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Proposed St. Boniface apartment building sparks battle over housing, history
Hundreds of people have signed a petition against a proposed apartment building in St. Boniface. In addition to concerns about the size and density of the project, opponents say the property sits on part of a former residential school.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/des-meurons-apartments-st-boniface-industrial-school-9.7217550?cmp=rss

CBC Nova Scotia May 28

Halifax planning changes highlight tension between good design and creating density
At a recent public feedback session on housing, a Halifax resident described a four-storey development between two houses as "one of the ugliest buildings" she's ever seen. Worse, she said, is the developers didn’t defy any zoning rules or break any bylaws.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/missing-middle-housing-9.7203836?cmp=rss

3i/Atlas May 20

Astronauts on the ISS lose about 1-2% of their bone density per month in microgravity — meaning a six-month mission costs them as much bone mass as a postmenopausal woman loses in a year — and the countermeasures NASA developed to slow that loss are now being studied as treatments for osteoporosis patients on the ground
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=astronauts-on-the-iss-lose-about-1-2-of-their-bone-density-per-month-in-microgravity-meaning-a-six-month-mission-costs-them-as-much-bone-mass-as-a-postmenopausal-woman-loses-in-a-year-and-the-countermeasures-nasa-developed-to-slow-that-loss-are-now-being-studied-as-treatments-for-osteoporosis-patients-on-the-ground
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Ray Baptist May 7

Soudain I, Max Ernst, 1962

I love all the texture and the strange density, I think reality has a density that you can always stop to appreciate no matter where you are. The layout of this has a couple of large-scale shapes but there's so much more there because of the texture, like every molecule of yellow and blue and orange etc. is interacting separately with your eyes 🤣

#art #abstract #maxErnst #texture #bright #colorful #cheery #alive #density #matter #antimatter #grain #pigment #process

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Kenneth De Baets May 1

Osipova & Lin also evaluate variation in #paleobiodiversity between depositional #environments of the Szekou Formation. Species #richness and #density do not differ significantly between restricted and open #lagoon settings, contrasting with patterns reported for benthic #bivalves

Otis White Apr 30

Complex problems do not yield to simple solutions. They yield when many things work together in collaborative ways. So what would it take to make cities more affordable? More #housing with greater #density. An end to #parking mandates. More #transit and other forms of #mobility. And something else: “curb management.” https://www.governing.com/urban/parking-reform-is-reshaping-housing-policy #affordability

Parking Reform Is Reshaping Housing Policy

But some cities with the best opportunity are leaving it on the table.

Governing

Otis White Apr 29

Why is data so persuasive? Because, done right, data comes across as both neutral and realistic. Either the numbers add up, or they don’t. A pro-housing advocate explains how he used a sophisticated set of numbers to argue for greater #density in a D.C. suburb … and win a favorable vote. This could work for other #advocacy groups. https://ggwash.org/view/103114/how-i-used-friendly-neighborhood-data-science-to-advocate-for-housing-in-arlington

CBC Nova Scotia Apr 24

New Clayton Park West development will bring overdue road connection
A major development recently approved for Clayton Park West has some residents concerned about the density and height of the project, but the area councillor says it comes with benefits in a good location.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-clayton-park-west-development-will-bring-overdue-road-connection-9.7175305?cmp=rss

Otis White Apr 13

Revenge of the #NIMBYs: A Denver suburb held a referendum on its city council’s decision to create greater #density in neighborhoods. By a 2-to-1 margin voters reversed the council decision, as NIMBYs turned out and others did not. Urbanists: You need to do a better job of explaining how such changes can benefit everyone. https://denverite.com/2026/04/07/lakewood-special-election-results/

Lakewood voters strike down pro-density zoning as repeal campaign dominates

An effort to return to single-family zoning was winning by a 2-to-1 margin.

Denverite

CBC Edmonton Apr 12

Garneau community looks to retain historical charm while meeting city density goals
The Garneau community league in south Edmonton is proposing expanding the neighbourhood’s existing special character residential area in hopes that it will ensure new developments preserve the local historical charm.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/garneau-residential-character-zoning-infill-density-9.7161079?cmp=rss