Master of City Planning Student Work

Dyck, Ian MCP
From the Ground Up: Addressing Equity in Winnipeg’s Urban Forest
Advisor: Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Erin Whittingham, Nature Canada
Poster     Report

Kratsberg-Azarov, Sabrina MCP
Greening Downtown Winnipeg: Green Infrastructure Approaches to Mitigate Urban Challenges
Advisor: Raphael Ayambire
External Advisor: Stephanie Whitehouse MCP RPP MCIP, Senior Urban Designer, City of Winnipeg
Poster     Report

Loutsik, Julian MCP
Density Bonusing for Affordable Housing: A Transit Corridor Perspective
Advisor: Orly Linovski
External Advisor: James Stiver RPP MCIP, Regional Land Use Policy Division Manager, Metro Vancouver
Poster     Report

Omonaiye, Oluwasegun Isaac MCP
From Crisis to Opportunities: Exploring Land Use and Wildfire Relationship in Manitoba’s Agricultural Landscapes  
Advisor: Raphael Ayambire
External Advisor: Michelle Erb, Agricultural Planning Specialist, Province of Manitoba
Poster     Report

Schon, Madeline MCP
Riverfronts for All? Understanding Canadian Riverfront Plans and Their Responses to Critical Issue
Advisor: Orly Linovski
External Advisor: Shannon Baker, Project Director, Parks and Public Realm at Waterfront Toronto
Poster     Report

Sheedy, Lauren MCP
Rethinking Ruins: Exploring Canadian Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Urban Heritage Ruins
Advisor: Rae St. Clair-Bridgman
External Advisor: Carlos Rueda PhD, Department of Architecture
Poster     Report

Stonehouse, Isaiah MCP
Planning for Residential Urban Reserves: Evaluating First Nation-Municipal Relationships and Opportunities for Reconciliation
Advisor: Sarah Cooper
External Advisor: David Marsh RPP MCIP, Canada Lands Corporation
Poster     Report

Yip, Ka Wai (Skylar) MCP
Home Away from Home:  Understanding Retention of Hong Kong Immigrants in Edmonton and Winnipeg
Advisor: Sarah Cooper
External Advisor: Bonnie Ma
Poster     Report

Yong, Jennifer MCP
Reimagining Streets: A Case Study of Temporary Street Interventions in Canadian Cities
Advisor: Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Karin Kliewer, MCP RPP MCIP, Planner, City of Winnipeg
Poster     Report

Agominab, Romeo MCP
Towards Building Compact Cities: Measuring the Outcomes of Winnipeg’s Development Plans    
Advisor: Richard Milgrom    
External Advisor: Michael Pyl RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg 
Poster     Report

Antonyshyn, Julia MCP   
Human Heat Vulnerability and Strategies for Coping with Heat in Winnipeg, Manitoba    
Advisor: Raphael Ayambire    
External Advisor: Dr. Durdana Islam, Manitoba's Climate Action Team 
Poster     Report

Bajelan, Hadiseh MCP 
Evaluating Public Open Space: Three Winnipeg Cases
Advisor: Richard Milgrom    
External Advisor: Honoure Black, University of Manitoba
Poster     Report

Keogh, Hayden MCP  
The Revival of Vacant Office Space: Examining Office to Residential Conversion Projects in Calgary’s Downtown    
Advisor: Orly Linovski    
External Advisor: Roger Lam MCP RPP MCIP, CMHC
Poster     Report

Klassen, Jonathan MCP   
Towards a Green Network Plan: Recommended Strategies and Policy Direction for the City of Winnipeg
Advisor: Raphael Ayambire    
External Advisor: Stephanie Whitehouse MCP RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg
Poster     Report

Maddock, Colt MCP  
Scoots and the City: An Analysis of E-scooter Operations in Canadian Cities
Advisor: Orly Linovski    
External Advisor: Dr. Jeffery Cottes, Province of Manitoba
Poster     Report

McKinnon, Anna MCP   
"Exploring the Impacts of the Sport, Hospitality, and Entertainment District (SHED): Winnipeg’s First Tax Increment Financing District"    
Advisor: Rae Bridgman    
External Advisor: Jason Svixay MCP RPP MCIP, UDI-Edmonton
Poster     Report

McLaren, Abigail MCP    
Immigrant Settlement and Transit Planning: Implications for Transit Equity in Three Canadian Prairie Cities    
Advisor: Orly Linovski    
External Advisor: Dr. Ehab Diab, University of Saskatchewan
Poster     Report

Mitchell, Sahla MCP 
Exploring the Impact of the National Housing Strategy on the Not-For-Profit Housing Sector in British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Manitoba    
Advisor: Sarah Cooper    
External Advisor: Lissie Rappaport MCP RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg
Poster     Report

Patton, Hannah MCP   
Exploring the Effects of COVID-19 on Cohousing Communities in Canada: A Social Impact Analysis    
Advisor: Sarah Cooper    
External Advisor: Laura Rempel MCP RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg
Poster     Report

Paull, Joshua MCP   
"Celebrating Winter in the Public Realm: A case study of four winter design interventions in Canadian cities"    
Advisor: Richard Milgrom    
External Advisor: Lawrence Bird RPP MCIP, Consultant
Poster     Report

Ratcliffe, Gabriela MCP
Population and Economic Change in Remote British Columbian Resource Communities    
Advisor: Richard Milgrom    
External Advisor: Dr. Greg Halseth, University of Northern British Columbia
Poster     Report

Bouchard, Alyssa MCP
Integrating Urban Agriculture into Winnipeg’s Climate Adaptation Strategies through Online Public Engagement: A pilot project
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Jeremy Sewell, City of Winnipeg
Extended summary    Report

Flaminiano, Jack MCP
Tambayan [“a place for hanging out”]: Public spaces in suburbia from Filipino-Canadian perspectives
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
External Advisor: Benjamin Bongolan MES Pl
Poster    Report

Gowdar, Matt MCP
The Once and Future City: Conflict over Heritage Designation in Winnipeg’s Crescentwood Neighbourhood  
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
External Advisor: Dr. Ronald Sawatsky
Poster    Report

Hampson-Curtis, Christopher MCP
The Burning Question: What wildfire adaptation planning lessons can British Columbia, Canada learn from other jurisdictions?
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Hank Venema, Strategic Systems Engineering Inc.
Extended summary    Report

Herrera Garza, Carolina MCP
Integrating Biophilic Strategies into the City of Winnipeg’s Intensification Framework
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Jason Syvixay, City of Edmonton
Extended summary    Report

Kathuria, Anuj MCP
A Pondful of Possibilities…. Reimagining Winnipeg’s residential stormwater retention ponds as urban agricultural assets
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Tim Hogan RPP MCIP, HTFC Planning and Design
Extended summary    Report

Lee, Katie MCP
Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Abandoned Rail bridges: A study of repurposing for community use
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Diane Emerson MCP RPP MCIP, WSP Winnipeg
Poster    Report

Manteuffell, Sarah MCP
“Cripping”: the Codes: Making a more universally accessible Canada through updating planning codes of conduct 
Advisor: Dr. Rae Bridgman
External Advisor: Susanne Dewey Povoledo, City of Winnipeg
Extended summary    Report

Nuttall, Steven MCP
Crafting a Winnipeg Winter Planning Strategy with Lessons from Other Cities
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Simon O’Byrne MCP RPP MCIP, Stantec, Edmonton
Extended summary    Report

Ordoñez, Pauline MCP
Utilitarian Walkability: Differences between neighbourhoods in small US towns with and without form-based codes
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
External Advisor: Hazel Borys, Placemakers LLC
Poster    Report

Sleem, Bassel MCP
Street of Resilience: Reviving Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba through placemaking and urban design
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: City of Winnipeg, City of Winnipeg
Poster    Report

Beattie, Hillary MCP
Planning for Cycling in Small Cities in Western Canada
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Shonie Madden, Urban Systems
Extended summary

Camps, Dominique MCP
Public accountability in smart city projects: Analysing proposals for Canada’s Smart City Challenge
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
External Advisor: Laura Rempel, City of Winnipeg
Extended summary

Chyz-Lund, Dylan MCP
Residential densification: An examination of initiatives to up-zone established neighbourhoods in Canadian cities
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Richard Mahe, City of Winnipeg

Cooper, Callan MCP
Planning for Urban Water Sensitivity: Nature-Based Stormwater Management In Canada’s Coastal Cities
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Chris Osborne, City of Campbell River

Courchene, Maegan MCP
Addressing Historically Traumatic Sites: Exploring the Contemporary Use of Former Indian Residential Schools and Sites
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
External Advisor: Heather Dorries, University of Toronto
Poster

Friesen-Hughes, Nikolas MCP
Prairie City: Challenges, best practices, and opportunities for tallgrass prairie development in Winnipeg
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Dietmar Straub, Landsape Architecture, U of M
Extended summary

Grift, Justin MCP
Rapid supportive housing strategies: Lessons learned from Calgary and Toronto during COVID-19
Advisor: Dr. Rae Bridgman
External Advisor: Lissie Rappaport, End Homelessness Winnipeg
Extended summary

Grover, Michelle MCP
Placemaking in the pasture: Strategies for growing agritourism in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
External Advisor: Wayne Caldwell, University of Guelph
Extended summary

Haj Ahmad, Yasmine MCP
Infill housing: Increasing residential density and assessing design in context
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
External Advisor: Erik Backstrom, City of Edmonton 
Extended summary

Koop, Jayden MCP
Canadian urban cemeteries: Exploring uses for the living in spaces for the dead
Advisor: Dr. Rae Bridgman
External Advisor: Brett Shenback, City of Winnipeg (CentreVenture)
Extended summary

Sarbandi, Gisele MCP
Examining transportation accessibility of recent immigrants in Winnipeg
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
External Advisor: Talatu Shokpeka, IRCOM 
Poster

Shogolev, Mishel MCP
The Gatekeepers of Perception: How Newsprint Media Reports on Urban Issues
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
External Advisor: Geoffrey Smith, Environment and Geography, UM

Snider, Aaron MCP
Politics, car culture and the status quo: Planning for cycling equity in Winnipeg, MB
Advisor:  Dr. Orly Linovski
External Advisor: Derek Yau, Translink 
Poster

Turim, Anders MCP
Urban bike tourism in Canada: A trend in motion
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
External Advisor: Jamie Hilland, Urban Systems 
Extended summary

Akhtar Khavari, Rayan MCP
Housing Syrian Refugees in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Advisor: Dr. Rae Bridgman
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Susan Radstrom MCP
Poster        Report

Fox, Ryan MCP
Place Authenticity: A study of the transformation of New York City’s East Village from 1960-2010
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Dr. Carlos Rueda (Department of Architecture)
Poster

Gibson, Christopher MCP
Breaking down Barriers: Affordable LGBT2SQ housing development opportunities for seniors in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
Committee: Dr. Rae Bridgman; Josh Brandon (Social Planning Council of Manitoba)
Poster  

Ho, Choi MCP
River City revealed: Wayfinding to the Red, Assiniboine and Seine Rivers in Winnipeg Manitoba
Advisor: Dr. Rae Bridgman
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper;) Stéphane Dorge (City of Winnipeg)
Poster        Report

Iskierski, Dan MCP
Why a Typology is Needed for Urban Planning: Recommendations for how urban planning tools can be adjusted to enable indoor farming in Winnipeg.
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Karin Kliewer MCP RPP MCIP (City of Winnipeg)
Poster   

Johnson, Brennan MCP
Two-Ways to Revitalize Downtown: One-way to Two-way Street Conversion and its Potential Implications for Downtown Winnipeg’s South Portage Neighbourhood
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; David Patman (City of Winnipeg)
Poster        Report

Laapah, Isaac MCP
Household Energy Billing Through an Equity and Fairness Lens: A Winnipeg Perspective
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Kerniel Aasland (University of Winnipeg)
Poster        Report

Lacoste, Simon MCP
Financing Mixed-use Developments in Winnipeg
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Jeff Palmer MCP RPP MCIP (Urban Systems)
Poster 

Messier, Mélanie MCP
Financing Revitalization: How Calgary’s Downtown East Village applied the Community Revitalization Levy
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
Committee: Dr. Aaron Moore; Johanna Chabluk MCP (CentreVenture)
Poster    

Mojica, Angie MCP
(Re)Visioning Winnipeg’s Chinatown: A critical analysis of settler-colonial revitalization
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Copper
Committee: Dr. Rae Bridgman; Christina Maes Nino MCP (Manitoba Non-profit housing Association)
Poster        Report

Osadick, Brody MCP
Garden-keeping in the City: Incentives and opportunities for greenspace transformation in Winnipeg’s inner city
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Karin Kliewer MCP RPP MCIP (City of Winnipeg)
Poster        Report

Pretty, Kahla MCP
A Full Plate: The Ingredients for Indigenous Food Sovereignty. Addressing Food Sovereignty in Four Comprehensive Community Plans
Advisor:  Dr. Sarah Cooper
Committee: Dr. Rae Bridgman; Byron Beardy (Four Arrows Health Authority)
Poster       

Singh, Santandeep MCP
Non-residential Waste Diversion in a Historic Neighbourhood: A case study of the Exchange District in Winnipeg Manitoba
Advisor: Dr. Rae Brisgman
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Becky Raddatz MCP RPP MCIP (City of Winnipeg)
Poster  

Blatz, Samantha MCP
Age-Friendly Canada: Are Our Development Plans Working for Seniors?
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Dr. Verena Menec (Community Health Science)
Poster        Report

Broderick, Daniel MCP
Power Dynamics in Negotiating Multifamily Residential Developments in Suburban Municipalities
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Gaeten Royer (City State Consulting, Port Moody BC)
Poster        Report

Caporale, Alexandra MCP
Planning for Healthy Communibees: Evaluating Prevalence and Quality of Municipal Support for Native Pollinator Habitat
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Dr. Kyle Bobiwash (Faculty of Agriculture)
Poster       
 
Hallbom, Alex MCP
New Urban Reserves and Indigenous-Municipal Intergovernmental Relations
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Merrell-Ann Phare (Phare Law Corporation)
Poster        Report

Menjivar, Alexander MCP
Environmental Sustainability Through Residential Development: Canadian Experiences on Implementation at the Municipal Level
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Alan Diduck (Environmental Studies, University of Winnipeg)
Poster        Report

Metalnikov, Anton MCP
Sustainable Street Patterns in the Suburbs
Advisor: Dr. Orly Linovski
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Donovan Toews MCP RPP MCIP (Landmark Consulting)
Poster        Report

Michalczuk, Olivia MCP
Arts-Based Youth Programming: Exploring the Potential for Engaging in Community Development Projects in Winnipeg
Advisor: Dr. Rae Bridgman
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; tamara rae biebrich (Winipeg Arts Council)
Poster   

Mirriahi, Leila MCP
Downtown Revitalization in Small and Mid-Sized Cities: Lessons from Canadian Cities
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Orly Linvoski; Martin Sandhurst MCP RPP MCIP (SPAR Planning Services)
Poster   

Mogollón, Felipe MCP
The Relationship between Property Taxes and Built Form: Mapping the City of Winnipeg
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Cooper
Committee: Dr. Orly Linvoski; Michael Robinson RPP MCIP (City of Winnipeg)
Poster        Report

Ndhlovu, Butho MCP
Investigating Solid Waste Management for Environmental Welfare in the Red River Planning District, Winnipeg Capital Region
Advisor: Dr. David Van Vliet
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Stephen Walker MCP RPP MCIP (Community Planning Office, Province of Manitoba)
Poster   

Penner, Daniel MCP
Approaches to Creating Vibrant Corridors: An Investigation of South Henderson
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Marc Brown MCP RPP MCIP (Genstar Developments)
Poster   

Rostosky, Zachary MCP
Park-and-Ride Best Practices: Evaluating Recommendations for Winnipeg, Manitoba
Advisor:  Dr. Orly Linovski
Committee: Dr. Sarah Cooper; Bjorn Radstrom (Winnipeg Transit)
Poster       

Sedigh, Salma MCP
How Complete Are Winnipeg Neighbourhoods? An Evaluation Based on Complete Communities Secondary Plan
Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Michelle Richard MCP RPP MCIP (Richard Wintrup & Associates)
Poster   

Treger, Andrew MCP
Advancing Municipal Natural Asset Management: A Manitoban Perspective
Advisor: Dr. David van Vliet
Committee: Dr. Orly Linovski; Hank Venema (IISD, Strategic Community Consulting)
Poster        Report

Fall 2023

Studio 1: CITY 7410 Planning Design 1

Winter 2024

Studio 2: CITY 7420 Planning Design 2

Winter 2023

Studio 2: CITY 7420 Planning Design 2

• Romeo Ankisiwai Agominab MCP (in collaboration with Holly Ervick-Knote (Province of Manitoba) andFernando Velarde Trejo (Province of Manitoba)): Building Sustainability into industrial areas: Encouraging Sustainable Development Through Zoning in CentrePort
• Julia Antonyshyn MCP (In collaboration with Jeff Pratte MCIP, RPP (Landmark Planning & Design Inc.)): Linking Environmental and Health Policy: Montréal’s ILEAU Initiative
• Lila Asher MCP (In collaboration with Becky Raddatz, RPP, MCIP (City of Winnipeg)): Towards a Whole-of-government Approach for Climate Planning
• Hadiseh Bajelan MCP (In collaboration with David Linton RPP, MCIP): The Urban Growth Boundary Of Portland, Oregon: Assessing Effectiveness - Housing And Affordability
• Hayden Keogh MCP (In collaboration with Jeff Palmer (Urban Systems)): Revitalization To Combatchronic Homelessness: Lessons Learned From The Bell Hotel Conversion Project
• Jonathan Klassen MCP (In collaboration with Rina Ricci, Heritage Planner, City of Winnipeg): 514 Wellington Crescent: Character, Conservation, And Sustainable Development
• Colt Maddock MCP (In collaboration with Andrew Sedor (City of Calgary)): Summer In The City: A Discussion On Calgary’s Extended Patio Program
• Anna McKinnon MCP (In collaboration withLissie Rappaport, MCP, RPP, MCIP (City of Winnipeg)): Astum Api Niikinaahk: Focusing On Housing Solutions
• Abigail McLaren MCP (In collaboration with Erin Huck, RPP, MCIP (AECOM)): From Pop-up Toilet To Permanent Facility: Winnipeg’s Example Of Activist-led Public Washrooms
• Sahla Mitchell MCP (In collaboration with Christina Maes Nino (Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association)): A Case For Not-for-profit Affordable Housing Acquisition Programs: An Analysis Of Toronto’s Multi-unit Residential Acquisition Program
• Hannah Patton MCP (In collaboration with Devin Segal, OALA APALA CSLA, Partner, Director of Landscape Architecture (Fathom Studio, Nova Scotia, NB)): Revitalizing Urban Spaces: The Argyle And Grafton Shared Streetscape Project In Halifax
• Josh Paull MCP (In collaboration with Erik Dickson RPP, MCIP): Curbing The Speed Limit: Lessons Learned From The City Of Winnipeg’s Traffic Calming Pilot Project Paint The Pavement
• Gabriela Ratcliffe MCP (In collaboration with Ellen Enns): Niverville As A Smart Growth City: Niverville’s Development Plan 5 Years Later

• Alyssa Bouchard MCP (in collaboration with Don Hester RPP MCIP and Connor Smith MCP RPP MCIP): Successfully Integrating Active Transportation into Small Town Plans: The Town of Beausejour Active Transportation Master PlanA
• Jack Flaminiano MCP (in collaboration with Karin Kliewer MCP RPP MCIP): Democratizing Heritage Conservation: The Archi10 App
• Matt Gowdar MCP (in collaboration with Rayson Wong RPP-candidate): Looking to the Skies: Land Use Planning and the Winnipeg International Airport
• Chris Hampson-Curtis MCP 3810 Roblin Boulevard: How Poor Public Engagement Affects Everyone. A Study of the 2021 Proposed Subdivision and Rezoning to RMF
• Carolina Herrera Garza MCP (in collaboration with Fernando Velarde Trejo MCP RPP MCIP): Enabling Complete Rural Communities Across the Region: The Greater Golden Horseshoe Strategy
• Anuj Kathuria MCP (in collaboration with Natalie Lagassé MCP RPP-Candidate MCIP):
  Towards Winnipeg’s Food & Urban Agriculture Strategy: Learning Lessons from fresh – Edmonton’s Food & Urban Agriculture Strategy
• Katie Lee MCP (in collaboration with Trevor Illingworth RPP): Framing the Conversation to Establish Stakeholder Buy-in: Removing Minimum Parking Requirements in Edmonton
• Sarah Manteuffel MCP (in collaboration with Ryan Segal MCP RPP MCIP and Jeff Palmer MCP RPP MCIP): The Mid-Size City Downtown Mall: How Can Winnipeg Learn from Thunder Bay on Addressing DowntownRevitalization? Reimagine Victoriaville
• Steve Nuttall MCP (in collaboration with Olivia Michalczuk MCP and Adam Kroeker MCP RPP MCIP): Constructing a Community Greenhouse: Experiences in Planning Urban Agriculture
• Pauline Ordoñez MCP (in collaboration with Elise Denheyer, Province of Manitoba): Prairie Climate Dollars and Sense: Action is Cheaper than Inaction The City of Selkirk Climate Adaptation Strategy (2019-2029)
• Chad Rempel (in collaboration with David Holdsworth RPP and Kevin Dieterman):
  Planning Streets for People First: From Principle to Practice: Edmonton’s Downtown Streetscape Design Guidelines
• Bassel Sleem MCP (in collaboration with Choi Ho MCP RPP-Candidate MCIP):
  River City Accessed: Lessons Learned from Edmonton’s Wintercity Strategy Plan to Support Winnipeg’s ‘River City’

• Hillary Beattie MCP (in collaboration with Shoni Madden, Jamie Hilland and Jeff Palmer MCP RPP MCIP)
  Integrating Health into Planning Processes: A Case Study of the City of Ottawa’s Draft New Official Plan
• Dom Camps MCP (in collaboration with Danielle Wiley and Thomas Daley, City of Vancouver)
  Planning Public Spaces: Lessons Learned from Vancouver’s Downtown Public Space Strategy
• Dylan Chyz-Lund MCP (in collaboration with Kristy LeBaron MCP RPP MCIP Catapult Community Planning)
  Development Plans in Manitoba: What Are They and How Are They Created?
• Callan Cooper MCP (in collaboration with Jennifer Lim RPP MCIP Threshold Planning Studio)
  Addressing Public Objection: Lessons for Meaningful Engagement from Lac du Bonnet
• Maegan S. Courchene MCP (in collaboration with Tim Hogan RPP MCIP HTFC Planning & Design)
  Leaving Meaningful Trails Behind: Photovoice, an Uncommon but Effective Way of Approaching Storytelling with Indigenous Children and Youth in Canada
• Nik Friesen-Hughes MCP (in collaboration with tom Janzen RPP MCIP and Mike Scatliff, Scatliff+Miller+Murray)
  Alexander Docks: Using Short-term Design Interventions to Animate an Underused Site and Generate Momentum towards Long-term Change.
• Justin Grift MCP (in collaboration with Jason Syvixay MCP RPP MCIP City of Edmonton)
  Embedding Equity into Zoning Bylaws: Case Study of Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative and other Considerations in Land Use Regulation
• Michelle Grover MCP (in collaboration with Lissie Rappaport MCP RPP-Candidate MCIP, End Homelessness Winnipeg)
  Lessons Learned from Lived Experience: Engaging People Experiencing Homelessness in the development of Affordable Housing Solutions.
• Yasmine Haj Ahmad MCP (in collaboration with Andrew Ross MCP RPP MCIP and Richard Mahé MCP RPP MCIP City of Winnipeg, Jason Syvixay MCP RPP MCIP City of Edmonton)
  The “Missing Middle” Infill Design Competition: Envisioning Medium-Density Infill Housing.
• Jayden Koop MCP (in collaboration with Hazel Borys, Placemakers Inc.)
  Rebuilding during and after Covid-19: How PlaceMakers’ Pandemic Toolkit Can Assist Local Governments
• Gisele Sobhan-Sarbandi MCP (in collaboration with Becky Raddatz MCP RPP Circular Economy in Planning: The Summit Landfill Soil Fabrication Pilot Project
• Mishel Shogolev MCP (in collaboration with David Linton MCP RPP MCIP)
  Development Cost Charges in British Columbia: Lessons for the City of Winnipeg
• Aaron Snider MCP (in collaboration with Erik Dickson RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg)
  Tactical Urbanism as Public Consultation: Lessons in City-led Demonstration Projects from Jersey City, New Jersey
• Anders Turim MCP (in collaboration with input from Anders Swanson, Executive Director, Winnipeg Trails Association)
  Winnipeg's Plain Bicycle Project: How the Omafiet Can Open the Door to Cycling for All) 

• Ryan Fox MCP (in collaboration with Jason Syvixay MCP City of Edmonton)
  Sweden’s Public Housing and Rent Control Strategy: Lessons for Planners in a Canadian Context
   
  Christopher Gibson MCP (in collaboration with Ellen Enns MCP RPP-Candidate MCIP, RM of Taché)
  Sustainable Design for Tall Buildings: Adapting Cities through Renewable Energy Sourcing
   
  Choi Ho MCP (in collaboration with Jamie Hillard, Urban Systems Inc.)
  Cities Designed for Students: The Role of School Travel Planning and Engagement in Winnipeg
   
  Daniel Iskierski MCP (in collaboration with Karin Kliewer MCP RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg) Vacant Lot Food Production: An Examination of Proposed Bylaw Changes in Winnipeg & Calgary
   
  Brennan Johnson MCP (in collaboration with| Marc Cittone RPP MCIP and Malcolm Maclean RPP MCIP, City of Victoria)
  Supporting Infill Development in Established Communities: Gentle Density in Victoria’s Fairfield Neighbourhood Plan
   
  Rayan Akhtar Khavari (in collaboration with Rina Ricci, City of Winnipeg)
  Heritage Conservation Areas” Lessons learned from Queen Street West, Toronto
   
  Isaac Laapah MCP (in collaboration with Andrew Ross MCP RPP MCIP, City of Winnipeg)
  Transit Oriented Development (TOD): Lessons from Metro Vancouver’s Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Study
  
  Simon Lacoste MCP (in collaboration with Donovan Toews MCP RPP MCIP, Landmark Planning & Design)
  Normand Ave. Infill Project: Lessons for Effective Public Engagement for Infill Projects near River Basins
   
  Melanie Messier MCP (in collaboration with Jamie McEwan RPP MCIP
  District of Lake Country)
  Building Connections: An Inter-jurisdictional Approach to Planning
  The Collaborative Development and Management of the Okanagan Rail Trail
   
  Angelic Mojica MCP (in collaboration with Ryan Segal MCP RPP MCIP, Urban Systems Inc.)
  A Taste of Winter and a Side of Frozen River: Winter Activation Strategy Lessons from the RAW:Almond Pop-Up Restaurant in Winnipeg, MB
   
  Brody Osadick MCP (in collaboration with Isla Tanaka, City of Edmonton)
  Revisiting the Freezeway Skating Trail Pilot Project in Edmonton AB

  Kahla Pretty MCP (in collaboration with Lissie Rappaport MCP RPP-Candidate MCIP, End Homelessness Winnipeg)
  Indigenous Social Housing: Lessons from British Columbia
   
  Santan Singh MCP (in collaboration with Daniel Nixey Danix Management Limited) Can Public Investments Uplift the Property Value in Winnipeg? Lessons from Hamilton, Ontario

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• Samantha Blatz: Designing Safe Cities: SafeGrowth + CPTED in Saskatoon
• Daniel Broderick:  Urban Growth Boundaries in the National Capital Region: Lessons Learned for Winnipeg
• Emily Halldorson: Suitehom: A Social Enterprise Model for Secondary Suites in Winnipeg
• Alex Hallbom: Indigenous-Local Intergovernmental Relationships: Snuneymuxw First Nation and Islands Trust
• Cheryl Mann: Planning to Protect the Past: Addressing Demolition by Neglect in Winnipeg
• Brad McGregor: Free Range Bicycles: What Winnipeg Can Learn from the Recent Launch of Lime Bikes in the City of Calgary
• Anton Metalnikov: Infill Development and Relaxed Zoning in Edmonton
• Leila Mirriahi: A New Approach in Public Engagement: Love My Hood- Kitchener’s Guide to Great Neighbourhoods
• Felipe Mogollón: Towards an Online Building Permitting System
• Butho Ndhlovu: Promoting Diversity, Inclusivity and Multiculturalism in City Planning Public Engagement: Lessons from Toronto’s Planning Review Panel
• Zach Rostosky: The Interaction between Built Form, Energy Consumption + the Environment: A case study of Dockside Green and lessons learned for Winnipeg, MB
• Salma Sedigh: Can a Grant Program Encourage the Redevelopment of Brownfields in Winnipeg? Lessons from Edmonton, Alberta
• Andrew Treger: Building Water Sensitivity into Urban Environments: Lessons from Portland
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• Michael Blatz: Pot, Placemaking & Prosperity: What Canadian Communities Can Learn from Denver, Colorado's Cannabis Controls
• Andrew Gellner: Planning a Future for Dead Malls: Learning from the Experience of Edmonton’s Century Park
• Michelle Kam: Lessons from “Our home Today and Tomorrow”: A Housing Needs Assessment
• Natalie Lagassé: Linking community and governance:How stakeholder engagement helped shape the Winnipeg Food Council
• Alex Menjivar: The Denver Regional TOD Fund: Lessons for Winnipeg
• Olivia Michalczuk: The Role of Planners: The Market Lands Initiative and the
  involvement of non-planners in the public engagement process.
• Lissie Rappaport: Pop-up Public Engagement: Explore Winnipeg's Take on the Pop-up.
• Evan Sinclair: Who Pays to Play? A Case Study on Optional Amenity Agreements in Calgary's New Communities. 
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• Mike Wakely: Planning for the Kids: An Investigation into Creative Active and Safe Routes to School Through School Travel Planning. 

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• Bradley Muller: Online Engagement: The Downtown Winnipeg Bike Lane Study
• Matthew Robinson: Designing Streets as a Public Space
• Jessica Russell-Edmonds: Care Home & Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Homes
• Conor M Smith: Sustainability in Planning: From Principle to Practice: The Thompson Sustainable Community Plan and Master Parks Plan 
• Breda Vosters: A Deeper Look at the Downtown Commons: An Innovation in Mixed-Income Housing Development 

Stopping the wrecking ball: addressing demolition by neglect in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Advisor: Dr. Richard Milgrom
Committee: Dr. Rae Bridgman, Giles Bugailliskis (retired Heritage Planner, City of Winnipeg

Winnipeg’s built heritage is suffering from demolition by neglect, the lack of maintenance on designated heritage buildings which results in their demolition, often in the name of public safety. Although built heritage is a valuable community asset and the issue of demolition by neglect has been discussed for over two decades, little research has taken place to find solutions. This thesis explores the methods used for addressing demolition by neglect in Hamilton, Ontario; Ottawa, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta and seeks to understand if these methods would be effective in addressing the issue in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A document analysis and semi-structured interviews were used to uncover the methods for addressing demolition by neglect in the three cities while a focus group considered the applicability of the methods to Winnipeg. The result was a typology of strategies suggesting three recommendations for addressing demolition by neglect in Winnipeg, effective communication, supporting redevelopment and increased political will. When addressing a wicked problem like demolition by neglect, planners, policy makers, researchers and community groups need to take a customised, flexible approach that evaluates the individual context of each heritage building and work together to find solutions that will not only stop the neglect but support a vibrant and sustainable community.
 

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