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Couple in Markham's Cathedraltown. Credit: Darren Calabrese, National Post

New Urbanism in Pictures

There are thousands documents online and in print that explain, clarify, and defend new urbanism. I’ve always put forward the notion that the best way to promote new urbanism is to engage the very people who are meant to “buy into” this way of living. Homeowners and renters like you and I. Today’s post is

Market Cities to the Graduates

Hey there grand (but struggling) U.S. city with multiple colleges and universities in your midst, what are you doing to help keep in your cities those smart young people graduating from your schools? My daughter Hannah is about to graduate from a school in Cleveland, Ohio and then she’ll be leaving the state to return

Plan Your Garden

Last week Trish Lindemood responded to my questions about my garden bed by posing a few of her own on HomeFarmAndGarden.com as part of our cross-blog conversation. Her questions were the kind of fundamental questions that we all should ask and answer for ourselves. The answers will hopefully help you to plan your garden for

A Cross Blog Conversation about Spring Gardening

Last year I didn’t do much in the garden. We were still spending the majority of our time at my parent’s home, helping my father to deal with the recent loss of my mother. After a year of grieving, I’m happy to be back at our home and putting our energy back into our little

Small Backyard Summer Plans

Living in the northeast, but being a sun bird at heart, I love and treasure the spring and summer seasons. This year as part of my plans for enjoying every second of heat the season offers, I’m planning a little sanctuary in our small backyard. While our back yard is small, it’s square in shape

Effective Crusading for New Urbanism

Toronto is one of the busiest metropolitan regions in the world yet it has one of the most under-built transit systems for a city its size – and growing. Today’s post features a journalist who’s a known local crusader for new urbanism ideals. He provides practical (and visual) insight into the issues and strategies for

Residents Who Choose to Invest in Cities

We’re in the midst of a movement designed to encourage businesses and the government to make strategic investments in urban centers to help make our cities the regional economic drivers they were designed to be. But when it comes to the residents who will actually be living and personally “investing” in cities, I think we

The Year-Round Challenge of Urban Agriculture

I read a post on a blog recently that raised concerns about the real practicality of urban agriculture. The writer’s main criticism focused on the following: Urban farms look pretty in the summer/fall but in the winter the plots will simply look like vacant lots. The last thing struggling urban economies need is vacant lots

It’s Very Cool to Go Local

I can’t recall when in recent memory there has been such a concerted effort to build up the local economy. The teetering global economy no doubt has a lot to do with this trend. While being interconnected on a global scale has done amazing things to raise awareness about the needs of our human community,

Industries Offering Business, Job Opportunities for our Cities

Job creation is one of those buzz terms that we all hear and understand only too well during this period of economic restraint. The reasons no longer need much explanation. North America has become too expensive a place to manufacture those products that traditionally provided our communities with jobs that helped our nation’s economy to