suburbs; urban design; streetscape; sprawl; suburbia; walkability; walkable neighbourhoods

Calgary's Fused Grid, the Barcelona's Superilles in the Sprawl

The Fused Grid incorporates and extends the principles underpinning Barcelona’s transformation to the design of street networks on undeveloped land.

November 12, 2016 - Cities of the Future

How Your Garage Designs Your Neighbourhood

Garages matter a great deal to the design & enjoyment of our neighbourhoods, well beyond that garage door. Perhaps it’s finally time to reconsider whether having garages out front is really more important than the character of our neighbourhoods.

January 6, 2014 - Brent Toderian

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.