In spite of great odds, many Canadian rural communities, like in rural Manitoba, are experiencing an economic boom and are enjoying population growth, thanks in large part to an influx of newcomers and a regional oil boom.
Internet-Savvy Families Desert Cities For Coast
With rapid communications and internet access becoming available in rural areas, many are favouring “the simple life” and are emmigrating from urban centres.
More myths bite the dust.
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Alternatives to Smart Growth
In recent times we need to ask why Smart Growth carried the day for so long
Planning
Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court provoked widespread outrage when, by a 5-4 decision, it allowed cities to take people’s land by eminent domain and give or sell the land to private developers. But few noted that the justification was …
The New Feudalism: The Future of Cities
New Feudalism is living up to its name. It is undemocratic, arbitrary and unfair to average families. It is socially divisive and it relies on unscientific folk tales for its support.
Young Winnipeggers optimistic about city’s image
Probe research conducted a survey about Winnipeg
Portland: Lost in Its Own Reflection
Few cities in North America are as widely feted as Portland. For many, Portland represents the epitome of “smart” urbanism, a paragon that puts other, less-brainy places to shame. Pilgrims travel once or twice a month from as far as …
The War Against the Car
What would life be like without the automobile. Think about it! The automobile has been an invaluable assest in the advancement of civilization as we know it today. It is not the demon that environmentalists would like us to believe.