Tag: winter cities
Serpentine Maze: Pop-up parks in a time of pandemic
Hazel Borys 
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021In this week's post, PlaceMaker Hazel Borys walks us through a pop-up park that she and her friends built. And how it helps implement three of the 22 actions of the Pandemic Toolkit. Click below to launch.
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Goodbye Winter: Until next time, a few reminders on lovable winter cities
Hazel Borys March 3, 2017
March 3, 2017
Last week, Super Man and Ghandi rolled into my neighbourhood. I know, it sounds like the opening line of a joke, but it isn’t. Henry Cavill and Ben Kingsley were in town for a film set in winter and the active core of my city, Winnipeg, is one of the best choices for lovable urbanism and dependable winter – two of... Continue Reading
Category Theory and Practice
Walkable Winter Cities
Hazel Borys January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016
Coming in from my slow run on this morning’s packed snow, I am grateful again for my old, walkable neighbourhood that tempts me out of doors, even in the cold weather. And that’s saying a lot, since I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, one of the three coldest cities on earth of a population of 600,000 or higher.
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Connected? Walkable urbanism, active kids, and Olympic gold
Hazel Borys February 2, 2014
February 2, 2014
Last Friday, our nine-year-old came home from school talking nonstop Olympics. He went on for awhile about 2010 medal counts, with Canada taking home 14 golds in Vancouver, the record for any country at Winter Olympics. The deep polar vortex we’ve been trudging through this winter has to have some silver lining, so perhaps... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design