From My Bottom Step

Urban Design Pushback?

Is the urban design process causing problems?

Green Roof Workshop

A media release from the City of London. Published by FMBS as a community service.

SOHO Meeting

You are invited an important Neighbourhood Meeting:

Wednesday March 3, 2010
(7:00 pm – 9:00pm)

SoHo Neighbourhood Community Meeting

At the Wellington Street United Church
156 Wellington Street – southeast corner of Wellington & Grey Street

This is our fourth neighbourhood meeting leading to the development of a SoHo Community Improvement Plan. This meeting is dedicated to discussions on the presence of social services within SoHo. The SoHo (South of Horton) … Continue Reading

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Is it easier to be hypocritical the more blatant you are about it? #LDN

Ideas Generated

Last Friday saw the wrap up of a week long design charrette that focused on re-developing and re-imaging the downtown core of Wallaceburg, Ontario. Working with the students of Fanshawe College’s GIS & Urban Planning Program, the Wallaceburg Community Task Force (WCTF) hoped that this collaboration between the students and community would help to provide some ideas, provoke interest and bring some youth back into Wallaceburg, a town … Continue Reading

Students Generating Ideas

It started last Friday and is almost half over, but by the end of this week the Wallaceburg Community Task Force will have some ideas of ways in which to improve the small town on Wallaceburg, Ontario.

Thanks to Ryan Jacques, a Planning Technician with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (a former Fanshawe College graduate) and Fanshawe College’s GIS & Urban Planning ((The GIS  and Urban Planning program offered at Fanshawe College is a 2 year program which offers students a unique blend of urban planning concepts and modern industry based computer applications.  To find out more about the program please CLICK HERE.)) program, some unique, creative and feasible ideas for urban community renewal will be presented to the Wallaceburg Community. Continue Reading

WordPress Coolest Blog Competition

Over the weekend, I was encouraged to submit FMBS in a contest to find cool WordPress blogs. It’s being run by the folks over at WP Freedom Blog. So, I did. Because I think John did a great job on the redesign.

The contest runs until November 15, 2008. So if you’ve got a WP blog, you … Continue Reading

Typically London – Shut Out Again

The Friday LFP article which described this weekend’s sessions at Museum London about ‘well planned’ urban design failed to mention that the planning which went into the sessions may have been less than ideal. 01

Let’s pick up the story where I left the house at 12:10 PM. I arrived at the … Continue Reading

Is LTC really ‘On Board’?

The London Transportation Commission rolled out an advertising campaign last year entitled ‘We’re On Board.’ But at least one local designer is less than impressed with the effort.

Urban Design Work Program

Planning Committee is holding a public participation meeting in Council chambers at 5:15 PM on Monday, with respect to the Urban Design Work Program that is being spearheaded by London’s new urban planner, Sean Galloway.
According to the proposal, what’s envisioned is the development of “a design culture within the City of London that assists in creating liveable neighbourhoods and employment areas that build a strong community identity … Continue Reading