2. Urbanism

A vote in every house

My, oh my is there a lot of activity suddenly on housing.  About time, of course. But at the same time, shame that it’s all upside-down. I guess when you’re dealing

Shhh, and no spitting please

In my Ottawa Citizen column this week I discuss the role we’re asking public libraries to play when we cut services elsewhere and generally privatize everything. This was prompted by a news

Oh look, a P3 that works!

In my Ottawa Citizen column I discuss a successful public-private partnership I discovered when I took up ultimate. Domes in Ottawa are a rare example of something useful that was done right and

What does this Canal mean to you?

In my Ottawa Citizen column this week I answered the question asked by the National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa about what the Rideau Canal means to me. It is quintessentially