City plan map for Thompson, Manitoba, proposed in student project.

Theoretical clarity, clear research questions, solid reviews of the literature, empirical work and creative analysis are hallmarks of their exploratory work. Ultimately, our graduate students contribute new knowledge to the planning field, give back to the communities with whom they engage, and help to push the boundaries of planning practice and theorizing.

Case-in-Point projects

The Case-in-Points archived here are the products of collaborative case study research, by each student and a professional practitioner, conducted within the context of the capstone Professional Planning Practice course. Especially notable Case-in-Point projects are recognized through a Manitoba Professional Planners Institute (MPPI) Awards Program.

2023 Case-in-point projects

 

2022 case-in-point projects

2021 case-in-point projects

 

2020 case-in-point projects

 

 

 

Capstone projects

2022 - 2023

  • Agominab, Romeo     
    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     
    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     
    Evaluating Public Open Space: Three Winnipeg Cases
    Advisor: Richard Milgrom    
    External Advisor: Honoure Black, University of Manitoba
    Poster     Report

    Keogh, Hayden    
    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     
    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    
    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    
    "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     
    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    
    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     
    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     
    "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     
    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

2021 - 2022

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

2020 - 2021

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

2019 - 2020

Akhtar Khavari, Ryan 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  

2018 - 2019

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

Thesis and practicum projects 2021-2022

Cheryl Mann

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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