Apr 29
Engage Ottawa just launched a new wave of public consultations on making the city more green and resilient. I’m sure I won’t be pitching any new ideas, but I went through the exercise of putting together a few key thoughts on this. Go ahead and steal any of these ideas when you …
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Apr 10
🏘️ Why consider more flexible zoning in our suburban community? After posting lots of content talking up gentle neighbourhood urbanization over the last 6 months or so, I’ve put all of the big questions and concerns raised by residents over zoning and community character in one place. I’ve also provided some information in response to …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/city-zoning-faq-neighbourhood-change
Mar 27
This is Part 5 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/whats-next-why-im-obsessed-with-my-community-part-5
Mar 27
This is Part 4 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/finally-why-im-obsessed-with-my-community-part-4
Mar 27
This is Part 3 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/isolation-and-the-status-quo-why-im-obsessed-with-my-community-part-3
Mar 27
This is Part 2 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/oops-all-cars-why-im-obsessed-with-my-community-part-2
Mar 27
This is Part 1 of a 5* part series of posts about my thoughts on the urban design of our community.
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/an-introduction-why-im-obsessed-with-my-community-part-1
Feb 25
Photo by Team EVELO on Pexels.com People who use a bike for transportation can sometimes be annoying…based on comments from my wife. I have been reflecting on my journey and my interactions with other people like me to try and help people understand why many people who bike for transportation care about bike-ability …
Permanent link to this article: https://cgow.ca/bike-activism-explained
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