Apr 82 minFountains of My YouthRemember drinking fountains? They seemed to be everywhere when I was young. Parks, the beach, even the school playground...
Oct 22, 20212 minEven Cyclists Need Bike-SharingI encourage Ottawa’s considerable cycling community to get behind the Bike-Sharing movement.
Oct 12, 20214 minFlying Blind: the Value of SimulatorsThe value of modeling is clear. Simulation and modeling allow us to understand what is likely to happen under certain conditions.
Oct 8, 20214 minThe City’s Intensification Strategy is Not Just About Adding Density…. Or is it? The City’s new Official Plan includes some terrific language that suggest a much-needed revised approach to intensification.
Oct 6, 20214 minIntensification Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard – Just Ask the LocalsWhy does intensification have to be so hard? ...Conflict around intensification is rooted in much more than just “resistance to change”.
Sep 21, 20213 minUnfortunately, Betty is Not a CrowImagine an elderly lady named Betty, living in a senior’s residence in Heron Park. She just witnessed the first snowfall of the season...
Sep 21, 20213 minA Bridge to Billings BridgeNo business can survive without customers. Most businesses will tell you there’s no such thing as too many customers.
Sep 10, 20213 minI’m Dreaming of a Bikeable WalkleyWalkley Road connects two of Ottawa’s great recreation areas. On the east end, sits the Mer Bleue conservation area....
Sep 10, 20213 minTime to Face the StreetIf there’s one thing everyone on the planet can agree on, it’s that we all hate traffic. We hate being in it, we hate being near it.
Aug 18, 20212 minIt’s Time We Were Thru with the Drive-ThruNothing is as difficult to incorporate into a walkable streetscape as a Drive-Thru. The whole concept is to be served in the car.
Aug 18, 20213 minWhat We Can Learn from Harry the Dirty DogThe most difficult part of advocating for walkable communities in this age, is painting the picture of what they might look like.
Aug 18, 20213 minAdvertising the AutomobileUp until 1997, it was legal in Canada to advertise cigarettes. The ads that I remember from childhood consistently promised the smoker...
Jul 7, 20213 minThe Transformative Power of a Foot Bridge"A footbridge makes it practical for the non-driving population to work, live or attend school on the other side of the bridge."
May 4, 20213 minWalking to School: Not as Easy as it Sounds"...a lot of Ottawa’s school-age population attends school out of range of what would be a reasonable walk on a January morning."
May 4, 20213 minWhy 15 Minute Neighbourhoods are Good for Drivers"...I’ve set myself the task in this blog to present the advantages of a 15 minute neighbourhood from the perspective of a driver."
Apr 23, 20213 minThe Thing About Change...I've become increasingly sedentary. Most of us have... Over the past few months I've come to the dawning realization that I must change...
Apr 19, 20213 minThe Useful Walk... To A Neighbourhood ShopThe unrelenting segregation of housing from retail that characterized post WWII planning, left people with no destination for a useful walk.
Apr 15, 20212 minThe Ballad of the Soccer MomIn the beginning, was the City. And the City was without order. People, wagons, horses and oxen filled the streets. People produced wares...
Mar 31, 20213 minTraining Wheels for Walkable Neighbourhoods: Why We Need Transitional Parking "You can't just jump on a bicycle for the first time and go for a ride! It's time for Walkable Neighbourhood Training Wheels."
Mar 26, 20214 minDensity and Infill: A Solution Hiding in Plain SightAre dark looming towers and cold apartment blocks the only way forward? Could it be possible that a simple solution, a win for all, is...