UPDATED. Toderian: out from Vancouver, in as Captain Plan-It?
UPDATE: City of Vancouver announcement merely suggests that with “new opportunities and challenges,” they want a new dude. First, the Boy Wonder of Calgary planning gets plucked to become Vancouver’s...
View ArticleIs there a relationship between Calgary’s worker-bee reputation and density?
The City of Calgary was awarded the federally designated cultural capital of Canada for 2012. The assessment is based on a matrix of municipal support for cultural activities through council policies...
View ArticleLivable streets in Calgary
“It’s okay to have clutter,” says Michael Ronkin of the Complete Streets Coalition. Michael is an expert on bicycling and pedestrian strategies in city planning and suggests that a good street tends to...
View ArticleUrban planner bringing Copenhagen to Calgary
Ask Andreas Rohl, the City of Copenhagen’s Bicycle Program Manager, the differences between Canadian cities and his hometown, and his answer is equal parts wonder and diplomacy. Rohl, who has spent the...
View ArticleRed Tape Confidential
As the mayor’s “Cut Red Tape” program moves from the second phase (business consultation) to third (public consultation), it leaves behind a 47-page report of anonymous anecdotes about how clogged up...
View ArticleThe very quotable Rollin Stanley
Today is the first day of Rollin Stanley’s tenure as planning general manager. Mercifully, his boss Owen Tobert won’t make him preside over a long council meeting on Day One. Judging from his past...
View ArticleIn chief planner sweepstakes, Calgary beats Toronto UPDATED
Here’s something to stroke the egos of Calgary urbanists: Rollin Stanley passed over Toronto’s chief planner post for the same job here, Hall Monitor has learned. Stanley, who grew up in northern...
View ArticleBuilding maintenance bylaw delayed eight months as city seeks more input
City officials said Wednesday they need at least eight more months to consult with stakeholders and fine-tune a proposed bylaw mandating regular maintenance of building exteriors before presenting the...
View ArticleAllford: Planning your last party can give you peace of mind
I know Jack is going to die, I just don’t know when. I’ve been watching Netflix with my fingers over my eyes as Jack Pearson, the loving father and husband in the dramatic series This is Us, goes about...
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