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DAVID L. A. GORDON EDUCATION
1994 Doctor of Design, (D.Des.), Harvard University
1984 Master of Business Administration, with distinction (M.B.A.), Harvard
1983 Graduate studies in urban design and public policy, Harvard
1979 Master of Urban and Regional Planning, (M.Pl.), Queen's University
1976 Bachelor of Science, (Honours, Civil Engineering) (B.Sc.), Queen's
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION / MEMBERSHIP
1978- American Planning Association
1994- American Institute of Certified Planners, AICP
1982- Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, P. Eng.
1981- Canadian Institute of Planners, MCIP (1981); FCIP (2014)
1986- Ontario Professional Planners Institute, Registered Professional Planner
1991- Urban Land Institute
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2009- Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University
2008- Professor, Acting Director, SURP, Queen's University
2001-2 Visiting Associate Professor of City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
2000-8 Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University
2000 Visiting Professor, University of Latvia, Riga
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen's University
1992-94 Instructor & Teaching Fellow, Harvard GSD & Kennedy School of Government
1989-93 Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture, University of Toronto
1978-90 Lecturer, School of Urban Planning, Ryerson University, 1978-79, 1988-90
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1994- David Gordon Consultants, Principal
1988-94 The Kirkland Partnership Inc., Director of Planning & Development, Associate
1984-88 Harbourfront Corporation, Project Manager and Development Coordinator
1983 Cadillac Fairview Corporation, Assistant to the Director of Planning and
Development
1979-82 Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited, Project Planner
1978 City of Kingston Planning Department, Planner
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AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2015 International Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies, University
of Western Australia
2014 Fellow, Canadian Institute of Planners
2014 Canadian Institute of Planners, Award for Planning Excellence for Planning Canadian
Communities (with Gerald Hodge)
2008 Ontario Professional Planners Institute, Member Service Award
2001-2 Fulbright Senior Fellowship, based at University of Pennsylvania.
1994 Ontario Ministry of Housing, Seaton Design Competition, second prize (with Dunker
Assoc. and Jan Gehl)
1992 Canadian Institute of Planners, National Award of Distinction, Don River (with Hough
Stansbury Woodland)
1991-94 C.M.H.C. Doctoral Fellowship
1991-93 Harvard Graduate School of Design Doctoral Fellowship
1991 Canadian Institute of Planners, National Award of Distinction, Ataritiri (with City of
Toronto)
1990 Ontario Professional Planners Institute Award with City of Toronto
1982-84 Dean's List, Harvard Business School
1982-84 C.M.H.C. Scholarship, Harvard Business School
1977 Tricolor Award, Queen's University, (outstanding contribution to the University)
1976 H. G. Conn Award, Queen’s University, (outstanding contribution to the Faculty)
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PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
Lifetime summary (count) according to the following categories:
Books authored or co-authored ..................................................................................4
Monographs co-authored ............................................................................................1
Books and monographs edited (1 book,4 monographs) .............................................4
Chapters in books .....................................................................................................15
Articles in refereed journals .....................................................................................31
Papers in refereed conference proceedings. ...............................................................6
Technical reports ......................................................................................................47
Abstracts and/or papers read ....................................................................................91
Others (review articles; prof. journals; op-ed) .........................................................70
Books and Monographs (9):
8. Suburban Nation: Population Growth in Canadian Suburbs, 2006-2011, Council for
Canadian Urbanism Working Paper #1, July 2014, 67 pp. (with Isaac Shirokoff*)
7. Planning Canadian Communities, 6th ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2014, 440 pp. (with Gerald
Hodge).
6. Global Plans, Local Influences, Kingston ON: Queen’s University Jordan Library, 2011,
34 pp. (ed. exhibition catalogue)
5. Planning Canadian Communities, 5th ed. Toronto: Nelson, 2008, 416 pp. (with Gerald
Hodge).
4. Planning Twentieth-Century Capital Cities (ed.) 302 pp., London: Routledge, 2006, 302
pp. Softcover edition published 2010; Chinese edition 2014. (R).
3. 2001: A Spatial Odyssey, Ottawa: Canadian Institute of Planners, 2001, 448 pp. + CD-
ROM (ed. with J. Andrew).
2. Battery Park City: Politics and Planning on the New York Waterfront, New York:
Routledge / Gordon and Breach, 1997. 155 pp. (R).
1. Directions for New Urban Neighbourhoods: Learning From St. Lawrence, (ed.) Toronto:
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute School of Urban & Regional Planning, 1990. 173 pp.
9. Town and Crown: An Illustrated History of Canada's Capital, forthcoming fall 2015 (R).
(R) = peer reviewed; *= student or former student co-author
Book Chapters (15):
12. “Community Planning” in A.C. Michalos (ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-
Being Research, Berlin: Springer Science, 2014, pp. 1078-1080.
11. “Ottawa: Lumber town to federal capital” in H. Mayer (ed.) Im Herzen der Macht? Haupt-
städte und ihre Funktion, 2013. Universität Bern, Geographisches Institut, pp. 237-65.
10. “Jacques Gréber e o Plano de 1950 para a Região da Capital Nacional do Canadá” in T.
Andresen, M. Fernandes and J. Almeida (eds.) Jacques Gréber: Urbanist and Garden
Designer, Porto: Serralves Foundation, 2011, pp. 108-33.
9. “Plans for the Future of Canada’s Capital” in R. Chattopadhyay & G. Paquet (eds.) The
Unimagined Canadian Capital: Challenges for the Federal Capital Region, Ottawa:
Invenire Press, 2011, pp. 109-122.
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8. “Bridging Mechanisms for the Ottawa-Gatineau Region” (with André Juneau) in R.
Chattopadhyay & G. Paquet (eds.) The Unimagined Canadian Capital: Challenges for the
Federal Capital Region, Ottawa: Invenire Press, 2011, pp. 87-104.
7. " Ottawa’s Greenbelt Evolves from Urban Separator to Key Ecological Planning
Component" in Marco Amati (ed.) Urban Greenbelts in the 21st Century, London:
Ashgate, 2008, pp. 187-217. (R). (with Richard Scott*).
6. “Unanticipated Benefits: The role of planning in the development of Ottawa region
technology industries” in N. Novakowski and R. Tremblay (eds.) Perspectives on Ottawa's
High-tech Sector, Brussels: Peter Lang, 2007, pp. 91-116 (with Betsy Donald and John
Kozuskanich*) (R).
5. "Capital Cities and Culture: Evolution of twentieth-century capital city planning" in Javier
Monclús and Manuel Guardia (eds.) Culture, Urbanism and Planning, London: Ashgate,
2006, pp. 63-84.
4. “Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment,” Remaking the Urban Waterfront,
Washington DC: Urban Land Institute, 2004, pp. 80-99 (R).
3. “National Capital Commission” Oxford Companion to Canadian History, Toronto: Oxford
University Press, 2004.
2. Waterfront Planning,” N. J. Smelser and P. B. Bates (eds.) International Encyclopedia of
the Social & Behavioral Sciences, Oxford UK: Pergamon, 2001, pp. 16837-39 (R).
1. “Managing Change on the Urban Edge: Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment
in Toronto”, in G. Halseth & H. Nicol (eds.) (Re)Development At The Urban Edge,
University of Waterloo Press, 2000. pp. 175-226 (R).
13. “Developer Selection for Public Private Development” in L. Sagalyn (ed.) Public Private
Development, Washington DC: Urban Land Institute, forthcoming.
14. “Politics, Power and Urban Form” in Carola Hein (ed.) Handbook of Planning History,
London: Routledge, forthcoming 2016; 21 pp.
15. “Transport Defines Suburbia” in Alan Berger and Joel Kotkin, (eds.) Infinite Suburbia,
Cambridge MA: MIT Press, forthcoming 2016, 23 pp.
Refereed Journal Articles (31):
31. “Suburban Nation? Estimating the size of Canada’s suburban population” (with Mark
Janzen*) Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, 30:3 ( 2013) 197-220. (R).
30. “Gordon Stephenson and Urban Renewal in Kingston, Ontario” (with Michelle
Nicholson*) Town Planning Review, (March 2012) 83:3; pp.337-54 (R).
29. “Reflecting on the career of a ‘technical man’” (with Jenny Gregory) Town Planning
Review, (March 2012) 83:3; pp. 397-405 (R).
28. “Gordon Stephenson, planner and civic designer” (with Jenny Gregory) Town Planning
Review, (March 2012) 83:3; pp. 269-78 (R).
27. “The other author of the 1908 Chicago Plan: Edward H. Bennett”, Planning Perspectives,
Vol. 25, No. 2, (May 2010), pp. 229-241. (R).
26. “Implementing Plans for Political Capitals” (with M. Seasons) Canadian Journal of Urban
Research, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Supplement 2009) pp. 94-117. (R).
25. “ ‘Agitating People’s Brains’: Noulan Cauchon and the City Scientific in Canada’s
Capital” Planning Perspectives. Vol. 23, No. 3, (July 2008), pp. 349-379. (R).
24. "Lost in Translation: A brief comparison of Canadian land use planning terminology" Plan
Canada, Vol. 46, No. 2, March 2007, pp. 28-31. (with T. Elliott*). (R).
23. "The 1950 Plan for the National Capital: An Example of Vision in Planning" Plan
Canada, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 18-21, Autumn 2005. (R).
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22. “Gross Density and New Urbanism: Comparing conventional and New Urbanist suburbs in
Markham, Ontario” Journal of the American Planning Association, (with S. Vipond*) Vol.
71, No. 2, pp. 41-54, Winter 2005. (R).
21. “Constructing National Identity: Confederation Square and the National War Memorial in
Canada’s Capital, 1900-2000” Journal of Historical Geography, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 618-
642, October 2004, (with B. Osborne) (R).
20. "New Urbanism and Smart Growth: Twins separated at birth?" Places, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp.
68-71, 2003. (R).
19. “Large-scale traditional neighbourhood development and pre-emptive ecosystem planning:
The Markham experience, 1989-2001, Journal of Urban Design, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 321-
340, Winter 2002 (with K. Tamminga, Penn State) (R).
18. “Ottawa-Hull and Canberra: Implementation of Capital City Plans” Canadian Journal of
Urban Research, Volume 13, No. 2, (Winter 2002), pp. 1-16. (R).
17. “The Crash and Rebound of Canary Wharf” Wharton Real Estate Review, Vol. 6, No. 1,
pp. 75-85, 2002. (R).
16. “William Lyon Mackenzie King, Town Planning Advocate,” Planning Perspectives, Vol.
17 (2) 97-122, 2002. (R).
15. “Frederick G. Todd and the Origins of the Park System in Canada’s Capital” Journal of
Planning History, Vol. 1, No.1 (March 2002), pp. 29-57.
14. “From Noblesse Oblige to Nationalism: Elite involvement in planning Canada’s capital,”
Journal of Urban History, Vol. 28. No. 1, November 2001, pp. 3-34. (R).
13. “The Resurrection of Canary Wharf,” Planning Theory & Practice, Vol. 2, No. 2, (2001)
pp. 149-168. (R).
12. “Weaving a modern plan for Canada’s capital: Jacques Gréber and the 1950 plan for the
National Capital Region” Urban History Review, Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring 2001, pp. 43-61.
(R).
11. “Jacques Gréber, Urbaniste et Architecte” Urban History Review, Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring
2001 pp. 3-6, (with Isabelle Gournay, U. Maryland) (R).
10. “Hexagonal Planning In Theory and Practice,” Journal of Urban Design, (with E. Ben-
Joseph, MIT) Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 237-265, December 2000 (R).
9. “Implementing urban waterfront redevelopment in an historic context: a case study of the
Boston Naval Shipyard,” Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol. 42, Dec 1999, pp. 909-931
(R).
8. “Introducing a City Beautiful Plan for Canada’s Capital: Edward Bennett’s 1914 speech to
the Canadian Club,” Planning History Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1-2, pp. 13-51. December
1998 (R).
7. “Canary Wharf & Battery Park City: Implementation Lessons for the New Millennium,”
Rising East, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 160-188, 1998. (R).
6. “A City Beautiful Plan For Canada’s Capital: Edward Bennett and the 1915 Plan for
Ottawa and Hull,” Planning Perspectives, Vol. 13 (1998) pp. 275-300 (R).
5. "Financing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment," Journal of the American Planning
Association, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 244-265, Spring 1997 (R).
4. "Managing The Changing Political Environment In Urban Waterfront Redevelopment,"
Urban Studies, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 61-83, January 1997 (R).
3. "Planning, Design & Managing Change in Urban Waterfront Redevelopment," Town
Planning Review (UK), Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 261-290. July 1996 (R).
2. "Architecture: How Not to Build a City -Implementation at Battery Park City," Landscape
and Urban Planning, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 35 -54. November 1993 (R).
1. "Interim Hypotheses on Mixed Use Waterfront Developments," (with G. Baird) Recreation
Research Review, Volume 14, No. 2. pp. 39 -42. 1989 (R).
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Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings (6)
6. “Cross National Transfer of Capital City Planning Ideas in the Twentieth Century” plenary
presentation, International Planning History Society Conference, New Delhi, India,
December 10-14, 2006.
5. "Twentieth-Century Capital City Planning History " International Planning History
Society, Barcelona, July 2004
4. "Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities” Association of European Schools of Planning,
Leuven, Belgium, July 2003.
3. "Ecological Planning and Density of New Urbanist projects in Markham Ontario”
Association of European Schools of Planning, Leuven, Belgium , July 2003.
2. “The 1950 Plan For The National Capital Region” Canadian Institute of Planners, Ottawa
2001 6 pp.
1. “Edward Bennett and the City Beautiful Plan for Canada’s Capital” IPHS Conference,
Sydney, July 1998, 6 pp.
Review Articles, Book Reviews, Journal Index (21):
21. Review: “Transforming Urban Waterfronts: Fixity and Flow” Town Planning Review, Vol.
82, No. 3, (2011) pp. 357-358
20. Review Article: “New Urban Design Texts” Journal of Urban Design, Vol. 16, No.3,
(2011) pp. 427-429
19. Review: “Planning’s future – futures planning” Town Planning Review, Vol. 82, No. 6,
(2011) pp. 739-44. (review)
18. “Reading Urban Design” Urban Studies, Vol 45, No. 3, 2008, pp. 731-5.
17. Review: "The Form of Cities: Political Economy and Urban Design" Journal of Planning
Education and Research, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2006, pp. 254-55.
16. Review: "The Vancouver Achievement: Urban Planning and Design" Journal of Planning
Literature, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 224-5, November 2004.
15. Review Symposium: “The City Builders” Urban Affairs Review, Volume 38, No. 4, pp.
603-614, March 2003 (with J. Beaverstock, K. Chapple & J. Eade).
14. Review: "Times Square Roulette" by Lynne Sagalyn, Journal of the American Planning
Association, Volume 69, No. 2, p. 198. Spring 2003.
13. Review: “The Boulevard Book” Town Planning Review, Vol. 74, No. 3, pp. 351-2, July
2003.
12. Review: “The City Builders: Property Development in New York and London, 1980-
2000,” H-URBAN, June 2002.
11. Review: “A Decade of Regeneration” Ontario Planning Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp.31-32,
March 2002.
10. Review: “City and Port” Town Planning Review, Vol. 72, No. 4, October 2001, pp. 481-2.
9. Review: “Ebenezer Howard: The beginning of Social Cities?” Journal of the American
Planning Association, Vol. 66, No. 1. Winter 2000. p. 86.
8. Review: “The Writings of Clarence S. Stein: Architect of the Planned Community”
Journal of Urban Design, Vol. 4, No. 3, Dec. 1999, pp. 338-339.
7. Review: “Re-Constructing Times Square: Politics and Culture in Urban Development,”
Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 19, No. 2, Dec. 1999, pp. 216-217.
6. Review Article: “Different Views From the Water’s Edge” Town Planning Review, Vol. 69
No. 1, Jan. 1998. (R)
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5. Review: “Unplanned Suburbs & The Shape of the City,” Journal of Urban Design, 2:1,
pp.105-106, 1997.
4. Plan Canada Consolidated Index, 1959-97, (with 6 students), July 1997, 77 pp. and WWW
site.
3. Review article: "New Books For Waterfront Planners" Plan Canada, 35:6, pp. 46-47, Sept.
1995.
2. Review: "Two Suburban Views" Plan Canada, 32:1, pp. 44-45. January 1992.
1. Review article: "A Select Bibliography of Urban Design Literature" Plan Canada, 30:6 pp.
54-56, Nov. 1990.(revised bi-annually)
Professional Journal Articles (19):
19. “Techniques for Canadian Practice” Canadian Planning and Policy / Canadian Journal of
Urban Research, 23:1 (2014 Supplement), iii-v.
18. “Building a Balanced Academy: Teaching & Research at Queen’s” Ontario Planning
Journal, 29:4, July 2014, 4.
17. “Moving from Theory to Practice: Research that examines implementation of Canadian
plans” Canadian Planning and Policy / Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 22:1 (2013
Supplement), iii-vi.
16. “Students Help Plan National Capital” Ontario Planning Journal, 28:4, July 2013, 7.
15. “Research You Can Use in Canada” Plan Canada, May 2013.
14. “Queen’s Launches Healthy Communities Stream” Ontario Planning Journal, 27:4, July
2012, p. 1.
13. “Linking Theory and Practice at Queen’s” Ontario Planning Journal, 26:4, July 2011,
pp.11-12.
12. “Reviving a Professional Journal” Plan Canada, Vol. 50 No.3 (2010) pp. 12-14, article.
11. “Retrospective: CIP National Planning Awards” Plan Canada, Vol. 50 No.3 (2010)
pp.20-21, article.
10. “Plan Canada: 50 Years” special issue of Plan Canada, September 2010, co-editor with Jill
Grant and Ian Skelton, 60 pp; refereed journal.
9. “Built Form and Travel Behaviour in the Greater Toronto Area” Ontario Planning Journal,
September 2007, Vol. 22, No.5, pp.10-11, with R. Mitra.
8. Urban Plans: Past and Present, (ed.) Queen’s University W.D. Jordan Special Collections
and Music Library, Occasional Paper No. 2, January 2004.
7. “Transforming Canadian Cities and Canadian Planning” Plan Canada, Vol. 41, No. 3, Sept.
2001, pp. 12-13.
6. “Centre - Periphery – Globalization Past And Present,” Planning History News, Summer
2001, pp. 4-5.
5. “Innovations for the CIP Conference” Plan Canada, Jan. 2001, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 32-34,
with M. Cappe.
4. “Capital Cities: Perspective and Convergence” Plan Canada special issue, May 2000, co-
editor with Pierre Dubé.
3 “Planning Canberra and Ottawa: More differences than similarities, Plan Canada, Vol. 40, No.
3, pp. 20-21.
2. “Transforming the Urban Waterfront: Why Does It Take So Long?” Aquapolis, Vol. 4,
December 1999, pp. 12-17. (Italian and English).
1. "A Plan for Lower Yonge Street," Ontario Planning Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, p.7, July 1990.
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Selected Teaching Cases (5):
5. “Toronto's Harbourfront,” ACUPP/CIP case (co-author with G. Spafford*) 1996, 6 pp. (R)
4. “Learning from St. Lawrence,” ACUPP/CIP case (co-author with J. DeLeo*)1996,7 pp.
(R)
3. “Developing the Kentlands,” Harvard KSG case, 1996, 29 pp.
2. “Planning Battery Park City,” Harvard KSG case, 1996, 25 pp.
1. “The Arlington Red Line Stations,” Harvard KSG case, 1994, 7 pp.
Selected Conference Papers and Presentations (91):
91. “Suburban Nation Research Techniques” Council for Canadian Urbanism summit,
Toronto, September 15, 2014.
90. “Canadian Urbanism: Coast to Coast” Congress for the New Urbanism, Buffalo NY, May
5, 2014.
89. “Untangling the City Scientific and the City Efficient” International Planning History
Society conference, St. Augustine FL, July 2014
88. “Gordon Stephenson and Canadian downtown planning” Society of American City and
Regional Planning Historians conference, Toronto, October 4, 2013.
87. “Suburban Nation?” Council for Canadian Urbanism summit, Halifax NS, Sept. 28, 2013.
86. “Canadian Suburbanism” Canadian Institute of Planners conference, Vancouver, July 6,
2013.
85. “Three Nations, One Capital” Nexus Architecture Congress (keynote), Newcastle,
Australia, 4 July 2013
84. “Ottawa and Canberra as Symbolic Federal Capitals” Capital Cities Network, Canberra, 2
July 2013
83. “The rise and fall of Toronto as a waterfront model?” HafenCity University, Hamburg,
January 10, 2013.
82. “Towards a national urban design research network” Council for Canadian Urbanism,
Calgary, October 14, 2012
81. “Urbanizing Suburbia – the Canadian Experience” Canadian Institute of Planners, Banff
AB, October 10, 2012.
80. “Early Heritage Planning in Stephenson and Muirhead’s Planning Study of Kingston” (with
Michelle Nicholson*), Ontario Heritage Conference, Kingston, May 2, 2012.
79. “Beyond the Tabula Rasa: Gordon Stephenson and Urban Renewal in Kingston” (with
Michelle Nicholson*), ACUPP/ Canadian Association of Geographers Congress, Waterloo,
April 31, 2012.
78. “The Capital Question” Association for Canadian Studies in the United States conference,
Ottawa, November 19, 2011.
77. “Jacques Gréber and Canada’s 1950 Plan for the National Capital Region” invited
presentation, Serralves Foundation, Porto, Portugal, November 3, 2011.
76. “Canadian Suburbanism” Canadian Urbanism symposium, Vancouver, October 1, 2011.
75. “How Ontario’s Planning Presentation Changed: 1986-2011” invited plenary presentation,
Ontario Professional Planners Institute conference, Ottawa, October 13, 2011.
74. “Canada is a Suburban Nation” Ontario Professional Planners Institute conference, Ottawa,
October 14, 2011.
73. “Sustainable and Healthy Redevelopment in the Regional City: An Introduction to the
Canadian Experience” EcoCity World Summit, Montreal, August 21, 2011.
72. "Suburban Nation? Estimating the size of Canada’s suburban population” (with Mark
Janzen*) World Planning Schools Congress, Perth Australia, July 4, 2011.
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71. “Gordon Stephenson and Urban Renewal in Kingston, Ontario” (with Michelle
Nicholson*), World Planning Schools Congress, Perth Australia, July 7, 2011.
70. "Suburban Nation? Estimating the size of Canada’s suburban population” (with Mark
Janzen*) ACUPP/ Canadian Association of Geographers conference, Calgary, June 2,
2011.
69. “The 50th Anniversary of Stephenson and Muirhead’s Planning Study of Kingston”
exhibition, WD. Jordan Library, April-May 2011 (curator).
69. “Housing Research at Queen’s” National Housing Research Committee, Toronto, May 4,
2011.
67. “Suburban Research Techniques” (with Mark Janzen*) SURP Research Seminar series,
March 16, 2011.
66. “Planning Ottawa-Gatineau” University of Ottawa, January 29, 2011.
65. “Planning Ottawa-Gatineau” University of Ottawa, January 2011.
64. “Canada is a Suburban Nation” National Housing Research Committee conference,
Ottawa, November 2010.
63. "Suburban Nation? Estimating the size of Canada’s suburban population” (with Mark
Janzen*)", Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Minneapolis, MN October 2010.
62. “Canada is a Suburban Nation” Canadian Urbanism symposium Montreal, September
2010.
61. “Reflections on the First Canadian Greenbelt” Ciclos de Paisaje, Vitoria, Spain, July 2010.
60. “Gordon Stephenson and Urban Renewal in Kingston, Ontario” (with Michelle
Nicholson*), International Planning History Society, Istanbul, July 2010.
59. “Suburban National Capital: A pilot study of Canada’s post-1945 suburbs in Ottawa-Hull”
(with Chris Vandyk*), International Planning History Society, Istanbul, July 2010.
58. “A Greenbelt for Canada’s Capital: 1899-2000” Greenbelt National Visioning Forum,
National Capital Commission, Ottawa, November 2009.
57. "Learning from the Past: Precedents for Canadian Urbanism " Canadian Institute of
Planners national conference, Niagara Falls, September 2009.
56. “Canadian Urbanism: A Distinctive Tradition” Canadian Urbanism symposium Toronto,
October 2009.
55. “Noulan Cauchon and the City Scientific in Canada’s Capital”, Jones Civil Engineering
Forum, Queen’s University, February 18th, 2009.
54. “The other author of the 1908 Chicago Plan: Edward H. Bennett”, International Planning
History Society, Chicago, July 2008.
53. “Requests for Proposals for Public Property Development” Association of European
Schools of Planning / ACSP, Chicago, July 2008.
52. "Learning from the Past: Canadian Urbanism Traditions" Canadian Institute of Planners,
Winnipeg, July 2008.
51. “Using Infrastructure to Promote Sustainable Development – Transit Oriented
Development” Infrastructure Canada, Ottawa, May 26, 2008 (with Preston Schiller).
50. “Planning, Planners and Change” Canadian Association of Planning Students, Toronto,
February 6, 2008.
49. “Reflections on best practice” UBC Centre for Public Private Partnerships, Vancouver BC,
Dec. 4-5, 2007.
48. “Best Practices in Requests for Proposals for Public Property Development” Real Property
Institute of Canada conference, Ottawa, Ontario, November 14, 2007.
47. “Sustainable Transportation” invited lecture, Ontario Professional Planners Institute
symposium, Ottawa, November 8, 2007.
46. “The RFP Process for the Disposition of Publicly-Owned Real Estate Assets” National
Executive Forum on Public Property, Montreal QC, Nov. 1-3, 2007, with James McKellar.
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45. “Noulan Cauchon and the City Scientific in Canada’s Capital” Society of American City
and Regional Planning Historians Conference, Portland ME October 2007.
44. “Urban Redevelopment at its Best: A Canadian overview and best practices for
procurement” Real Property Institute of Canada FOCUS, Ottawa, February 12, 2007.
43. “Traffic or Glory: Cross National Transfer of Capital City Planning Ideas in the Twentieth
Century” International Planning History Society, New Delhi, December 2006.
42. “The future of the National Capital Commission” NCC Mandate Review Panel, Ottawa,
November 9, 2006. (televised public presentation)
41. “Urban Planning at its Best” invited lecture, Ontario Professional Planners Institute
symposium, Ottawa, November 8, 2006.
40. “Public development research update” National Executive Forum on Public Property
conference, Victoria BC, May 11-13, 2006.
39. "Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities", Capitals Alliance Summit, Ottawa,
September 23, 2005. Plenary presentation, televised nationally by CPAC.
38. "Seven Methods for Proposal Calls", National Executive Forum on Public Property,
Moncton NB, May 29-30, 2005.
37. "Proposal Calls by Public Agencies" Real Property Institute of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario,
November 14-16, 2005.
36. "Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities", Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning, Portland, OR October 2004.
35. "Twentieth-Century Capital City Planning History " International Planning History
Society, Barcelona, July 2004.
34. "Celebrating Canadian Cities: Capitals", American Planning Association, Washington DC,
April 2004.
33. "Proposal Calls for Public Land", National Executive Forum on Public Property, Toronto,
April 2004.
32. "Town and Gown in the Ivy League: Lessons from the University of Pennsylvania and
West Philadelphia for Queen’s and Kingston" Queen's-Kingston Town-Gown conference,
Kingston, March 2004.
31. "New Urbanism: Ecosystem Planning and Density", Canadian Institute of Planners,
Halifax, July 2003, 6 pp.
30. "Ottawa-Gatineau and Canberra: Implementing Capital City Plans, 1900-1975" Canadian
Centre for the Study of Capitals, March 2003, 32 pp.
29. “Implementing Capital City Plans” Canadian Capital Cities Organization, Keynote address,
Yellowknife, June 2003.
28. “Frederick Todd’s 1903 Report to the Ottawa Improvement Commission” Ottawa Urban
Forum invited public lecture sponsored by CIP, OAA and OALA, November 2003.
27. "Can New Urbanism be Green?" Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Baltimore,
MD, Nov. 2002, 25 pp.
26. "Planning Canada's Capital 1900-2000" International Planning History Society, London
UK, July 2002, 29 pp.
25. “Frederick Todd’s 1903 Preliminary Report to the Ottawa Improvement Commission”
Society of American City and Regional Planning Historians, Philadelphia, 2001 27 pp.
24. “Gross Density and Implementation Of New Urbanist Plans in Markham, Ontario”
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, 2001, 22 pp.
23. “Implementing Waterfront Redevelopment” City of Riga, Latvia, Sept. 2000.
22. “Weaving a modern plan for Canada’s capital: Jacques Gréber and the 1950 plan for the
National Capital Region” International Planning History Society, Helsinki, 2000.29 pp.
21. “Planning For Capital Cities in the 20th Century”, International Planning History Society,
Helsinki, August 2000 (with A. R. Sutcliffe).
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20. “Jacques Gréber and the 1950 plan for the National Capital Region” Canadian Society of
Landscape Architects, Ottawa May 2000, 27 pp.
19. “Ottawa-Hull And Canberra: Implementation of Capital City Plans” Society of American
City and Regional Planning Historians Conference, Washington, 1999 30 pp.
18. “The Resurrection of Canary Wharf” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
conference, Chicago, 1999, 16pp.
17. “Implementing Waterfront Redevelopment,” Keynote address, Atlantic Planners Institute
conference, Saint John NB, 1998:
16. “Designing Urban Waterfronts – Lessons from around the world” Atlantic Planners
Institute conference, Saint John NB, 1998, 12 pp.
15. “Edward Bennett and the City Beautiful Plan for Canada’s Capital”, International Planning
History Society Conference, Sydney, 1998, 11 pp.
14. “Canary Wharf and Battery Park City,” London Docklands Conference, London, UK 1998,
22 pp.
13. “A City Beautiful Plan for Canada’s Capital" Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, 1997, 24 pp.
12. “Edward Bennett and the 1915 Plan for Ottawa & Hull” Society of American City and
Regional Planning Historians Conference, Seattle, 1997, 14 pp.
11. “Learning about the City" Jane Jacobs: Ideas that Matter conference, Toronto, 1997, 6 pp.
10. "What Went Wrong at Harbourfront" Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Conference, Toronto,1996, 26 pp.
9. "Computer Education On the Cheap" Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Computer Users Group Conference, Toronto, 1996, 7 pp.
8. "Planning Urban Waterfront Redevelopment" Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning conference Detroit, 1995: 34 pp.
7. "Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment: Case Methodology", Environmental
Design Research Association, Boston, 1995, invited poster.
6. Canadian Association of Geographers, Montreal: "Planning, Design and Managing Change
on the Urban Edge: Waterfront Redevelopment," 33 pp.
5. "Implementing Waterfront Redevelopment" CIP/APA National Conference, Toronto,1995,
14 pp.
4. "Implementing Urban Waterfront Redevelopment on the Isle of Dogs, London," Ontario
Professional Planners Institute Annual Conference, 1994: 37 pp.
3. "Disasters in the London Docklands" ACSP Conference, Philadelphia, 1993, 42 pp.
2. "Implementation at Battery Park City" ACSP Conference, Columbus: 21 pp., 1992.
1. "Designing St. Lawrence” Ryerson University, 37 pp. , 1989 co-author with S. Fong.
Selected Professional Reports:
2007 The RFP Process for the Disposition of Publicly-Owned Real Estate Assets National
Executive Forum on Public Property, Queen’s University, November 2007, with J.
McKellar. 37 pp.
2006 The future of the National Capital Commission, brief to the federal NCC Mandate
Review Panel.
2003 Sparks Street Then and Now: An evolving streetscape and public space, National Capital
Commission, 142 pp., co-author with C. Bray and B. Osborne.
2002 Waterfront Planning and Development in Surrey, City of Surrey, BC.
2000 Multi-family Housing for Community Sustainability, CMHC, co-author with Quadrangle
Architects
1996 Kenosha Lakefront Site, Urban Land Institute Advisory Services, co-author
1994 Seaton Handbook, Ontario Ministry of Housing, co-author with Dunker Assoc. 134 pp.
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1991 Toronto Central Waterfront Transportation Study, Royal Commission on the Future of
the Toronto Waterfront, urban design & planning consultant, 410 pp.
1991 Oshawa Downtown Urban Design Study, City of Oshawa, principal author 49 pp.
1991 Ataratiri Site Plan, City of Toronto Housing Department, principal author 74 pp.
1990 Gardiner Expressway East & Don Valley Sweep Civic Design Study, City of Toronto
Planning Department, principal author. 66 pp.
1989 Lower Yonge Street Urban Design Study, City of Toronto Planning
Department. co-author with Barry Sampson. 64 pp.
1989 Etobicoke Harbour Village Plan, City of Etobicoke, principal author.
1988 Harbourfront Housing Policy Study, Harbourfront Corporation, principal author.
1982 A Manual for Estimating Energy Consumption in New Development, Toronto:
Ontario Ministry of Energy, co-author.
1982 Climatic Information for Energy Conscious Planning, Toronto: Ontario
Ministry of Energy, co-author.
Articles and Reviews by Others of Completed Work:
Wight, Ian, “Planner’s Bookshelf: Planning Canadian Communities” Plan Canada, Vol. 54
No.1, (Spring 2014), p. 52.
Klingbeil, Cailynn, “Edmonton’s love affair with suburbs can’t endure, researcher warns”
Edmonton Journal, September 8, 2013, A1.
Derfel, Aaron, “Exurban growth in Montreal region is worst in country” Montreal Gazette,
September 7, 2013, A1-A4.
Howell, Trevor, “Calgary’s top city planner says higher density suburbs strike right balance”
Calgary Herald, September 7, 2013.
Sinoski, Kelly, “Canada: A suburban nation” Vancouver Sun, September 7, 2013. A1
Tank, Phil, “Bedroom communities boom: Growth highest outside Saskatoon city limits”
Saskatoon Star Phoenix, September, 7, 2013. B1.
Cook, Maria, “Suburban nation: An ambitious new study says it’s time for Canadians to dispel
our urban myth” Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 2013, B1-B3, (Story reprinted in
Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Montreal
Gazette)
Cook, Maria, “In search of the suburban ideal” Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 2013, B2-B3.
Cook, Maria, “How your neighbourhood measures up” Ottawa Citizen, September 6, 2013.
MacAlpine, Ian, “Kingston’s suburbs growing” Kingston Whig-Standard, September 9, 2013.
Hostovsky, C. “Planning Canadian Communities” Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 24, No.
1, (January 2010), pp. 38-40.
Abbot, Carl, "Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities" Journal of Urban Design, Volume 14,
No. 3 (August 2009) pp. 402-404.
Phelps, N.A. "Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities" Environment and Planning B:
Planning and Design, Vol. 35, pp. 187-190.
Urban, Florian, “The Limits of State Symbolism” Journal of Urban History, 35:1 (Nov 2008),
pp. 196-200.
Aubry, Jack “Ottawa a capital spot” Ottawa Citizen, Monday, August 27, 2007, A11.
Sagalyn, L.B. “Public/Private Development: Lessons from History, Research, and Practice”
Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 73:1(Winter 2007) pp. 13-4.
M.F. Wagenaar “Planning twentieth century capital cities” Rooilijn, Vol. 39 (2006), p. 406-407.
Sabini, M. “Cleveland’s Waterfront in a Global Perspective” Cleveland Urban Design
Collaborative Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 4, (June 2001), pp. 1- 5.
Bromley, Ray. “Cities, Large and Small,” Journal of the American Planning Association, 66:4,
2000, pp. 438-9.
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Hebbert, M. “Battery Park City: Politics and Planning on the New York Waterfront”
Environment & Planning C, Vol. 16, 1998, pp. 628-9.
Fainstein, Susan F. “Battery Park City: Politics and Planning on the New York Waterfront”
Journal of Planning Education & Research, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1998, p. 186.
Neufeld, David, and Gregory Tokarz. "Planning for Innovation: Reflections on Seaton." Plan
Canada, Volume 35, Number 3, May 1995: pp. 32-34
Sandrin-Lit, R. “Seaton Encapsulated” Ontario Planning Journal, March 1995, pp. 18-19.
“Seaton Lands Competition” The Canadian Architect, March 1995, cover, pp. 22-25.
Neufeld, David and Gregory Tokarz. "Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation: The Seaton
Competition / Repousser les frontières de l'innovation: le concours Seaton." Plan Canada
Vol. 35, No. 2, March 1995 pp. 40-41
Allester, David. "The Plan for Ataratiri: Restoring a Corner of the City." Plan Canada Volume
32, Number 4 July 1992: 27-30
Selected Media:
“GTA sprawl out of control” Toronto Star, Sept 14, 2013. (op-ed. article).
“Urban Planning: How to save KCVI” Kingston Whig-Standard, June 15, 2013, A6 (op-ed).
“Ontario’s flawed school planning” (with M. Seasons) Kingston Whig-Standard, November 16,
2012, A6 (op-ed article); reprinted in several other newspapers.
“Planning a capital for all Canadians” Inroads 30, Winter/Spring 2012, pp. 78-83.
“ ‘School desert’ would doom inner city” Kingston Whig-Standard, May 10, 2012, A6 (op-ed).
“Stick to waterfront plan” Toronto Star, August 31 2011, A23. Op-ed. article
“Rethinking Suburbia” The Agenda, TVO, May 14, 2009. 12:38 min
"A work in progress" The Globe and Mail, May 22, 2007, A15. Op-ed. article
“Start of a Beautiful Relationship? Toronto has long neglected its waterfront,” the Globe and
Mail, March 29, 2000, p. A17. Op-ed. article.
“NCC Track Record and plans are impressive,” Ottawa Citizen, March 10, 2000, F4. Op-ed.
article.
Other articles written for the Globe and Mail, Kingston Whig-Standard and others.
Interviewed by CBC-TV, Global TV, TVO, CityTV, C-SPAN, Rogers, ABC Radio, CBC Radio,
and numerous newspapers.
Research Web Sites:
Planning Canada's Capital
PlanningCanadasCapital.ca
Planning Canadian Communities:
PlanningCanadianCommunities.ca
Canadian Suburbs:
CanadianSuburbs.ca
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Selected Public Lectures:
2015 “New research on Australian suburbs” UNSW, Sydney, July 29, 2015.
2015 “Is Australia a Suburban Nation?” Planning Institute of Australia and WA Metropolitan
Redevelopment Authority, June 29, 2015.
2015 “Research on a Shoestring Budget”, Australasian Early Career Urban Research Network,
Perth, WA June 19, 2015.
2015 “Canadian Urban Design from Coast to Coast” Australian Urban Design Research
Centre, Perth, WA May 6, 2015.
2015 “Sustainable Suburbs? Canadian Best Practices” Curtin University Sustainability Policy
Institute, Perth, WA April 29, 2015.
2015 “Canadian Community Design” University of Otago, Dunedin NZ, April 17, 2015.
2015 “Sustainable Suburbs: Best Practices from Canada” University of Western Australia
Institute of Advanced Studies, Perth WA, April 29, 2015.
2014 “Canada is a suburban nation” keynote address, Council for Canadian Urbanism Summit,
Toronto, September 14, 2015
2014 “Is Canada a Suburban Nation? Reflections on Toronto” City of Toronto, May 2, 2014.
2013 “The Art of City Building” National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. December 5, 2013.
2013 “Ottawa and Canberra as Symbolic Federal Capitals” University of Canberra, 2 July 2013
2013 “Canadian Urbanism: Coast to Coast” UNSW, Sydney, 30 June 2013.
2012 “Ottawa: Lumber town to federal capital” Collegium generale, Universität Bern, May 18,
2012.
2012 “A historical tour of planning and urban design in the National Capital: The Good, the
Bad and the Ugly” Ottawa Urban Forum, March 21, 2012.
2011 Global Plans, Local Influences, public lecture, Queen’s University Jordan Library, April
18, 2011.
2010 OPPI Kingston, “The 50th Anniversary of Stephenson and Muirhead’s Planning Study of
Kingston” public lecture and exhibition, World Town Planning Day, November 2010.
2010 “Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities: Lessons for Ottawa”, Probus Club Ottawa
April 28, 2010.
2010 “Active Transportation across Canada” Kingston Coalition for Active Transportation,
March 24, 2010.
2010 “Urban Design in Canada: Coast to Coast to Coast” Urban Design Centre of Western
Australia, Perth, March 2, 2010.
2010 “Building Big Plans: Implementing Lessons for Capital Cities and Waterfronts”
University of Western Australia, 26 February, 2010.
2010 “Planning Twentieth Century Capital Cities” QUILL, Kingston, January 2010.
2008 City of Kingston, “Evaluating Kingston’s Draft Official Plan” April 17, 2008.
2008 Kingston Learning, “Canadian Planning at its Best” February 8, 2008.
2007 OPPI Ottawa, “Sustainable Transportation” invited lecture, World Town Planning Day.
2007 Ohio State University “Twentieth Century Capital Cities and Urban Design,” Knowlton
School of Architecture invited lecture series.
2007 City of Kingston, “Waterfront Design Principles and Precedents” June 12, 2007.
2006 OPPI Ottawa, “Urban Planning at its Best” invited lecture, World Town Planning Day.
2005 Kingston Learning, “Smart Growth in Kingston?”
2003 Ottawa Urban Forum: “Frederick Todd’s 1903 Report to the Ottawa Improvement
Commission”
2001 Town of Lincoln, “Neighbourhood Planning in a Rural Landscape”
2001 Kent State Univ./ Cleveland State Univ., “Urban Waterfront Design: Facilitating
redevelopment”
2001 Kingston Learning, “Planning Waterfront Development: Lessons from around the world”
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2000 City of Riga, Latvia, “Implementing Waterfront Redevelopment”
1999 Ottawa Urban Forum: “Ottawa’s X-files: Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams”
1997 SUNY Buffalo, “Battery Park City: Politics and Planning on the Waterfront”
1995 RMC Dept. of Politics and Economic Science, "Comparing Canadian and U.S. Cities:
Los Angeles and Toronto"
1991 City of Toronto Planning: "Urban Design Innovations in Barcelona"
1990 Institute of Transportation Engineers, Toronto: "The Gardiner LakeShore Corridor"
1987 Ontario Professional Planners Institute: "Harbourfront 2000 Plan"
1986 City of Kingston / Waterfront Centre Symposium, “Block D”
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RESEARCH GRANTS:
Agency Title Tenure Amount RAs Results
PATREC Australian Suburbs
with Dr. P Maginn,
UWA
2015 A$15,167 2 In progress
UWA IAS Suburban Nations?
Comparing Australian
and Canadian suburbs
2015 A$10,000 1 In progress.
Heritage
Canada
Canadian War
Memorial
2014 $3000 - exhibit
SARC Gordon Stephenson’s
International Planning
Legacy
2011-12 $8389 2 3 articles; special
journal issue, exhibition
SSHRC Suburban Nation:
Estimating the size
and policy
implications of
Canada’s suburban
population
2008-
2011
$75,725 7 Web site; journal
article; 6 conference
papers; 1 monograph;
front-page newspaper
articles across Canada
SSHRC Lessons From
Planning Canada’s
Capital: 1800-2000
2005-
2008
$72,223 9+ Web site, 4 articles /
chapters, 4 conference
papers, book for 2012
SSHRC Canada’s Capital in an
International
Comparative
Perspective
2002-
2005
$59,400 6
Book in 2006; 2
chapters; 2 articles, 5
conf. papers.
Canada-US
Fulbright
Canada-US
Connections in
National Capital
Planning
2001-02 $24,000 1 3 articles, 5 conference
papers
SSHRC Building Canada’s
Capital
1998-
2001
$63,200 6 4 articles, 3 conference
papers
Richardson
Fund
Ottawa-Hull Le Droit
1913-58
1999 $13,000 NA 198 reels of microfilm;
contribution to articles
ARC SSHRC 4A , Ottawa-
Hull
1997-8 $5000 1 1 article, 1 conference
paper
Special
Collections
1909 Plan of Chicago
purchase
1998 $3500 NA rare book; contribution
to 1article
Univ. of
London
Battery Park City /
Canary Wharf
Comparison
1997-8 $3500 1 2 articles, 2 conference
papers;
CIP Plan Canada
Consolidated Index
1997 $5100 5 journal index and
WWW site
ARC Building Canada’s
Capital
1996-7 $5500 1 1 article, 1 conference
paper
Richardson
Fund
Canadian Historic
Plans
1996-98 $2000 NA 100+ plans, maps and
slides; contributions to
2 articles
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ARC,
Queen’s
Urban Waterfront
Redevelopment
1995-96 $5000 2 book; 1 article
SGS,
Queen’s
Research Initiation
Grant
1994-5 $12,000 5 book index, editing, 2
articles
TOTAL
RESEARCH
GRANTS
$329,927 45 PI funding only
TEACHING GRANTS:
Agency Title Tenure Amount RAs Results
Apple
Canada
Canadian Historic
Plans
1996-97 $3500 1 World Wide Web site,
database, course
materials
Queen’s
Principal’s
Develop-
ment Fund
GIS Laboratory
Desktop mapping
software (with Dr. R.
Tinline, Geography)
1995 $3000 MapInfo purchase
Queen’s
SGS
Planning computer
applications
1994-95 $1000 2 Laboratory exercises
and course materials
TOTAL TEACHING
GRANTS
$7,500 3
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UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Queen’s University School of Urban & Regional Planning (Asst. Professor 1994-2000;
Assoc. Prof. 2000-8; Professor, 2008-):
SURP-817: An Intellectual History of Urban and Regional Planning (core course; team-
taught). Methods: illustrated lectures, optional field trips. 1995-2000, 2002-
SURP-824: Urban Planning Project (core course) Methods: workshop/studio; new project
every year; weekly coaching in small groups; field trips. 1994-8, 2000, 2002-6, 2009-
SURP-840: Land Use Planning (optional course; team-taught) Methods: illustrated lectures,
computer simulation; site visits; case studies of award-winning plans. 1995-2001, 2003-
SURP-844: Real Estate Development and Planning (optional course; team-taught) Methods:
case study, role-playing , lecture, market analysis. 2002-8, 2009-11
SURP-848: Community Design: (optional course; team-taught) Methods: workshop/ studio;
weekly small group coaching; field trips; illustrated lectures. 1996, 98, 2000, 2003, 2005.
SURP-882: Computer Applications for Planners (optional course) Methods: self-guided
tutorials, laboratory exercises using planning data, demonstrations, lectures. 1994-99.
SURP-886: Public Private Partnerships (optional course) Methods: lectures, case studies,
simulation. 1995, 2000, 2003-6, 2008-9, 2012-13.
SURP-804: Implementation (methodology module) Method: case studies. 1994, 95, 97, 98,
99, 2003
SURP-805: Negotiation (methodology module) Methods: simulations, lectures. 1994-7, 99,
2006
SURP-806: Population Forecasting (module) Methods: lectures/demos, workbook; 1997,
2004, 2006, 2008.
SURP-807 Qualitative Research (methodology module) Methods: lectures/demos, seminar,
2000.
CIVL-262: Civil Engineering Planning (core undergraduate course) Methods: illustrated
lectures, tutorials, group design project. 1996-2000.
University of Western Australia, Institute of Advanced Studies (International Distinguished
Visiting Fellow, 2015)
Postgraduate / early career Masterclass
University of Pennsylvania, Department of City and Regional Planning: (Visiting Associate
Professor, 2001-02)
CPLN-659: Public Private Partnerships (optional course) Methods: lectures, case studies,
simulation. 2002
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design: (Instructor, 1993-4; Teaching Fellow, 1992-
3):
Urban Politics & Land Use Policy (core course; team-taught). 1992; 1993
Introduction to Urban & Regional Planning 1992
Guest critic in several urban design and landscape architecture studios, 1991-95
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University of Toronto, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, (Adj. Associate.
Professor 1990-3):
Real Estate Development 1992, 1990
Site Planning & Market Analysis 1991
Strategic Planning for Development 1993, 1992
Executive Development Program, Metropolitan Toronto Police, 1991
University of Toronto, Department of Architecture, (Adj. Assoc. Prof. 1990-91; Adj. Asst.
Prof. 1989):
Urban Design Studio (core course; team-taught). 1989-1991
Housing (team taught) 1990
Guest critic in several urban design and landscape architecture studios, 1989-95
Ryerson School of Urban & Regional Planning, (Lecturer, 1988-90; 1978-79):
Implementation 1988-1990
Public Sector Development 1989
Environmental Planning II 1979
Planning Methods & Computing 1979
Planning Studio (core course; team-taught) IV 1979
Transit Planning Seminar 1979
Planning Workshop III (core course; team-taught) 1978
Transportation Planning 1978
Urban Field Research (core course; team-taught). 1978
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Guest Lecturer / Visiting Critic:
Australian Urban Design Research Centre, 2015
Carleton University, School of Architecture, 2008, 2012
Carleton University, Department of History, 2004
Cleveland State University, Public Policy, 2001
Curtin University, Perth, WA, 2015
Harvard University, Urban Design, 1993, 1994, 1995
Kent State University, Urban Design, 2001
M.I.T. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993
Ohio State University, Urban Design, 2007.
Queen’s Department of Civil Engineering, 2001, 2005-10
Queen’s Department of Geography, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003-14
Queen’s School of Business Public Executive Program, 2013, 2014
Queen’s Law School, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008-9
Queen’s School of Environmental Studies 1998, 1999, 2000-12
Queen’s School of Policy Studies, 2001, 2009
Royal Military College, Social Sciences, 1996, 1997
Ryerson School of Urban and Regional Planning, 2006
Trent University, Department of Geography, 2003
University of Canberra, 2012, 2013
University of New South Wales, Built Environment, 2013, 2015
University of Otago, Geography and Planning, 2015
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, 2001
University of Pennsylvania, Department of City Planning, 2001, 2002
University of Pennsylvania, Urban Design Program, 2002
University of Toronto, Geography, 2005
University of Toronto, Landscape Architecture, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
University of Waterloo, 2012, 2013, 2014
University of Western Australia, History, 2015
University of Western Australia, Institute for Advanced Studies, 2015
University of Western Australia, Planning, 2010, 2015
Urban Design Centre of Western Australia, 2010
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GRADUATE SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION
Master’s theses and research reports supervised (118 completed to date; 4 in preparation):
118. Bang, Elizabeth, The Sustainable Campus: A Comparison of Comprehensive Sustainability
Policies in the Campus Master Plans of the University of Guelph and Queen’s University,
2013-15.
117 Smith, Molly and Shazeen Tejani, Tackling Tactical Urbanism: Exploring the Potential
for Improved Social Spaces on Queen’s University Campus, 2013-15.
116. Holthof, Benjamin, Kingston Inner Harbour: A Cultural Heritage Landscape Pilot Study,
2012-15 with John Meligrana)
115. Nadeau, Jeff, Planning Near-University Neighbourhoods: A Case Study of Kingston, ON
and Ithaca, NY, 2012-15.
114. Davies, Keith, A Pilot Study for Comparing Two Inner-City Edmonton Parks in Winter,
2012-14.
113. Grabowski, Arthur, The Evolution of Waterfront Public Spaces: A comparative assessment
of public use on Toronto's Harbour Square Park and York Quay, 2012-14.
112. Gkotsis Tony, Cataraqui North, A Case Study: Kingston's Experience with the
Implementation of a New Urbanist Secondary Plan, 2011-14.
111. Lundberg, Per, Cracking the Code of Small Downtowns, 2012-14. Winner 2014 Canadian
Institute of Planners Past-President’s Award for graduate student research.
110. Qi, Hongyan (Ivy), Designing for a Safer Public Housing Community: A Case Study of
Chester Le, Toronto, 2012-14.
109. Poulton, Ryan, Guiding Future Suburban Development through Public Policy: A
Comparative Case Study of Two Arterial Mainstreets in Ottawa, Ontario, 2012-14.
108. Chabot, Bailey, Planning for Pot: Incorporating the Production of Medical Marihuana
into the Zoning Bylaw of the District of West Kelowna (with Prof. John Meligrana) 2013-
14.
107. Cornish, Nancy, Turning the Lights Out on Light Pollution: Recommendations for the
Township of Stone Mills (with Prof. John Meligrana) 2013-14.
106. Akubueze, Nnamdi The Establishment of Urban Open Spaces to Meet Users Needs: A
Comparative Case Study of Two Neighbourhood Parks in Abuja, Nigeria, 2011-13.
105. Grove, Jennifer From Low-Rise to High-Rise: A Comparison of Techniques for the
Integration of Tall Buildings into Three Suburban, Transit-Adjcent Locations in Ottawa,
2011-13.
104. Johnston, Jeremy, A Pilot Study of Sprawl Repair Potential in Kingston, Ontario, 2011-13.
103. Robinson-Mushkat, S. William, Gordon Stephenson’s 1960 Plan for London, Ontario:
Noble Intentions, Unfulfilled Promise, and Lasting Influence, 2010-13.
102. Bingham, Sarah, The Cult of the View: Comparing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of
View Corridor Protection in Montreal and Vancouver, 2010-12.
101. Gonyou, Kyle, City of Three Parish Redevelopments in Ottawa, Ontario, 2010-12.
100. Ikram Ali, A Comparative Analysis of Public Access Along the Waterfront Walkways of
Kingston and Belleville, Ontario,
99. Leclerc-Desjardins, Youko, Evaluating Downtown Design: A comparative assessment of
Cornwall and Belleville, Ontario, 2010-12.
98. Lo, Arthur, Streets as Leisure and Social Spaces: Exploring the Relationships between
Street Life and the Physical Environment in Two Vancouver Neighbourhoods, 2010-12.
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97. Jones, Megan, The Chill of Outdoor Plazas: A comprehensive comparison of two outdoor
plazas in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan under the premise of access, use, image,
sociability & climate-conscious design, 2009-12
96. Nicholson, Michelle, A Comparison of the RFP Procurement Processes for the
Revitalization of Regent Park, 2010-13.
95. Assie, Scott, Canadian Football League Stadium Location: A Comparative Analysis fo the
Saskatchewan Entertainment Facility and Winnipeg Stadium, 2009-11.
94. Burgess, Annamarie, Using Smart Growth Criteria to Evaluate Alternative Zoning
Methods in an Exisiting Neighbourhood, 2009-11.
93. Isaak, Carl, A Comparison of Neighbourhood Designs for Detachment Jericho, 2009-11.
92. Nakazawa, Andrew, Walkability of Three Downtown Vancouver Streets: Evaluating the
Physical and Perceptual Qualities of the Built Environment, 2009-11.
91. Sherstone, Andrew, Comparing the Design of Two Yaletown Open Spaces: An Evaluation
of Design Elements and the Physical Environment, 2009-11.
90. Takyi, Stephen, An Analysis of the Types and Characteristics of Capital Cities in West
Africa: Comparison of Ghana and Nigeria, 2009-11.
89. Maxwell, Laura, An Application of Systematic Natural Heritate Planning for Biodiversity
Protection in the National Capital Greenbelt Region, 2008-11.
88. Orovan, Sarah, Urban Open Space Design to Meet Users Needs: A Comparative Case
Study of Springer Market Square and Confederation Park in Kingston, Ontario, 2008-11.
87. Belina, Dorothy, A Pilot Study for Bicycle Lane and Intersection Design on Queen Street
in Kingston, Ontario Using Canadian and Dutch Design Guidelines, 2008-10.
86. Bentley, Adam, Transit-Oriented Development in Smiths Falls, Ontario: A Comparison
Between Two Sites, 2008-10.
85. Covello, Vanessa, A Comparative Analysis of Two Urban Squares in Downtown Toronto:
Trinity Square and Younge- Dundas Square, 2008-10.
84. Hindson, Carmen, A Critical Evaluation of Two New urbanist Communities in Calgary: A
Comparison of McKenzie Towne and Garrison Woods, 2008-10.
83. Vorell, Bita, Placemaking in Two Downtown Vancouver Public Squares: A Comparative
Evaluation, 2008-10.
82. Neill, Warren, A Comparison of Land-Use Designs for the UNB Woodlot, 2007-10.
81. Miranda, Charlene, A Comparative Evaluation of Two Downtown Toronto Waterfront
Parks, 2007-10.
80. McCreight, Andrew, Design Review: A Comparison Between the National Capital
Commission and City of Ottawa, 2007-9.
79. Shih, Melissa, Municipal Conformity to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
Horseshoe: An Evaluation of Future Density Potential Along the Fairview Street
Intensification Corridor in Burlington, Ontario 2007-9.
78. Vandyk, Christopher, Looking for the Suburbs: A Pilot Study of the Ottawa-Gatineau
Census Metroplitan Area, 2006-9.
77. Wong, Michael, Improving Heritage Conservation in Toronto: A comparison of five
urban residential Heritage Conservation Districts (joint with Carl Bray), 2007-9.
76. Wood, Robert Tyler, Should Westmount Become a Heritage Character District? (joint with
Carl Bray), 2007-9.
75. Woodside, Claire, Public Art Program Development: A Comparative Evaluation of Ottawa
and Vancouver, 2007-9.
74. Michael Dakin, An Analysis and Evaluation of the City of Kingston's Parks and Open
Spaces, 2006-8.
73. Julie Dolezel, Village of Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District, 2006-8.
72. John Grottenberg, A Comparative Evaluation of Two Downtown Vancouver Waterfront
Parks, 2006-8.
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71. John Henderson, Application of a Context Sensitive Design Approach to the
Redevelopment of Upper Princess Street, Kingston ON, 2006-8.
70. Kristin Reid, Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Site Planning and Architectural
Integration Program (SPAIP) By-Law in the Pointe-Claire Village, 2006-8.
69. Tiffany Rutherford, Urban Design and Planning Features of Urban Open Spaces: An
Evaluation of Three Case Studies in Downtown Richmond, BC, 2006-8.
68. Sibanda, Prince, Physical Activity and the Built Environment: What We Know, 2006-8.
67. Paul Zamodits, King Liberty Village and Regent Park: An Evaluation of Two Urban
Redevelopment Plans from Toronto, Canada on the Basis of British Best Practices in
Urban Design, 2006-8.
66. McNicol, Kelly Manufacturing a Brownfield: A Case Study of the Davis Tannery,
Kingston and an Assessment of Brownfield Policy and Planning Tools (1976-2007,) 2005-
7.
65. McCready, David, A Comparison of Two Ontario Active Adult Retirement Communities,
with Implications for Planning, 2004-7.
64. Mitra, Raktim, Changes in Travel Behaviour in the Greater Toronto Area: 1986 to 2001,
2005-07.
63. White, Joshua, Transit Oriented Development in Calgary: Recommendations for the
Redevelopment of Anderson LRT Station, 2005-07.
62. Meads, Sasha, An Evaluation of Three Downtown Vancouver Parks, 2005-07.
61. Schiller, Gilbert, Waterfront Redevelopment in Victoria: Three Cases Evaluated According
to Their Political, Financial and Design Elements, 2005-07.
60. Caldwell, Emily, St. Lawrence, Ataratiri, and the West Don Lands: A Comparison between
Urban Regeneration Case Studies from Toronto, Canada and British Best Practices for
Urban Design, 2005-07.
59. Sajecki, David, The Long Legacy of a World's Fair: Case Studies in Achieving Waterfront
Redevelopment Following an International Exposition, 2004-07.
58. Zheng, Yan, Street Design Study for Bur Oak Avenue Within the Cornell Centre District,
2004-07.
57. Dow, Cheryl, Benefits and Barriers to Implementing and Managing Well Rooted
Community Gardens in Waterloo Region, Ontario, 2004-06.
56. Choi, Yvonne, Heritage Conservation in the East Annex District, Toronto: Assessing the
Effectiveness of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Designation, 2003-05
55. Kozuskanich, John C. High Tech Firm Locations and the Implications for Employment
Area Planning In Ottawa, 2003-05.
54. Reid, Allison, Guiding Residential Intensification: Infill Design Guidelines for Low-rise
Multiple Dwellings in the City of Mississauga, 2003-05.
53. Riekko, Hans William, Urban Form and Public Transit Use: A Study Examining the
Relationship Between Urban Form and Public Transit Use in the Greater Toronto Area in
2001, 2003-05.
52. Topping, Erin, Pedestrian Public Spaces in the Nation's Capital: The Sparks Street Mall
and the ByWard Market, 2003-05.
51. Xu, Lily Yuan, Designing an Urban Waterfront: A Case Study of the Portlands, Toronto,
2003-05.
50. Addai, Isaac, Affordable Housing Public-Private Partnerships: Case Studies from the
Region of Waterloo, 2002-04.
49. Foster, Pam, The Redevelopment of CFB Rockcliffe: An Affordable Housing Strategy (joint
report), 2002-04.
48. Imanishi, Emi, Evaluating Legibility of Montreal's Underground City and Toronto's
Underground City, 2002-04.
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47. Johnston, Geraldine, The Redevelopment of CFB Rockcliffe: An Affordable Housing
Strategy, (joint report), 2002-04.
46. Klukas, James, The Regeneration of Hulme, Manchester and Crown Street, Glasgow: Case
Studies in Urban Design from the United Kingdom, 2002-04
45. Susai, Olivia, Streets as Social Spaces: A Comparison between Sparks Street Mall in
Ottawa, Canada and Murray Street Mall in Perth, Australia, 2002-04.
44. Tremblay, Serge, Realty Asset Development in Canadian Forces Base Kingston, 2002-04.
43. Abrahamson, Barbara, Opportunities for Enhancing the Public Use of Robson Square,
1999-2003.
42. Gao, Lang, A Study of the Port of Toronto Redevelopment, 1999-2003.
41. Hildebrand, Nathan, Critical Evaluation of Three Neighbourhoods: Analysis of New
Urbanism Principles in Auguston, Bois-Franc, and Cornell, 2001-03.
40. Lawrence, Brad, A Pilot Study Evaluating Techniques for Comparing Roundabouts to All-
Way Stop Controlled Intersections, 1999-2003.
39. Magierowicz, Marc, A Comparative Design Analysis of Two Medium-Sized Urban
Waterfronts: Thunder Bay and Windsor 2001-3.
38. Marlatt, Chad, Assessing the Effectiveness of the Barriefield Heritage Conservation
District Designation through Project Design Guideline Compliance from 1993-2002,
2001-03.
37. Mercer, Asher, Can Automobile Dependence be Reduced in Markham Centre? 2001-03.
36. O'Neill, Jeff, An Evaluation of the Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa, Ontario, 2001-03.
35. Stasyna, Stephanie M., From Rhetoric to Reality: Transforming Toronto's Waterfront, An
Evaluation of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, 2001-03.
34. Maddalena, Peter, Downtown Revitalization: A case study of the Management and
Operational Strategies and Practices of the Times Square Business Improvement District
and the implications for the Yonge-Dundas Business Improvement Area (Toronto), 1999-
2002.
33. Thiessen, Jeff, Sustainable Residential Redevelopment: An Evaluation of CFB Calgary
East Using the City of Calgary's Sustainable Suburbs Study, 1995-2002.
32. Barakengera, Martin, Is Scarborough City Centre a Transit Village? 1999-2001.
31. Carter, Aidan, Planning a "Capital Worthy of the Nation": The Federal District
Controversy and the Planning of the Canadian Capital, 1998-2001.
30. Baigent, Andrew, Winter City Design in Canada's Newest Capital, 1998-2000.
29. Fletcher, Emma, Rosedale: An Analysis of the Planning History of Rosedale in
Comparison to the Picturesque and Garden Suburb Movements, 1998-2000.
28. McCormick, Denise, Building Heights in Downtown Ottawa: A Comparative Analysis with
Washington D.C., 1998-2000.
27. Norris, John, An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the ByWard Market Heritage
Conservation District Designation, 1990 to 1999, 1998-2000.
26. Schock, Jerry, A Half Century of Capital Planning: A Case Study of the Implementation of
the 1950 Plan for the National Capital, 1997-2000.
25. Vipond, Shayne, A Comparison of Gross Density: Conventional and New Urbanism Areas
in Suburban Markham, Ontario, 1998-2000.
24. Bancroft, Marc, Public Markets as a Downtown Revitalization Strategy: Comparing
London’s Covent Garden Market to the Kitchener Farmer’s Market and Ottawa’s ByWard
Market 1997-9.
23. Behler, Kirsten, Intersection and Lane Design for Bicycles: Lessons from Groningen for
Richmond, BC 1997-9.
22. Lau, Patricia, Rebuilding False Creek: A Case Study in Implementing Waterfront
Redevelopment in Vancouver 1997-9.
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21. Lee, Kristine, Exploring the Candidacy of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt
Dockyard for a Heritage District Redevelopment: A Comparative Case Study of CFB
Esquimalt Dockyard to Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts and Portsmouth
Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, England 1997-9.
20. Lynch, Miriam, Major League Sports Facility Location: A Comparative Analysis of
Ottawa’s Corel Centre and Montréal’s Molson Centre 1997-9.
19. McRae, Robert, Development Alternatives for a Cyrville Transit Village:
Recommendations for the Redevelopment of the Cyrville Area of Gloucester, Ontario
1997-9.
18. Millar, Michael The Prime Ministers and the Planning of the National Capital 1997-9.
17. Van der Schaaf, Paul, Ataratiri Revisited: A Financial Analysis of Ataratiri 1997-9.
16. Elliott, Karen, Meeting Public Accessibility and Recreational Needs in Urban Waterfront
Open Space Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Mississauga and Etobicoke 1996-8.
15. Fox, Jason, Design Guidelines for the Urban Open Spaces in Kingston 1996-8.
14. McDonald, Jennifer, Management of Downtowns: A Case Study of the Downtown Kingston
Business Improvement Area 1997-8.
13. DeLeo, Joseph, Urban Waterfront Redevelopment: A Case Study of Toronto's Harbour
Square 1995-7.
12. Fritzel, Anne, Bike and Ride: An Examination of the Integration of Cycling and Transit in
Four Canadian Cities 1995-7.
11. Linkletter, Peter, Redevelopment in a Jurisdictional Swamp: A Case Study of the LeBreton
Flats 1995-7.
10. Tremblay, Miguel, Urban Design Guidelines for Residential Infill in New Edinburgh
Neighbourhood, Ottawa 1996-8.
9. Guo, Wei, A Highway 7 Corridor Study: Urban Design Guidelines Unionville to Markham
Road 1994-6.
8 Lewis, John, Landfill Site Selection in the City of Guelph: Confronting the NIMBY
Syndrome 1994-6.
7. Markham, Dan, Redevelopment Process: A Case Stu.dy of the Victoria Accord 1994-6
6. Melissa, Berardino, The Dupont Corridor: Urban Design Guidelines 1994-6.
5. Tam, Bill, Planning Neighbourhood Open Spaces: The Bathurst/Bremner Neighbourhood
1994-6.
4. Rychliwsky, William, Retail and Employment Impacts of a Brampton Power Centre 1994-
6.
3. Zander, Tracy, An Analysis of Inter-Municipal Services in Hastings County: Waste
Management, Roads, Water Quality and Quantity, Watershed Planning and Land Use
Planning 1994-6.
2. Zarkadas, Dimos, Urban Design Analysis of Two Residential Neighbourhoods in the City
of Kingston: Recommendations for Improving and Supplementing the City of Kingston
Zoning By-Law 1994-6.
1. Zeng, Yan, An Urban Design Study of Toronto's East Bayfront 1994-5.
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Graduate Examining (not including supervisees):
Summary:
Ph.D. 6; (Civil Engineering, Geography, History)
M.A. 5; (Geography, Art History)
M.Sc. 5; (Civil Engineering)
M.Pl. 20 (Urban and Regional Planning)
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Name of Student Department University Role
Fran Willis SURP, M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 2013
Daniel Minkin SURP, M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 2008
Alexander Turner SURP, M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 2007
J. Scott Kelman Geography, Ph.D. Victoria External examiner, 2006
Dustin Murray Geography, M.A. Queen’s External examiner, 2006
Marney Simmons SURP, M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 2006
Sharon Lithwick SURP, M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 2006
Joe Bovenzi Geography, M.A. Queen’s External examiner, 2005
John Smart History, Ph.D. Queen’s Internal examiner, 2004
Elizabeth Garfin SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Head’s delegate, 2004
Kristopher Erickson Geography, M.A. Queen’s External Examiner, 2003
Paula Bustard SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Internal, 2003
Lija Bickis SURP M.Pl Queen’s Head’s Delegate, 2003
Andrew Bickmore SURP M.Pl Queen’s Examiner, 2002
Kevin T. Brushett History Ph. D. Queen’s Internal Examiner, 2001
David Nicols Geography Ph.D. Deakin Univ. External Examiner, 2001
Theresa Baker SURP M.Pl.. Queen’s Examiner, 2001
Paul Robinson SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 2000
Nancy Reid Civil Eng. M.Sc. Queen’s External Examiner, 2000
Brenda Burjaw SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1999
Almed Al-Kaisy Civil Eng. Ph.D. Queen’s External Examiner, 1999
Sonja Skinner Civil Eng M.Sc. Queen’s External Examiner, 1998
Paula Formanek Civil Eng M.Sc. Queen’s External Examiner, 1997
Amy L. Harris SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1997
Niel Burke SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1996
Dean Geros SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1996
David Campfens SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1996
Mark Kirkpatrick Civil Eng M.Sc. Queen’s External Examiner, 1996
Stephen Didunyk Geography, M.A. Queen’s External Examiner, 1996
Niel Burke SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1996
Cammie McAtee Art History M.A. Queen's External Examiner, 1996
Ahmed Abdulkarim Civil Eng. Ph.D. Queen’s External Examiner, 1996
Mark Robinson Civil Eng M.Sc. Queen’s External Examiner, 1995
Catherine Nash SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1995
Sherilyn McGregor SURP M.Pl. Queen’s Examiner, 1995
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2006- Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU), Founding Director, Research Committee
Chair
2005-7 OPPI Planning Awards Jury
2001-2 Ontario Smart Growth Task Force
1999- APEO National Examinations (Civil/Urban planning) reviewer
1998-01 CIP 2001 National Conference, Programme Committee Co-Chair
1998 OPPI Conference Committee, Programme Committee
1997- OPPI Continuing Education Committee
1996- OPPI Planning Awards EOD Juror
1996 ULI Advisory Service, Kenosha Waterfront panel
1995-8 OPPI Membership Examiner
1993-4 American Planning Association / CIP Conference Program Committee
1989-90 St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Conference Chair & Editor
1989 Toronto Waterfront Charette, Central Team Coordinator
1988-89 OPPI Central District Executive & Program Committee
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Queen’s University, School of Urban & Regional Planning:
2009- Director
2008-9 Acting Director
2008-10 Chair, Appointments Committee
2005- 8 Internship Programme co-ordinator
2005- Alumni Liaison
2005 Chair, Personnel Committee
2004- National Executive Forum on Public Property, Faculty Co-ordinator.
2002-5 Graduate Admissions Co-ordinator
2002-5 School of Graduate Studies Council & Division V representative
1999-01 Chair, Visiting Speakers Committee
1999-01 Departmental Library Representative
1998-9 Appointments Committee
1998-9 Y2K programme co-ordinator
1997-9 Chair, Academic Committee
1997 SURP Director Search Committee
1996-01 Internship programme co-ordinator
1995-9 School of Graduate Studies Council
1995-01 Professional development workshop co-ordinator
1994-9 Departmental Computing Representative
Queen’s University:
2014- Campus Planning Advisory Committee
2014 Geography –SURP Task Force
2010-13 Centre for Obesity Research and Education, Board
2006-7 Industrial Relations Review Committee
2004-5 Queen's Centre Programme Committee and Urban Design Committee
1999-01 Integrated Learning Centre Green Building Committee
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1998-01 Campus Plan Review Committee
1998- Campus Grounds Committee
1995-2013 Board of Trustees/ Senate Campus Planning and Development Committee (vice-chair
2010-13)
1980-82 Alumni Association John Orr Dinner Committee
1979-91 University Council (elected by graduates)
1974-78 Trustees / Senate Campus Planning Committee (co-chair 1976-78)
1974-78 Senate; Chair of the Student Senator caucus, 1976-7.
Scholarly Journals and Publishers:
2013 Editor, Canadian Planning and Policy, 2013-
2012 Guest Editor, Town Planning Review, Gordon Stephenson issue, (with J. Gregory)
2012 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Planning History
2010 Guest Editor, Plan Canada 50th Anniversary special issue (with J. Grant and I. Skelton)
2008- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
2006-8 Chair, Planning Perspectives prize jury, IPHS
2005- Member, Board of Directors, International Planning History Society
2002-7 Editorial Board, Routledge Studies in History, Planning and the Environment
2001 Guest Editor, Plan Canada
2001 Guest Editor, Urban History Review
2000-1 CIP 2001 National Conference, Programme Committee Co-Chair
2000 Guest Editor, Plan Canada
1999- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Design
1999- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Planning Literature
Referee for: Canadian Geographer, Canadian Journal of Urban and Regional Research,
Canadian Planning and Policy, Cities (UK), Environment and Planning A (UK), Environment and
Planning B (UK), Environment and Planning C (UK), Journal of the American Planning
Association, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (USA), Journal of Planning
Education and Research (USA), Journal of Planning History (USA), Journal of Planning
Literature (USA), Journal of Planning Practice and Research (UK), Journal of Urban Design
(UK), Journal of Urbanism (USA), Landscape and Urban Planning (Europe), Landscape Journal
(USA), Material History Review (Canada), Plan Canada, Planning Perspectives (UK), Planning
Practice and Research (UK), Planning Theory and Practice (UK), Town Planning Review (UK),
Urban Design International (UK), Urban History Review (Canada), Urban Studies (UK).
Manuscript reviews for Neptis Foundation, Island Press, Pergamon Press, Routledge, University
of British Columbia Press, University of Pennsylvania Press.
Grant / Scholarship Review Committees:
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Planning and Environmental Studies, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2012
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Committee 9 (Geography and Planning) 2002-
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US-Canada Fulbright Commission, 2003-5
Grant Proposal reviews for Canadian Foundation for Innovation, ETH Zurich, Guggenheim
Foundation, Ontario Public Health, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada, Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship, UK Canadian Studies Programme, US Sea Grant
Research Program
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Tenure, Promotion and Award Reviews:
Bryn Mawr College, Urban Studies; Dalhousie University, Urban and Rural Planning; Harvard
University, Urban Design and Planning; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Urban Studies
and Planning; McGill University, Architecture; Queen’s College, City University of New York,
History; Ryerson University, Urban Planning; University of Toronto, Geography; University
College London, Planning.
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PROFESSIONAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Urban Design and Planning
Sparks Street cultural landscape history (with Bray and Osborne)
Seaton New Community, Pickering - new town
Railway Lands Review, City of Toronto
Oshawa Northwest Downtown Urban Design Study
Ataratiri Site Plan, City of Toronto
McGuinness Neighbourhood Plan, Etobicoke
East of Bay Plan, Toronto
Lower Yonge St. Urban Design Study, Toronto
Bathurst-Spadina Neighbourhood Design Workshop, City of Toronto Housing Department
Harbourfront 2000 Plan - detailed site design, implementation strategy
Spruce Grove Central Area Redevelopment Plan, Alberta
Khasab Master Plan, Oman
Environmental and Open Space Planning
Waterfront Planning and Redevelopment in Surrey BC
Don River Valley Integrated Open Space Study (with HSW)
Rouge Valley Park Plan (with HSW)
Ataratiri Open Space Study (with HSW)
Energy Planning Handbooks, Ontario
Open Space Planning Study, Kingston
Housing
Multi-family Housing for Community Sustainability Study (CMHC / Quadrangle Architects)
St. Lawrence/Bathurst Spadina Neighbourhood Study
Balmoral Drive Feasibility Study, Peel Non Profit Housing
Crosse & Blackwell Building Housing Study - historic preservation / non-profit housing
McGuinness Warehouse, Etobicoke - industrial warehouse into loft apartments
Harbourfront Housing Policy Study - submitted to the Crombie Commission
Regent Park Design Charette – University of Toronto
Transportation and Transit Planning
Central Waterfront Transportation Corridor Concept Plan, Crombie Commission
Lower Don/Gardiner Sweep Study, City of Toronto
Gardiner-Lakeshore Task Force, City of Toronto
Heath Park, Toronto and York - parking strategy
Harbourfront LRT, Toronto - Project Manager, planning and urban design co-ordination.
Transportation and Parking Action Plan, Toronto Waterfront Council
Hamilton-Wentworth Rapid Transit Project
Queen's Quay Extension, Toronto
Traffic impact and parking studies for various municipalities.
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Urban Development
Kenosha WI Lakefront development with ULI
University City Plaza, North York - retail rehabilitation and affordable housing infill
Scarborough International Trade Centre - major mixed-use project
Heath Park, Toronto and York - major mixed-use project
The Harbours, Toronto - 521 units, two-phase condominium project, daycare & retail
Peter Street Basin, Toronto - 502 units rental housing project and retail complex.
Airport Corporate Centre, Mississauga - office complex, prestige industrial park.
Lethbridge Centre, Alberta - downtown mixed use and project.
Development plans - residential, commercial and industrial plans in over 25 municipalities.
August 2015