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Tag Archives: technology
How to Effectively Use QR Codes for Your Business
Walking down the street or flipping through a magazine you may have come across a square made of seemingly random smaller black and white squares. What you may or may not know is this square is a QR code, and … Continue reading
Excellent Communications for Successful Infrastructure Projects
One of my primary responsibilities as Director of Communications at Hardy Stevenson and Associates Limited (HSAL) is to work with municipalities, engineers, planners and other stakeholders, to communicate infrastructure projects to the public. Historically, infrastructure projects haven’t been communicated well; … Continue reading
All Our Ideas
One of my favourite distractions is exploring new technologies that can be used to foster public engagement during community planning initiatives. I’ve referred to Web 2.0 in a previous post and highlighted some creative Web 2.0 applications for engaging the … Continue reading
Posted in Consultation
Tagged communication, community, consultation, public engagement, technology, urban planning
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Bus Compromise
So you’re driving to work and you get stuck behind the dreaded bus that stops: Every. Single. Block. You think to yourself, I wish that bus would get out of my way. You’re on the bus, doing your part for … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
Tagged carbon emissions, design, energy, technology, transportation
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From Cradle to Cradle: Closing the Food Loop
I am a big fan of National Geographic and have been reading the magazine for as long as I can remember and watching the specials on television. Recently I’ve started to look at their website and following them on Facebook. While … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability
Tagged contamination, design, resiliency, sustainability, technology, waste
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Public Consultation with Web 2.0
Nearly all the projects I work on – from municipal strategic plans to Class Environmental Assessments for major infrastructure projects – involve public participation. Planners and governments know very well that public involvement is a key element to the success … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, community, consultation, public engagement, social media, technology
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Mileage Metres: Coming soon?
I recently read this article in The New York Times regarding tracking miles that drivers travel, and taxing them accordingly. I recall having discussions on this same topic in a sustainability course during my fifth year of university. We had debates on … Continue reading
The Climate Change Movement and the Role of Nuclear Power
In the last five years or so, there has been a shift in focus of the environmental movement. The environmental movement has been around since the 1970’s and basically rose out of the peace movement. Many Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have … Continue reading
