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The Potential Of Infill

In Toronto, two opportunities to breathe life into the forgotten corners of the city.
13 February 2007 - 9:00am
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Is Chinatown Dying?

Why Chinatowns across North America are becoming less relevant.
9 October 2006 - 5:00am
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Signs Of History

Urban sign heritage is being neglected and endangered in Montreal.
10 September 2006 - 11:00am
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A Personal Reflection On Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs and her impact on amateur urbanists and urban observers, in a piece entitled "How Jane Jacobs Changed My Life".
5 June 2006 - 8:00am
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Escaping The Ivory Tower

How a Montreal university has embraced the city around it.
10 May 2006 - 7:00am
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Rebirth Of The Flaneur

The art of the flaneur -- wandering aimlessly around the city, observing its daily rhythms -- has been revived by photobloggers.
18 April 2006 - 7:00am
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How To Make Gentrification Work

A recent controversy in Montreal might shed light on how to tame gentrification.
13 March 2006 - 8:00am
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Why You Should Jaywalk

The prevalence of jaywalking in dense, urban cities demonstrates the need for pedestrian-oriented street design.
27 February 2006 - 5:00am
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Adventures In Intercultural Vancouver

How Chinese New Year in Vancouver symbolizes the emergence of a new, unique civic culture.
30 January 2006 - 7:00am
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Toronto:The Accidental City

Why is Canada's largest city also its most insecure?
6 January 2006 - 12:00pm
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Why Bright Lights Are Important To The City

Why do lights gives a city its buzz? Is a neon renaissance afoot?
30 September 2005 - 10:00am
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Building Cities for Pedestrians

Hong Kong has one of the most progressive pedestrianization programs in the world, writes Christopher DeWolf. Canadian cities, take note.
9 September 2005 - 12:00pm
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Reshaping A Neighborhood, With The Pedestrian In Mind

A look at Hong Kong's most crowded neighborhood.
26 August 2005 - 6:00am
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The Potential Of Public Markets

Why cities should cherish -- and support -- their public markets.
14 July 2005 - 8:00am
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The Life Of A Public Market

A photo essay about Montreal's largest public market and why it is successful.
29 June 2005 - 2:00pm
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Posters Are Not Urban Clutter

Why posters are an essential part of a city's cultural and community life.
16 June 2005 - 2:00pm
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The Plex: Versatile, Viable And Urban

Plexes, abundant in Montreal and common in Chicago, Boston and other cities, are a versatile, dense and attractive form of urban housing.
23 April 2005 - 9:00am
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Prostitution and Hypocrisy

Why Canadian cities need to develop innovative and humane strategies to deal with sex work.
26 March 2005 - 1:00pm
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Tapping Into The Urban Unconscious

Magazines and new media are unearthing our cities' hidden stories and stressing the need for quality public space.
24 February 2005 - 8:00am
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Cities And The Creative Class, Kotkin And Florida

Why Richard Florida's creative class is about grassroots innovation, not symphony halls or "latte-sipping hipsters."
9 February 2005 - 1:00pm
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