SafeGrowth

Placemaking with community gardens in Calgary's East Village - site location of this year's walking tour at the 2026 CPTED Conferenc...

Larry Leach working on neighbourhood activities with the 12CSI organization in Calgary. Larry is a member of the 2026 Canada/US CPTED Confer...

  Helping the homeless - We have the tools to help Photo Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0  via Wikimedia Commons by Larry Le...

In Calgary, Canada, part of the city overstory is influenced by the proximity of the Rocky Mountains by Larry Leach What is your community’s...

Alberta's glacier-crowned Mt. Athabasca, in Jasper Park - a symbol of connectedness.  W ater runs west to the Pacific,   north to the Ar...

Beneath the "Loop" in Chicago - site of recent SafeGrowth training By Greg Saville In partnership with our remarkable spons...

Taking a break from deliberations at the 2015 SafeGrowth Summit Engaged citizens from around the world Four months ago I posted about P...

Looking down from the Calgary Tower observation deck - photo  imgur  at buzzfeed  If you have not been following crime prevention or CPT...

Anna Brassard  is a Canadian urban planner and consultant specializing in SafeGrowth and urban design. Her consulting firm Brassard and As...

Walking and texting late at night in a Calgary alleyway - photo Randall Atlas Strolling downtown late at night after Calgary's ICA ...

This blog often ponders a future with eco-friendly, green technologies to create safer communities. Consider  anti-graffiti moss,  Sain...