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Canada's Housing Crisis: Short-Term vs Long-Term Rentals
affordable housing, cities, city building, housing, Condo living, condominiums, tourism, tourist, travel, urban planning, urban living, urban vitality, vacationRichard WhiteHousing crisis, short-term rentals, Airbnb, VRBO, limiting short term rentals, tourism, hoteliers
Recreational Opportunities Make Calgary Most Livable City in the world
Calgary, city building, cities, City Rankings, cycling, everyday life, fishing, fun, livability, Parks, pathways, placemaking, planning, play, recreation centres, tourism, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urban playground, urban vitality, urbanism, vacation, walkabilityRichard WhiteCalgary recreation, Calgary tourist attractions, Calgary parks, Livable Cities, Calgary, Recreation Centres, Most Livable Cities
Confessions of a Public Art Juror
art, artists, Calgary, Chicago, cities, downtown, exploring, neighborhoods, placemaking, planning, policy, tourist, Travel, urban design, VancouverRichard Whitepublic art, art, artists, Chicago, Vancouver, Calgary, commissions, cities, public, public spaces
Calgary 1988 Olympics: A Fading Legacy
Calgary, city building, festivals, infrastructure, Olympics, parks, placemaking, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, University of CalgaryRichard White1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary Olympics, Winter Olympics, Winsport, speed skating, winter cities, Saddledome, Sports Hall of Fame
Facing Reality: Is Calgary’s City Centre Boring? Part 2
Calgary, cities, city building, City Rankings, cycling, downtown, garden, Jane Jacobs, museums, neighborhoods, Parks, pathways, pedestrians, People watching, placemaking, public art, public realm, public spaces, tourism, tourist, tourist attractions, urban development, urban planning, urban playground, urbanism, walkability, walkingRichard WhiteCalgary City Centre, Calgary Downtown, urban renewal, downtown, City Centre, urban tourism, urban vitality, cities, city building
City Centre urban renewal is often just urban cannibalism!
architecture, art gallery, Arts Centre, Calgary, Calgary Stampede, cities, city building, convention centre, development, Edmonton, festivals, future, gentrification, history, infill development, livability, main street, municipal government, pedestrians, placemaking, public realm, public space, restaurants, retail, shopping, street life, tourist, tourist attractions, urban development, urban design, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urbanism, Winnipeg, winter citiesRichard WhiteDowntown Winnipeg, Downtown Edmonton, Downtown Calgary, Urban Renewal, urban Cannibalism, Winnipeg The Forks, Edmonton Ice District, Calgary Stampede, Stampede Park, Stephen Avenue, Winnipeg Exchange District, Winnipeg Portage Avenue, Edmonton Jasper Avenue, Calgary Stephen Avenue
Calgary's Corporate Cowtown Image: Perception or Reality?
art, art galleries, Atlanta, Calgary, change, cities, city building, economic development, fun, livability, Live music, Nashville, nightlife, planning, playgrounds, street life, tourism, tourist, tourist attractions, travel, urban design, urban development, urban living, urban planning, urban playground, urban renewal, urban vitalityRichard WhiteCalgary, branding, reputation, recruitment, cities, tourists, Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X, economic development, arts development, real estate, Montreal, Berlin
2020 Blogs Revisited: COVID, Racism, Homeless, Neighbourhood etc….
affordable housing, Calgary, Change, cities, city building, community, downtown, economic development, economy, everyday life, exploring, Flaneur, Health, housing, neighborhoods, park, street life, streets, tourist, travel, urban living, urbanism, London, VictoriaRichard WhiteCalgary, London, Portland, Victoria, COVID, homeless, racism, affordable housing, 2020, 2020 Reivew, Top 10 2020, 2020 blogs, neighbourhood, walking, cities, poverty
Calgary's SoBow Trail: One Of The Best River Banks In North America!
Calgary, city building, cycling, exploring, fishing, history, livability, master plans, parks, pathways, public art, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, travel, urban design, urban living, urbanism, walkabilityRichard WhiteCalgary, Bow River, River Walk, public spaces, urban trails, pathways, Parks, Plaza, Bridge
Calgary: Exchanging “A Sense of Place” for “Endless Blandness”
artists, Calgary, city building, downtown, exploring, Flaneur, growth, history, public art, tourist, tourist attractions, Tourist tips, urbanism, walking, walkabilityRichard WhiteCalgary, sense of place, history, travel, tourists
Unbuilt Calgary: Civic Centre
architecture, Calgary, city building, downtown, history, main street, master plans, tourist, urban development, walkabilityRichard WhiteCalgary, architecture, master plans, Civic Centre, Town square, urban design, history
Stephen Avenue Walk Needs More Than A Makeover (Part 1)
Calgary, history, main street, restaurants, Retail, shopping, streetscape, tourist, travel, urban design, urban development, urban living, urbanism, walkingRichard WhiteCalgary, Stephen Avenue, pedestrians, lunch hour, Jan Gehl, urban design
Calgary: Save The Sadddledome? Let’s Try Harder?
architecture, Calgary, city building, history, tourist, tourist attractions, travel, urban development, urban design, urbanismRichard WhiteCaglary, Saddledome, Calgary Flames, arena, Stampede Park
Calgary Buildings Designed By Calgarians
Calgary, architecture, city building, tourist, travel, urban design, urbanismRichard WhiteCalgary, architects, architecture, urban design
Bow River Promenade vs Downtown Penetrator?
Calgary, architecture, condominiums, development, history, housing, Parks, pathways, pedestrians, tourist, urban design, urban planning, urban playground, urban vitality, urban renewalRichard WhiteCalgary, Bow River, Public Spaces, Urban Development, Condo Living, Growth, history, architecture
Parks: A must for urban living!
airbnb, cycling, festivals, history, park, pathways, pedestrians, tourist, travel, urban design, urban vitality, vacation, AtlantaRichard WhiteAtlanta, Piedmont Park, Park, urban living, health, nature
Urban Living: Importance of BIAs
Calgary, city building, development, economic development, pedestrians, restaurants, tourist, travel, urban design, BIA, BRZ, BIDRichard WhiteCalgary, Business Improvement Areas, urban renewal, Bowness, International Avenue, Mission, downtown, Kensington Village, 17th Ave, Inglewood
The Next Step: Linking East Village & Stampede Park
Calgary, design, downtown, infill development, museums, neighborhoods, pedestrians, placemaking, planning, tourist, travel, urban design, Winnipeg, festivals, Conventions, Trade showsRichard WhiteCalgary Stampede, urban renewal, East Village, planning, urbanism, convention centre, trade centre
Do we really need to develop West Village?
Calgary, density, design, downtown, growth, infill development, infrastructure, neighborhoods, placemaking, planning, public space, tourist, urban design, urbanismRichard WhiteCalgaryNEXT, urban renewal, arena, stadium, development, sport franchises
Calgary: Preservation vs Prosperity Predicament
Architecture, Calgary, History, placemaking, planning, tourist, Travel, urbanism, walkingRichard Whitehistory, preservation, prosperity, restoration
