In May 2010, a few months before he was elected mayor of Calgary, Naheed Nenshi spoke at TEDxCalgary on ‘Calgary 3.0.’ Using insights drawn from his work in business, entrepreneurship and social change—as well as modern GIS data—he explored the challenges of how a modern city grows, and what some of the implications are for creating…
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Moving Vancouver Forward Together
On November 28, 2011, City of Vancouver Planning Director, Brent Toderian, spoke to the members of the Urban Development Institute on issues relating to affordability, city planning, CACs, architecture and housing supply: You can follow along with the slides below (or download them for future reference): Brent Toderian’s Presentation UDI Final
Street Skiing—AMAZING! [Weekend Watch]
I love cities and I love skiing. I never thought that the two could mix until I saw this trailer.
The Lost Tribes of New York City [Weekend Watch]
Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City’s more overlooked citizens.
Here Comes the Neighborhood [Weekend Watch]
Exploring the power of Public Art and innovation to uplift and revitalize an urban neighborhood.
Unlimited Cities [Weekend Watch]
Unlimited Cities is a participatory platform used by architect to enable citizens to change their neighborhood.
Grand Theft Urbanism [Weekend Watch]
The new edition of the Grand Theft Auto series will feature a fictionalized LA, complete with starchitects, developers and NIMBYs.
Mobility for Tomorrow [Weekend Watch]
Introducing a new mobility system that helps make the city a better place to live.
Colours of a City Evening [Weekend Watch]
Kaid Benfield captures the colours of a New York City evening in this video slideshow.
The Tragedy of Urban Renewal [Weekend Watch]
Filmmaker Jim Epstein read The Power Broker and set out to document one of the communities destroyed by Moses’ urban renewal of the 1950s.