The Hidden Lessons of Catastrophic Tree Loss

Having a city filled with one type of tree may look pretty, but what happens when pests or pestilence start killing off that particular tree species en masse?

Emma Durand-Wood, Community Stories, Top Story 2Emma Durand-WoodMay 4, 2023trees, street trees, Antifragile, antifragile, fragility, canada, Canada, Manitoba

Can Expanding Roads Solve Homelessness?

A recent advertising insert in the Winnipeg Free Press would have us believe that road expansion will solve not only homelessness, but crime and addiction, as well. Let's investigate these lofty claims.

End Highway Expansion, Top StoryMichel Durand-WoodApril 26, 2023transportation spending, active transportation, transit, End Highway Expansion, canada, Canada, Manitoba, homelessness, Homelessness, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, economic growth

If It Looks Like a Debt, and It Quacks Like a Debt, Then It Must Be a…Zombie?

Maybe the one good thing you can say about municipal debt is that it’s on the balance sheets. We’re tracking it. But there is another type of future obligation that is like debt…only worse. It comes back again and again, and too many cities aren’t paying attention.

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