Ok, I can't claim to have read this yet, but the diagrams and images are awesome. The root is http://qshare.queensu.ca/Users01/gordond/planningcanadascapital/greber1950/index.htm Images and Diagrams I liked: * Residence Distribution of Civil...

World CO2 emissions in 2007 (from energy), megatonnes = 29914 USA = 6006 China = 6283 Canada = 590 Canada is in the noise level. Do we suck per-capita? Oh my yes. Do we have enough people that that makes any difference? Not really. (India, in case...

Ottawa council is well-aware of the issues covered in this great article about urban planning lessons from Copenhagen, but I have yet to see them take the necessary steps to transform the downtown. On your bike: What the world can learn about cycling...

It's hard to have a conversation about forestry practices in the redwoods without hearing the name of Charles Hurwitz, CEO of Houston-based Maxxam, Inc. In 1985 Hurwitz orchestrated the hostile takeover—underwritten by junk bonds provided by the...

A selection of stuff that I think is interesting. Sunday September 13 - Feast of Fields Ottawa - on Twitter @feastoffieldsO September 14-20 - Preston Street - La Vendemmia - "Ottawa's celebration of Italian wine and food" - Ottawa Citizen story "Grape...