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The Potential Of Infill
13 February 2007 - 9:00am
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In Toronto, two opportunities to breathe life into the forgotten corners of the city.
Is Chinatown Dying?
9 October 2006 - 4:00am
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Why Chinatowns across North America are becoming less relevant.
Signs Of History
10 September 2006 - 10:00am
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Urban sign heritage is being neglected and endangered in Montreal.
A Personal Reflection On Jane Jacobs
5 June 2006 - 7:00am
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Jane Jacobs and her impact on amateur urbanists and urban observers, in a piece entitled "How Jane Jacobs Changed My Life".
Escaping The Ivory Tower
10 May 2006 - 6:00am
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How a Montreal university has embraced the city around it.
Rebirth Of The Flaneur
18 April 2006 - 6:00am
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The art of the flaneur -- wandering aimlessly around the city, observing its daily rhythms -- has been revived by photobloggers.
How To Make Gentrification Work
13 March 2006 - 8:00am
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A recent controversy in Montreal might shed light on how to tame gentrification.
Why You Should Jaywalk
27 February 2006 - 5:00am
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The prevalence of jaywalking in dense, urban cities demonstrates the need for pedestrian-oriented street design.
Adventures In Intercultural Vancouver
30 January 2006 - 7:00am
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How Chinese New Year in Vancouver symbolizes the emergence of a new, unique civic culture.
Toronto:The Accidental City
6 January 2006 - 12:00pm
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Why is Canada's largest city also its most insecure?
Why Bright Lights Are Important To The City
30 September 2005 - 9:00am
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Why do lights gives a city its buzz? Is a neon renaissance afoot?
Building Cities for Pedestrians
9 September 2005 - 11:00am
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Hong Kong has one of the most progressive pedestrianization programs in the world, writes Christopher DeWolf. Canadian cities, take note.
Reshaping A Neighborhood, With The Pedestrian In Mind
26 August 2005 - 5:00am
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A look at Hong Kong's most crowded neighborhood.
The Potential Of Public Markets
14 July 2005 - 7:00am
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Why cities should cherish -- and support -- their public markets.
The Life Of A Public Market
29 June 2005 - 1:00pm
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A photo essay about Montreal's largest public market and why it is successful.
Posters Are Not Urban Clutter
16 June 2005 - 1:00pm
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Why posters are an essential part of a city's cultural and community life.
The Plex: Versatile, Viable And Urban
23 April 2005 - 8:00am
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Plexes, abundant in Montreal and common in Chicago, Boston and other cities, are a versatile, dense and attractive form of urban housing.
Prostitution and Hypocrisy
26 March 2005 - 1:00pm
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Why Canadian cities need to develop innovative and humane strategies to deal with sex work.
Tapping Into The Urban Unconscious
24 February 2005 - 8:00am
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Magazines and new media are unearthing our cities' hidden stories and stressing the need for quality public space.
Cities And The Creative Class, Kotkin And Florida
9 February 2005 - 1:00pm
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Why Richard Florida's creative class is about grassroots innovation, not symphony halls or "latte-sipping hipsters."
