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Perspective: Calgary BIAs breathing life into neighbourhood businesses

They used to be called Business Revitalization Zones (BRZ) in Calgary. Today they're called Business Improvement Areas (BIA). Whatever you want to call...
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OPINION: Calgary is better than people think at preserving its history

While some Calgarians lament the fact many of our older buildings have been demolished, Calgary has a better track record for preservation than it’s...
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OPINION: Does Calgary need to be more like Austin, Texas?

Irfhan Rawji, CEO of the MobSquad and Chair of the Glenbow Museum, thinks so. Recently, he was on the Danielle Smith show on NewsTalk...
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Calgary success stories – 1988 Olympics: A tool for urban transformation

This is the second in a 2020 series of LiveWire columns by Richard White (a Calgary-based urban development writer), looking at past urban planning...
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Perspectives: Calgary’s urban planning successes – Part 1

In 2019, I identified some of Calgary’s biggest urban planning mistakes and missed opportunities over the past 50 years. To be fair, in...
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Calgary: The rise of the suburbs, the decline of downtown

Calgary has always been a suburban city from a residential perspective. In the 21st Century, the suburbs have also risen in importance as a place...
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