Michael Dudley
Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.
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With graduate degrees in city planning and library science, Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.
Urbanists, Council Revolt Over Toronto's Transit Plans
Upon becoming Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford killed existing public transit plans, declaring the "war on the car" over. Now a coalition of urbanists and a majority of city council members are turning against Ford's subway-only plan.
Reassessing Obama's Urban Policies
Having promised a new and progressive direction in urban policy, President Obama has instead been "destructive" for America's cities, argues Yana Kunichoff.
Information Sources in Planning: Introduction
<p class="MsoNormal"> For more than ten years now I have been a librarian at the Institute of Urban Studies at the University of Winnipeg, managing <a href="http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/ius-library">a small library dedicated to planning, geography, urban design and environmental issues</a>. I have been extremely fortunate to have had the freedom in this role to evolve a hybridized career involving research, librarianship, teaching, writing and editing. </p>
Driving Species to Extinction
A new report highlights the threat posed to a wide range of species by the extraction of fossil fuels in the United States.
You've Come a Long Way, Levittown
As a part of its series on the changing face of the suburbs, CNN considers the transformation of the suburban prototype, Levittown.