Green Space
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Fredericton – Between Sprawl and Sustainability
FREDERICTON – Walkable downtown (and downtown-like) neighbourhoods are increasingly popular sites for investment and start-up enterprises. A recent...
By Hassan Arif -
Last-minute changes risk undermining HRM’s Regional Plan
HALIFAX – The Regional Plan 5-year review process (RP+5) has been years in the works, but it may be undermined with some significant changes that...
By Abad Khan -
Don’t like Downtown? That’s okay.
HALIFAX – The editor of the Halifax Magazine apparently got a rough reception for his article about how many parking spots are available most days...
By Sean Gillis -
Opportunities abound with Fredericton’s trail system
FREDERICTON – The capital city of New Brunswick and a city featuring two universities, an arts college, a rich cultural scene (including the annual...
By Hassan Arif -
First RP+5 Community-led Session
In November the Regional Plan+5 will go to Public Hearing. Council will be asked to adopt a plan that will guide the Region in terms of development...
By Ross Soward -
Events Guide: Switch Open Street Sundays – Dream Session
HALIFAX – Why did you attend Switch Open Street Sundays on June 9? Is it for the Recreation, Family Fun, to make a political statement, to bike...
By Ross Soward -
Flower Power: Tulips on Tulip Street
DARTMOUTH – Last fall, my neighbours and I on Tulip Street in Downtown Dartmouth’s Austenville neighbourhood came together to plant over 10,000...
By Sam Austin -
RP+5 – HRM’s Regional Municipal Plan Review: Nothing new, but it will cost a lot
Editor’s Note: The following is Our HRM Alliance‘s response to the proposed revisions of HRM’s RP+5 HALIFAX – The proposed...
By Spacing -
Halifax’s Bridge to Nowhere
HALIFAX – With the current studies exploring the potential of a third Halifax harbour crossing, and the recent announcement of the closure of...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
Spacing Atlantic wants your photos!
Captivated by the landscape of Canada’s east coast cities? Obsessed with the beauty of a public space, the dirty grime of a back alley, a...
By Abad Khan -
Guerilla Urban Design on Agricola
HALIFAX – This summer across the country, the idea that vegetables can and should be grown in the city continues to gain momentum. Urban agriculture...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
New HRM Alliance Talks Sprawl
HALIFAX – The Ecology Action Center’s Jen Powley has been busy since she presented the idea of an HRM greenbelt at Dalhousie’s School of...
By Matt Neville