This issue addresses the challenges confronting current systems of municipal governance in Canada and envisions new pathways for ensuring sustainable growth in the future. It explores developments in local governance through case studies and reflections on emerging policies and practices. Topics include inter-local cooperation, municipal boundary reform, local-provincial relationships, regional planning and alternative service agreements.

In this issue of Curb Magazine, we explore recent trends in placemaking that involve discrete participatory interventions, coupled with long-term planning solutions, that provoke us to think about how we experience our urban environments and how we can build safe and sustainable communities. Our contributors unpack these trends, bringing our attention to a series of urban experiments, interactions, and engagements that encourage thought and action in relation to the social vibrancy of urban places, social equity, and the environment.

This issue addresses social equity in our cities and communities, focusing on the topic of housing and homelessness. It is a forum to discuss the challenges of providing affordable housing and combating the systemic issues linked to homelessness and precarious housing situations. The guiding question is: How can we make our cities more inclusive? Topics explored include sustainability and affordable housing; programs to end homelessness; senior’s housing; migration, mobility and housing; housing shortages; effective affordable housing policies

This issue of Curb explores the role of transportation in influencing the design, lived experience and identities of cities. It addresses the intersection between transportation, land-use, urban form and quality of life, examining how transportation systems have affected what our cities look like today and to envision alternatives to shape the cities of tomorrow. Some topics include Complete Streets, how rail shapes our cities, and the challenges and opportunities presented by aging infrastructure.

BOOMTOWNS – this issue of Curb Magazine explores the challenges of liveability and sustainability in booming communities across Canada, and considers policy and planning solutions at the municipal level. From Cold Lake to Kirkland Lake, this issue explores hot topics of growth, including housing, urban design, regional planning, and demographic change.

INNOVATION - What is an innovative city? This issue explores the broad but sometimes ambiguous notion of “innovation” in Canadian communities. Topics such as smart cities, the use of novel technologies, and innovative approaches to governance, economic development and citizen engagement are explored.

PLACEMAKING - This issue delves into the popular practice of “placemaking,” examining challenges, best practices and success stories in creating liveable, inviting and marketable communities. Case studies from across Canada are explored.

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Informative, accessible and beautifully designed, Curb Magazine is one of Canada’s premier publications on the issues shaping cities, regions and rural areas today. Curb promotes knowledge-sharing across the country by publishing articles on innovative projects and research, best practices in planning and policy making, and community experience. Thoughtful, engaging articles explore a wide range of topics including urban design, housing, transportation, sustainability, civic engagement, and municipal and regional governance. 

Curb is produced by the City-Region Studies Centre through the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta.

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Curb Magazine - Volume 5, Issue 2, 2014

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