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  • Row of modern houses in Vancouver BC, Canada

    How can COVID-19 push governments to provide adequate housing?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5WZXKhUfw Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Penny GursteinProfessor Emeritus, Faculty of Applied Science School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), UBC Julie LawsonProfessor, RMIT University Carolyn WhitzmanProfessor, University of Ottawa Andrès PeñalozaSenior Policy Analyst, BC Non-Profit Housing Association Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A…

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  • Halifax, Canada - June 19, 2019: Grand Parade Square in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    What is the future of our shared civic places as we cope with and emerge from COVID?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cQRPikKN1A&feature=youtu.be Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tim JonesFormer CEO, Artscape Natalie VolandPresident and Chief Vision Officer, GI Quo Vadis Inc. Graham SinghExecutive Director, Trinity Centres Foundation Carol ColettaPresident and CEO, Memphis River Parks Partnership Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most…

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  • Why do local governments matter now more than ever?

    https://youtu.be/amsJQ_gwosA Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Nigel JacobCo-founder of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Naheed NenshiFormer Mayor of Calgary Andrea ReimerAdjunct Professor of Practice, UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most…

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  • Montreal Deserted boulevard René-Lévesque during Covid 19 crisis. The usually crowded boulevard is lined with office buildings, stores and cafes.

    Saving Downtowns: How do we #RestoreTheCore?

    https://youtu.be/OrEir3fMNqA Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Thom MahlerDirector, Downtown Strategy, City of Calgary Susie GrynolPresident & CEO, Hotel Association of Canada Stephen WillisDiscipline Lead, Urban Planning, Canada, Stantec Kate FenskeChief Executive Officer, Downtown Winnipeg BIZ Carl WeisbrodSenior Fellow, NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management Summary Panel Transcript…

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  • Trading graph on the cityscape at night and world map background,Business financial concept

    Cities in the time of Covid-19: How have visit patterns changed on main streets?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bOOih5I_k Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Rupen SeoniSenior Vice President and Practice Leader, Environics Analytics Kevin NarrawayMarketing Manager Graziella GrbacExecutive Director, Village on Main St David PensatoExecutive Director, The Exchange District BIZ Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas,…

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  • Cityscape,In the distance is City Hall. Dickson Street in Cambridge Galt of Ontario, Canada.

    Main Street Action Week: Planning and Urban Design for Pandemic Recovery

    https://youtu.be/BR0qtNcLM_Y Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Rob LeblancPartner, Founder Director of Planning, Fathom Studio JIll RobertsonPrincipal of Landscape Architecture, Dialog Design Jason SyvixayDirector of Metropolitan Strategy & Advocacy UDI, Edmonton Region Hazel BorysPresident, PlaceMakers, LLC Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the…

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