Blog - February 2011

Cities face new multicultural challenges

28 February, 2011

As the world's cities become increasingly multicultural, one wonders how smoothly - or not - they will deal with diversity.

At the recent Pathways 2 Sustainability 2011 conference, there was much consensus on the need for cities to source food closer to home, to cut carbon footprints, to offer alternatives to private car travel, and to consider balance sheets that look at more than monetary measures.

Are Canada's cities sustainable?

9 February, 2011

This week, I'm covering the Sustainable Communities Conference 2011 for The Urban Times. The conference gathers municipal leaders, planners and others to share ideas and examples of sustainability in Canada's cities.