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SAINT JOHN - Many characteristics affect the look and feel of urban neighbourhoods. Two very important characteristics are building height and density. They can be related, but people often speak as if tall buildings and high density are the same thing. So what's the difference? Height is easy: a building is so many stories or so many feet tall. People easily understand how big a 16 storey building is. Density – the number of people or housing units in a given area – pardon the pun, is less concrete.

Saint John, New Brunswick Photo by Gillian Barfoot, member of Spacing Atlantic's Flickr Pool.

SAINT JOHN - In early 2010, the City launched PlanSJ to develop a new Municipal Plan to guide development over the next 25 years. We've been following it closely from the beginning and now, it’s almost here. A draft Plan is being introduced to the public with an Open House today. It's available here [PDF] for your reading pleasure, all 150+ pages of it. Here's an excerpt: Policies contained in the Municipal Plan will help guide: Capital expenditure and investment decisions by the City; Decisions about where and ...

Saint John, New Brunswick Photo by Gillian Barfoot, member of Spacing Atlantic's flickr pool.

Saint John, New Brunswick Photo by Bill Lapp, member of Spacing Atlantic's flickr pool.

Saint John, New Brunswick Photo by Bill Lapp, member of Spacing Atlantic's flickr pool.

SAINT JOHN - In early 2010, the City launched PlanSJ to create a new Growth Strategy and to develop a new Municipal Plan to guide development over the next 25 years. We profiled the launch of PlanSJ here. Now that the Growth Strategy [PDF] has been unanimously endorsed by Council – ‘where do we want to go as a city’ - it’s time to help develop Municipal Plan policies – 'how do we get there’. PlanSJ is hosting an open house workshop today, Putting the Plan on Paper. Topics to ...