Earlier today Sean Shaw and I interviewed Victoria based developer Chris Le Fevre of the Le Fevre & Company. Le Fevre is the man behind The Edge and The Banks as well as the developer behind several of Victoria’s most significant developments (from a perspective of both urban renewal and historical restoration). He was kind enough to host Sean and…
We could do this in Saskatoon. We really could. Public transit, cars, pedestrians, and cyclists all on one street.
As someone who uses the bus on an occasional basis – I used to be a daily rider, but am now able to carpool – I’ve witnessed changes to the transit system in Saskatoon over the last twelve years. While things have improved, it’s not by very much compared with other metropoli, and I fear…
Here’s a bit of Friday city fun that incorporates the Olympics. The New York Times has visualized several winter sports venues plunked down in the centre of New York City. I’m amazed by the size of the downhill run.
A great ebook that demonstrates how protected bike lanes can bring economic gain and vibrancy into neighbourhood businesses. FUELING REDEVELOPMENT TO BOOST REAL ESTATE VALUE As city populations grow, motor vehicle congestion increases. New roads are rarely an option in mature cities. Protected bike lanes bring order and predictability to streets and provide transportation choices while…
Does Saskatoon have an obligation to help smaller surrounding centres that may be struggling? Struggling places that surround prosperous communities may not be interested in seeing those successful towns improve any further. That’s not necessarily out of malice, nor may it even be explicitly considered. It’s simply an implicit incentive, and has a certain amount…
Vienna has figured out how to offer high-quality apartments with low-cost rent and renters’ rights that would be unheard of in Canada. Back in 1996, residents of Vienna were clamoring to live in a coffin factory. The apartment building — a redevelopment that kept the original structure’s chimney — already had more than half of…
From Governing For those of us raised in the pre-Internet era, nothing conjures up holiday nostalgia like the old Sears Wish Book. The Wish Book was to holiday shopping what Amazon.com is today. In picture after beautiful, glossy picture, it showed us all the hottest holiday toys and gadgets we couldn’t live without. Many local…
Road traffic has fallen more in Portugal than in any other European country in the past 15 months. Financial Times correspondent Peter Wise reports on why empty roads provide a revealing insight into the depth of the country’s recession and how poorly they invested their money.
It’s not always easy for small businesses For Sarah Robbins, it was time to leave the warehouse district. The owner of Caffe Sola, on 23rd Street, hadn’t been able to negotiate a new lease with her landlord. After two years of paying month-tomonth, she faced a rent hike of close to 40 per cent. Last month,…