Canada
Friday Funny: Free Pizza For Transit Riders?
Officials in Ottawa, Canada are planning to try a new marketing ploy to get commuters to switch to the bus -- free pizza.
Increasing Funding And Making Infrastructure 'Sexy'
The Canadian government has recently announced a plan to improve spending on transit, but with a shortfall of more than $60 billion, many are calling on the government to focus on other less "sexy" infrastructure projects.
Energy Efficiency Grants Under Scrutiny
Government programs that subsidize energy-efficiency improvements in houses are being reconsidered as some claim the effort isn't worth the benefit.
Making Communities 'Fire Smart'
Canada has already seen devastating urban forest fires, and some communities are preparing for the worst by adopting "FireSmart" principles into their bylaws.
What Canada Can Learn From U.S. Cities
An urban renaissance is underway in many American cities, one fueled by the "common sense" of focusing on fundamentals. Canadian cities are looking south to pick up some good ideas.
Resurrecting The Mall
While Canada's enclosed shopping malls are aging, developers are finding new and profitable ways of redeveloping them.
Cities Want Piece of Canada's $14 Billion Budget Surplus
Canada's cities are asking that some of the $14-billion federal budget surplus be directed at them, and at upgrading aging infrastructure, rather than to servicing debt.
Sustainable Transportation in Canada: 'Shades of Green', but no Standouts
A new study shows that Victoria B.C. leads Canadian cities in terms of sustainable transportation initiatives. But, overall, Canadian cities are not performing as well as they could be.
Lawn Order
The growing popularity of naturalized, low-water and chemical-free lawns is leading to conflicts amongst neighbors and city officials. Some disagreements have moved from the front lawn to the courtroom.
Drive-In Utopia
Drive-in movie theaters are satisfying a need for public spaces that also allow some privacy.
The Best Canadian Roadside Attractions
This slideshow from The Globe & Mail shows some of the best and most outrageous roadside attractions from across Canada.
Among Canadian Cities, Vancouver Is Number One
In a national survey on the best Canadian cities, Vancouver finished with top honors. But other Canadian cities were also recognized for their strengths.
Canada's Building Codes Questioned After Massive Blaze
An enormous fire in Edmonton that destroyed a condo development under construction and damaged more than 70 nearby duplexes has resulted in calls to upgrade Canada's building codes.
Canada's Suburbs Unfit For 'Demographic Tsunami'
New Statistics Canada data suggests that a large number of seniors are going to be retiring in suburbia, which is poorly suited to meeting their needs.
Homelessness One Of Canada's 'Defining Social Issues'
A new report cites poverty and a lack of a national housing strategy for the dramatic increase in homelessness in Canada.
Guerrilla Bike Lanes
After a plan to add bike lanes falls behind schedule, cycling activists paint their own bike lanes.
What Toronto Could Learn From Chicago
Margaret Wente lists Chicago's strengths and criticizes Toronto's mayor for the city's problems.
More Homeless Than Athletes At 2010 Winter Games
What it will take to provide needed shelter before the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games?
'Canada's Al Gore'
David Suzuki has attained rock-star status as a passionate icon of Canada's green movement.
Single Person, Double Impact?
The growing population of single-person households may be an ecological time bomb, suggests Heidi Sopinka.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
