Archive for July, 2010
Christopher Leo is a brain-damaged moron (and other observations)
Here at TRU Winnipeg, we’ve found that critiquing the local discussion on urban issues is rather like playing a never-ending game of whac-a-mole—each time we smack down the clueless assertions of one ostensible academic, instantly pops up another.
The most recent bit of disingenuous drivel comes from University of Winnipeg professor Christopher Leo, who claims “expertise” [...]
Posted: July 8th, 2010 under Downtown Revitalization, Infrastructure, Mixed Use, New Urbanism, Transit, Urban Sprawl, Urban Studies.
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Urban chickens for WinnipEGGers? Cluck that, says City
Chickens for WinnipEGGers, an advocacy group led by St. Boniface resident Darby Jones, had been seeking a reconsideration of a bylaw banning the farm animals from city property. And why not? Urban agriculture is on the rise, with more civilized Midwestern cities such as Minneapolis and Chicago permitting an unlimited number of hens so long [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2010 under Civic Beauty, Environment.
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