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  • Rebuilding Jasper: One year after the fire

    Last summer, Beth Sanders was getting ready to lead a new planning department for Jasper, Alberta when the municipality was evacuated due to wildfires. The fires ended up destroying around a third of the town.

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  • What will it take to finally end Canada’s housing crisis?

    It’s no secret that Canada is in a housing crisis. The gap between incomes and housing prices has been growing for decades, as governments of all political stripes have promised to ease the burden. So what would it take to finally end it?

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  • Friend or Foe for Vibrant Neighbourhoods: Are Festivals Worth It?

    Festivals can be a great excuse to get out and see something new. But they can also be disruptive to local residents and businesses. So when do they help a city thrive, and when are they more trouble than they’re worth? Host Mary Rowe gets the perspectives of two guests who helped shape iconic downtown…

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  • Sharing the Streets

    At the Canadian Urban Institute, better, future-proof infrastructure pervades every project and discussion we have. Ahead of the upcoming Ontario Bike Summit in Windsor, host Mary Rowe has a two-wheeled chat with leading advocates for more, better and safer urban cycling systems, including Eleanor McMahon (Share The Road Coalition); Lanrick Bennett Jr. (School of Cities,…

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  • Let’s Talk About Placemaking

    The title of this episode is shared with a report called Let’s Talk About Placemaking recently released by the Canadian Urban Institute. It compiles the findings from thousands of community-level placemaking projects along with perspectives on placemaking from leading practitioners, including Jerome Barth of Belleville Placemaking (NYC) and Marc-André Carignan of Kollectif (Mtl.) featured in…

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  • Local Matters: Community Wealth Building

    Bolstering Canada’s local economies has become an instant priority in the wake of proposed actions by the Trump administration. Fortunately, we have no shortage of smart people with innovative solutions already in the works.

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