Courtney Sutherland

MSc candidate in rural planning and development

[Deftones @deftones]

Oxon Hill, MD // 2017

📷: @ammediallc

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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Planning for growth: A housing-friendly ZBL approach put forth by Sr Planner Denise Van Amersfoort calls on Huron County to identify the type & qty of housing that it needs in order to retain workers. #ruralecdev

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Fun. Built to last, clearly.

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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COVID-19 creates a surplus for Haliburton's downtown BIA due to event cancellations, allowing the BIA to lower tax levies on downtown shops. Indeed a welcome initiative for those businesses that suffered this past year. #ruralecdev

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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Surging housing demand in HK keeps prices hefty-you'd at least want solace that your home won't flood in the next couple of decades... is that solace a realistic option when developers encroach on ag land (in very flood-prone areas)? #ruralecdev #HongKong

[@jdavey @jdavey_2]

Vacant Jamesville's boarded up windows and perfectly shoveled/salted doorsteps and parking lot makes it an even more surreal place to walk by, while people live in tents nearby.

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

The Pearl Jam Home Shows realllllly makes me miss live shows. That, and toe tapping without potentially bothering my downstairs neighbours lol

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

Creating more highways just encourages more people to use them and creates more traffic; it doesn't make traffic any better. We know this!

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

Ontario’s proposed Highway 413 is a $6-billion sprawl accelerator. Astonishingly, it has been billed as a way to make cars move faster, but it extends so far from any destination it is estimated to shave only 30 seconds off a GTA trip. Silly! #StopThe413 https://t.co/WWubxr9EZ8

[Gord Johns @GordJohns]

I asked the PM to explain why the Liberals did nothing when DFO knew violence against Mi'kmaq fishers was likely (via @APTNNews). No recognition of the systemic racism issue, and no commitments to keep Mi'kmaq fishers safe when exercising their rights

[Trey the Explainer @Trey_Explainer]

I still think about this.

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

@Helloupthere Ride the spiral

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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Calling all placemakers: through the Healthy Communities Initiative, webinars will occur over the next two weeks to see how we can support healthy communities and public spaces in the face of COVID realities.

[Regan Zink 🏳️‍🌈 @ReganZink]

Super excited about this upcoming event hosted by @RPDplan and @SEDRD looking at the intersection of rural, heritage, and planning. Everyone is welcome: https://t.co/pG8MbPRySc

Amazing work @samp8rna @stem_holly!!!

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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5 U.S. cities, most of which have faced depopulation, are betting on WFH culture for the longterm. Through an RFP process, the cities are proposing co-working/co-living hubs to attract tech talent. #ruralecdev

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

#ruralecdev

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, it's important to contemplate the absence China's great migration from urban to rural, and the subsequent impact on the rural economy.

[Courtney Sutherland @courtsuth]

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Programming is important to get the proverbial wheels rolling in terms of encouraging rural immigration, but having connections and supports once one "goes rural" is ever-important for retention. #ruralecdev

[Jay Pitter @Jay_Pitter]

This is classic urbanist arrogance. The person who tweeted this is likely well-intended but it’s not our job to discuss groups in their absence. PROPOSED EDIT: Individuals living in the suburbs, what kinds of design & service enhancements would encourage you to take the bus more?

[Jay Pitter @Jay_Pitter]

Not to belabour my earlier tweet but it irks me when people exclusively associate child-minding with #parks . It’s heteronormative & gendered. There’s a history of homophobia in parks, perpetuated in part by the idea that they are spaces for moms, kids & nuclear families.