Category: Urbanism

Third places in Convent Glen Orléans Wood

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Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh on Pexels.com Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President The Pumpkin Alley organized by my fellow community association board member, Arnold van den Hoeven, made me realize two important things, our neighbours are generally awesome and we need more of these types of things. The highlight of the event to me was …

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Restoring the Heart of the Suburbs

Obviously, anybody reading this is bringing with them their own life experiences and unique history.

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Budget 2025: Active Transportation Priorities

Matthieu Gagnon, Vice-President, CGOWCA Board Last spring, I did a series on my personal blog about what I consider the top priorities for active transportation in Orléans. I came up with four general objectives and wrote a post about each of them: Allowing kids to move around the neighbourhood Getting people to the …

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A Weekend in the Suburbs With No Car

For a lot of families, one car per adult in the household is pretty typical, unless a car is in the shop or out of commission for some other reason.

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