New #Nanaimo @SaveCollieryDam blog post http://t.co/ECGqLc57fn
— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) September 1, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Patrick Condon in The Tyee —
Whose City Is It, Anyway?
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Photo by Charles Campbell |
Everything.
Read more: The Tyee – Whose City Is It, Anyway?
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
From Future Cities — Janette Sadik-Khan
To Cities: Take Back Your Streets

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Thanks RT @1sidewalkballet: I Want to Be a Mayor @tomfriedman on The Metropolitan Revolution @bruce_katz @JBradley_DC http://t.co/kIDzr4qMKS
— Jennifer Bradley (@JBradley_DC) August 20, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
From KCET.org — City Walk
City Walk is a six-part series that reveals the way walking is transforming cities across America, and in the process, re-connecting us to our bodies, our civic values and public space. Image links to Episode 4. Season one of City Walk features 30-minute episodes exploring various aspects of pedestrian life in cities including: Los Angeles, Portland, Boston, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New York. As the show explores the "walkability" of these communities, viewers will learn about American history by exploring culturally rich neighborhoods, stunning architecture, monuments and beautiful parks that have helped define the character of each city. More at: City Walk | Shows | KCET
Sunday, August 18, 2013
California Active Transportation
Safety Information Pages —
Pedestrian Master Plans

Home | CATSIP: California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Enough with Bikes vs Cars – It’s about Better Cities! @BrentToderian @planetizen http://t.co/lHgMa5ochZ
— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) August 17, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
“Not TV or illegal drugs but the automobile has been the chief destroyer of American communities.” ― Jane Jacobs, Dark Age Ahead
— Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) August 16, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Project maps out #Nanaimo waterfront development path @cityspaces http://t.co/cNp2Tgiutn
— TheSidewalkBallet (@1sidewalkballet) August 13, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
From The Atlantic Cities — How Cleveland Lured Young Professionals Downtown

Friday, August 9, 2013
A TED Talk Inspires Government
Change in North Vancouver
In
his TED Talk, Dave Meslin wondered: What would happen if Nike
advertised sneakers in the same way local governments announced
important information — with long, bland, black-and-white newspaper
ads filled with jargon?
“Apathy
as we think we know it doesn’t actually exist,” said Meslin, a
local organizer in Toronto. “People do care, but we live in a
world that actively discourages engagement by constantly putting
obstacles and barriers in the way.”
Across
Canada, Natasha Letchford — a Deputy Municipal Clerk in North
Vancouver — stumbled on Meslin’s talk on Facebook. She found
herself highly inspired, in part because she wanted to prove
it wrong.
“One
of reasons I went into local government was because I truly believe
that I make a difference. So when Dave Meslin said that
government is in some ways trying to deny people an opportunity to
involved, I disagreed with him on that,” she says. “I took
it as a bit of a challenge.”
“We
in local government get so focused on making sure that the water’s
turned on and making sure that the garbage gets taken away that
when it comes to something like statutory notices … it becomes
‘that’s just the way we’ve always done it.’”
As
she puts it, “We’re not going out of our way to deny people the
opportunity to understand what’s going on. We just weren’t
making the time to re-think our standard statutory notices.”
Just
before Letchford watched this talk, the senior executive team in
North Vancouver’s city hall had asked employees to think about
year-long projects. So Letchford decided to update North
Vancouver’s notices and signage. Read more at: A TED Talk inspires government change in North Vancouver | TED Blog
Thursday, August 8, 2013
From California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages —
Pedestrian Master Plans

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
From Planetizen — Fearing the Wrong Risks

But many modern risks are intangible; they are measured statistically by experts and communicated through popular media. Not surprisingly, people often fear the wrong risks. This can have important implications for planning. Read more: Rational Fear | Planetizen: The Urban Planning, Design, and Development Network
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Economist Todd Hirsch in The Globe —
Fostering Public Spaces –
Without Breaking the Bank
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Ottawa’s Byward Market |
Perhaps Canada’s cities can’t compete with the history and architecture of Paris, London or New York, but they can compete with better attention to public space.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
From Monocle — 5 Most Loveable Cities 2013
They might not be slick or smart, they might be a bit dusty in the corners or a nightmare to navigate, and they won't be making the top 25 most liveable cities list any time soon. But who cares? One thing they are not, is boring. This is Monocle's list of this year's five most loveable cities. More at: 5 Loveable cities 2013 - Monocle Film / Affairs
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Watch me slow down neighbourhhood traffic with this hair dryer. It actually works! pic.twitter.com/XS3IZyIfqF
— Stephen Quinn (@CBCStephenQuinn) July 31, 2013
From landarchs.com —
Top 10 Imaginative Squares

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