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Notes from the blogosphere #1
The process of blogging has been such a rich learning experience. It reminds me of wandering through a forest. At first, it is strange; we notice more over time, like the leaves turning when rain is coming. Ever so subtly … Continue reading
Posted in baby boomers, blogging, change, communication, experiment, Internet, social change, urban planning, values
Tagged blogging, communication, internet, urban planning, world peace
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Embracing the ‘opposition’
A conference I’m attending in May* that revolves around the increasing urbanization of the world and related issues, asks the question “How can citizens most effectively be involved in this massive re-shaping of the urban environment?” As it happens, this … Continue reading
Posted in change, communication, community, NIMBY, urban planning, urbanism
Tagged communication, community, NIMBY, social change, urban planning
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Are we inclusive… or excluding?
Long ago, when neighbours fought any large development, I joined in the fray. When Doctors’ Hospital was proposed in the Kensington Market area of Toronto, I jumped on the bandwagon of fear and loathing, anticipating some horrible, overcrowded, crime-ridden scene, … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, modern life, reflections, values
Tagged density, development, self-indulgence, sprawl, urban planning
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Rachel + Jane
Two important books seem to be meeting each other in my mind these days. Almost as though the two authors began with a conversation in my head about the environment vs. urban planning, and they’ve gradually come to embrace each … Continue reading →