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Image of Waterfront Dr. in Winnipeg with cars and bikes sharing the road on a bright and sunny day.

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Reimagining downtown — for people

June 11, 2023

In a post-pandemic world that has redefined the nature of office work, cities across North America are looking for ways to diversify their city centres, moving away from relying on transient office workers and towards communities of permanent residents. CentrePlan 2050 is no different, with an overarching goal of reestablishing downtown as the collection of diverse, urban residential neighbourhoods that it once was.

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Need more congestion? Route 90 plan is the $500-M ticket

May 23, 2023

The City of Winnipeg is currently asking for public feedback on a new design for widening Kenaston Boulevard between Ness and Taylor avenues, including related sewer upgrades and an expansion of the St. James Bridge. The city is hoping that other levels of government will share the cost, but Ottawa has already rejected applications twice before, in 2015 and 2018, and the province’s Multi-Year Infrastructure Investment Strategy makes no mention of the project. This likely leaves Winnipeg taxpayers to foot the bill on their own.

Birds-eye-view image of the Portage and Main intersection, with cars lines up at the stoplights.

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Portage and Main has to be people-friendly

May 1, 2023

Portage and Main is not just an intersection. It’s where we come together in celebration, in protest and in mourning. It has always been seen as the heart of the city, even when hidden behind concrete walls. There is significant irony in the fact that we believe Portage and Main is important enough to invest in a big idea that brings it back to life, but we voted so clearly to say we are not willing to spend a few seconds longer in our cars to accomplish this goal organically, and at low cost.

Image of a winter sidewalk, with ice and snow piled up.

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Winter shouldn’t translate to a lower quality of life

April 10, 2023

Falling is the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations in Winnipeg, and more than one-third of the province’s direct health-care costs are accounted for by injuries related to falls.

Image looking up at the entrance of the library on a crisp clear winter day.

NEWS

New life breathed into Carnegie Library

March 19, 2023

The City of Winnipeg Archives is finally getting a proper home, after a decade as a nomad in various warehouses across the city. Council is set to approve $12.6 million in funding to transform the Carnegie Library on William Avenue into a state-of-the-art archives facility.

Image of a street side in the winter, with people walking across the street and cars parked by the curb.

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Walkable cities become grist for conspiracy mill

February 27, 2023

Being a city planner might sound like a mundane job, plodding through zoning regulations that read like riddles written by Gollum from Lord of the Rings. But it can be a polarizing profession that evokes high emotions from citizens opposing change in their neighbourhood or reacting to the very mention of the words “bike lane.”

Rendering of the proposed mall design, with a big walkway and entrances to the mall and stores throughout. There are many people walking through the area and there is foliage and plants throughout.

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Reclaiming the spirit of the shopping mall

February 6, 2023

The origin of the North American shopping mall is a story of irony and frustration that sent an architect back to Europe resenting what his idea had become.

Image of Winnipeg's Exchange District, where people are gathered to watch a performance.

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Arts can lead in downtown renewal

January 16, 2023

When we compete with other cities for tourism, immigration, business investment and even for retention of our own young people, the quality of downtown and its ability to offer an urban lifestyle choice often factors centrally in any success.