Civic Engagement
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Events Guide: Design Fredericton – Budget 2013 (and thoughts on Participatory Budgets)
FREDERICTON – In a move to foster better resident engagement, the City of Fredericton held its first public consultation to develop its 2013 budget...
By Abad Khan -
Events Guide: HRM Election 2012 Debate – Districts 9 and 11
HALIFAX – A joint debate for districts 9 and 11, which include the communities of Spryfield, Fairmount, Armdale, and Chebucto Road (to name a...
By Abad Khan -
Saint John’s Municipal Election – 3 Ps: PlanSJ, Peel Plaza and Pensions
SAINT JOHN – As a new Municipal Plan era is ushered in, it creates a soft landing for what has been a tumultuous year in the Port City. The result...
By Abad Khan -
Fredericton’s Municipal Election – Time for a Change?
FREDERICTON – To start, I cannot say I am a disinterested observer in the Fredericton municipal election. I have expressed through social media my...
By Hassan Arif -
Events Guide: Halifax, It’s Time to Shift
HALIFAX — As the debate rages regarding new urban developments such as Skye Halifax and the new Halifax YMCA, questions have arisen over the relevancy of...
By Spacing -
A new mayor, a new agenda
HALIFAX – With the news that after 12 years in office Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly won’t seek re-election this October, HRM has a chance to inject some...
By Jake Schabas -
City and Country: A Tale of Zoning Regulations
SAINT JOHN – It’s official. The City has finally implemented a new municipal plan to replace the outdated 40 year-old plan whose policies have...
By Morgan Lanigan -
Main Street and the Department of Cars
SAINT JOHN – We are now a few months into the City of Saint John’s experiment with bike lanes on Main Street in the city’s North End and, from all...
By Morgan Lanigan -
Events Guide: Designing the Network – It’s More Than Just Buses
Still from Leonardo Dalessandri film Under the Lucan Sun WHAT: Design the Network – Session #2, It’s More Than Just Buses WHERE: World Trade...
By Crystal Melville -
Events Guide: It’s More Than Buses
WHAT: It’s More Than Buses – Public Forum on Public Transit WHEN: Tuesday, June 28th (July 19 & Sept. 7), 6pm-8pm WHERE: World Trade and...
By Crystal Melville -
Events Guide: Public Information Session – YMCA/CBC Development
HALIFAX – On May 3, 2010, The Coasts’ Tim Bousquet wrote an article titled Proposed YMCA/CBC development will break HRM By Design height...
By Crystal Melville -
Events Guide: Happy City
ST. JOHN’S – How can we as a community of individuals, organizations, businesses and politicians shape the future of St. John’s...
By Crystal Melville