer in River District, a planned community just south of where Choy grew up in Champlain Heights. The 130-acre development is what's called a "brownfield" site -- former industrial land near Kerr and Marine Drive where, in the last century, sawmills received logs floated in along the Fraser River. Read more: In Vancouver's Port Land Makeover, Industry Takes a Blow | The Tyee