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Cities need to innovate to improve transportation and reduce emissions
Mobility is essential to urban life. It contributes to people’s ability to access work, food, education, leisure and more. It also contributes to climate change.According to C40 Cities, cities are both a significant source of challenge…
Waterfront Toronto seeks extension for Sidewalk Labs decision day
TORONTO – Waterfront Toronto's board will have more time to make a decision on whether to move forward with Sidewalk Lab's proposal to build a smart city.The agency and Sidewalk have agreed to extend the deadline by which Waterfront…
Severe Weather Caused $1.3 Billion in Insured Damage in Canada in 2019
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that severe weather across Canada continues to highlight the financial costs of climate change to insurers and taxpayers. In 2019, floods, rain, snow and windstorms damaged homes, vehicles…
Stantec Selected as Lead Designer for Battery Coastal Resilience Project in Lower Manhattan
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has selected Stantec as the lead design for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project. The 4-year, $129 million project will ensure usability of Battery Park over the next 80 years.…
Oxford Properties and AIMCo Unveil a New Mixed-use Community Plan in Mississauga
Oxford Properties Group (Oxford) and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) unveiled its plan for the transformation of 130-acres around the Square One Shopping Centre into an 18 million square foot master planned mixed-use…
Moving Right Along
Considered the largest infrastructure project in Ottawa, construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project began in 2013 and was finally opened to the public on September 14, 2019. The Confederation Line (also called Line 1) is a…
Elevate the Smart City Planning Game
In conversations with cities and municipalities looking to launch their own smart city plan, there seem to be two main questions that rise to the surface: why should we become a smart city, and how do we become a smart city?A ‘smart…
We’re In This Together
Do you remember where you were when the ice storm hit in 2013? If you weren’t here, imagine waking up to a city coated in ice. The tree branches were hauntingly beautiful, shimmering while making an unnerving creaking sound. We’d woken up…
The Inclusive City; the Sustainable City; and the Missing Urban Developer
In June of this year, New Yorkers bore witness to a rather unfamiliar historic moment. In the persistent urban struggle between real estate lobbies and tenant protection organizations, surprisingly it was the latter who found their hands…
The suburbs can help cities in the fight against climate change
The edges of cities around the world are being devastated by fires and floods. It’s drawing attention to suburban residents and the role they’re playing in exacerbating their exposure to climate change risks. But instead of focusing on the…