Northwest Territories

Heart of the Arctic: Reflections

Even remote nature reinforces the need for compact settlement patterns.

August 17, 2015 - PlaceShakers

Planning and Design: North Pole Edition

In the realm of supply chains and distribution logistics, Santa’s the guy. So you’d presumably be safe in assuming that the planning and design of his village at the North Pole would reflect a similar insistence on best practices. But is it so?

December 25, 2014 - PlaceShakers

Arctic Lovers Can Thank Falling Oil Prices for this Gift

The high cost of drilling for oil in the Arctic, combined with the lowest oil prices in five years, have caused Chevron Corp. to drop their test well drilling program in Canada's Beaufort Sea.

December 19, 2014 - The Wall Street Journal

Temp Ban in National Park Expiring, Could Bring Land Grab

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society warns that industry could jump on Nahanni National Park Reserve and stake claims when an interim ban ends in October unless the federal government grants the reserve permanent protected status.

July 20, 2008 - The Canadian Press

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Senior Planner

City of Thousand Oaks

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City of Wisconsin Rapids

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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