Monthly Archives: January 2010

Posted by Pat Gordon

Calgary joined the PLUS Network as a founding member in 2004.  In those days (how can five years already be ‘those days’) it was all about planning; how to do a long range urban sustainability plan, how to engage stakeholders, how to take a systems-based approach to an entire city.  My team and I were given the momentous task of developing such a plan for Calgary, a city of 1 million people.  imagineCALGARY was an exciting, daunting, challenging, frustrating and rewarding experience.  The learning curve was steep but when we stumbled we were caught by other members of our team, other city practitioners or by the wonderful people at the Sustainable Cities secretariat.

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Posted by Pat Gordon

Welcome to the Sustainable Cities Blog, the place for first-hand information on urban sustainability.  Have you ever wondered how to better engage young people in your projects?  Do you wonder if it is possible to work successfully with a multi disciplinary team of engineers, planners and economists?  Do you feel like you are alone on the front lines of the sustainability struggle?  Look no further.  The Sustainable Cities Blog will provide answers and a place to air your work and your ideas on issues that matter to you. 

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The Sustainable Cities blog will feature comments and insights on a variety of issues, from climate change, to long-term planning, to updates on our interns and international projects,  just to name a few.

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