Complete Streets Good For Business; NYC

Complete Streets Good For Business; NYC
New York City has released a report outlining their street design best-practices, along with a series of metrics from some of their recent re-designs late last year: New York City’s Department of Transportation says redesigned streets have been very, very good to small businesses. A new report says that retail sales are up along city ...

Shared Spaces Explained and an Example from Saskatoon

Shared Spaces Explained and an Example from Saskatoon
Could you imagine an intersection with the traffic volumes of 25th and 2nd Ave N. or 20th St E and 2nd Ave S. without any lights, curbs, and a merger of sidewalks and roads? Sounds like the making of a chaotic and hazardous intersection that motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists alike would probably want to avoid. ...

OurYXE Podcast #10: Curtis Olson

Jordon, DeeAnn, and myself sat down with Curtis Olson – owner of Shift Developments and The TwoTwenty Co-working Space (220 20th St W.) – who just happens to be our host (visit the The TwoTwenty). Curtis and Shift Developments are on the cutting edge of property developing in Saskatoon, from the Shift Home, to the ...

Masdar City: World’s Most Sustainable City

Masdar City: World's Most Sustainable City
The United Arab Emirates hosts approximately 8% of all the world’s proven oil reserves.  When you think of it’s capital city Abu Dhabi you likely think of the massive development and building that characterizes its skyline.  However, the leaders of the UAE have been putting their oil wealth to some state-of-the art city building projects ...