How a Montreal university has embraced the city around it.
Maisonneuve urban affairs columnist Christopher DeWolf looks at Concordia University, a large university with 31,000 students concentrated mostly in a downtown campus. Unlike traditional university campuses, he writes, which turn their back from the community in more ways than one, Concordia has embraced its downtown setting. An ambitious new plan hopes to make the bonds between the university and its surroundings even stronger.
FULL STORY: Ivory Tower, Urban Jungle: Con U Integrates Itself Into The Urban Milieu
Montreal Mall to Become 6,000 Housing Units
Place Versailles will be transformed into a mixed-use complex over the next 25 years.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
DARTSpace Platform Streamlines Dallas TOD Application Process
The Dallas transit agency hopes a shorter permitting timeline will boost transit-oriented development around rail stations.
Without International Immigrants, the Rural US Population Would Be Falling 58%
Census data shows that population growth in rural areas is due in large part to international migrants.
Dead End: Nine Highways Ready for Retirement
The Freeways Without Futures report describes the nation’s most promising highway removal proposals.
Congressman Proposes Bill to Rename DC Metro “Trump Train”
The Make Autorail Great Again Act would withhold federal funding to the system until the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), rebrands as the Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access (WMAGA).
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