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Civicplan wins Community in Motion Award
Civicplan wins the Community in Motion Award recognizing work on promoting pedestrian mobility and a pedestrian-friendly environment. Civicplan wins Community in Motion Award for pedestrian friendly organization. This is awarded to an individual business/organization or group of businesses/organizations that demonstrate significant impact on promoting pedestrian mobility and a pedestrian-friendly environment through infrastructure, promotional programs or other…
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Using Community Engagement to Build Safer Streets
As part of a series of articles about the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) Excellence in Planning Awards, Civicplan was highlighted in a recent issue of the Ontario Planning Journal about the award-winning PlanLocal process. The following is an except from the Journal. You can find the full article here.
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Who’s a Bedroom Community?
Understanding commuter flows within and between cities is important for urban planning and infrastructure investment. Think of all the spending the Province of Ontario is putting towards transit, both regional and local. However, does the investment match the commuting realities of the municipalities? What’s the balance between spending to help people move in and out…
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Helping Neighbourhoods Walk to School
The Challenge: Today, fewer and fewer students are walking or cycling to school. From 1986-2011, the rate at which Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) students 11-13 years of age were driven to school doubled, according to a Metrolinx study. At the same time, the number walking and cycling fell from 62% to less than…
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The Missing Middle: A Sweet Spot of Support for Intensification?
Hamilton’s Durand neighbourhood is one of the city’s oldest, most dynamic communities. Significant change and growth is occurring in the neighbourhood, including proposed new developments tied to intensification that are eliciting a robust community dialogue on how the neighbourhood should look in the future. As part of this dialogue, a survey conducted by Civicplan on…
