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April 13, 2021
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OPINION

OPINION: Guidebook for Great Communities: Great for Who?

March 17, 2021 Richard White 4

The City of Calgary has recently completed a new document titled The Guidebook for Great Communities, with the subtitle of “creating great communities for everyone.”  The document is 131 pages. That’s hardly what I would […]

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OPINION: Grid vs. curvilinear – give me grid neighbourhoods anytime

February 28, 2021 Richard White 1

In December 2019, I spent four weeks exploring the streets of London UK. While I love the street life, I hated trying to navigate the network of curved streets and back alleys to get to […]

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OPINION: Let’s create a Calgary historical home preservation foundation

February 6, 2021 Richard White 0

For many years now, I’ve been listening to a Calgarians lament about how the monster new infill homes are destroying our inner-city neighbourhoods by demolishing the tiny cottage homes. They want the City of Calgary […]

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OPINION: Calgary rekindles love affair with winter fun

January 23, 2021 Richard White 0

I like to wander. One of the things I love to do is wander not only my neighbourhood, but other Calgary communities. I want to see what I can discover about how Calgarians play in […]

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OPINION: Maybe the 1,000 things downtown Calgary needs are small businesses

December 4, 2020 Richard White 4

While most of us have been focused on the impact of COVID-19 on our everyday lives, there has also been lots of attention being paid to how we can breathe life into downtown Calgary. It […]

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OPINION: Embracing Winter – Hoisting a beer vs skating, skiing, shoeing

November 9, 2020 Richard White 0

It seems like every fall in Calgary there is a cry by some hardy “patio people” to leave our sidewalk patios open in the winter like they do Scandinavian cities? This year there is even […]

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OPINION: cSpace King Edward transformation a Calgary success story

October 2, 2020 Richard White 0

One of Calgary’s best urban development success stories is the transformation of the majestic, 1912 King Edward School (1721 – 29 Avenue SW). It’s been restored into the modern, creative hub cSPACE (creative space) King […]

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OPINION: Calgary’s inner-city public art an impressive success story

September 2, 2020 Richard White 0

For a long time, Calgary’s City Center has been seen as a place devoid of charm and character. A sea of bland, tall buildings was a common description.  That’s not actually the case. For the […]

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OPINION: The Hub gets bad rap from some for challenging Calgary architectural norms

August 4, 2020 Richard White 4

Over the past 20 years, Calgary has successfully shifted from the plain boxy architecture of the 1970s and 80s to today’s modern trend of funky, curvy designs. Think Alberta Children’s Hospital, The Bow, Telus Sky, […]

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OPINION: Often chided for its suburban sprawl, Calgary has solid track record of infill development

July 6, 2020 Richard White 0

Calgary is often criticized by urbanists for its huge footprint with new communities being built on the city’s edge. It should, however, be commended for the number and diversity of infill projects the City and […]

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