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My name is Peter, and I’m an community planner in Nova Scotia, Canada. Here are some cool projects that I have worked on over the years…

PBJ Design is a nonprofit that creates innovative and vibrant placemaking projects that build healthy and connected communities across Nova Scotia through projects that address social, environmental, and economic issues
Divided by Disaster: Town Planning after the Halifax Explosion
In 2017, 100 years after the Halifax Explosion, I completed my Honours Thesis on the town planning legacy of the Halifax Explosion as part of my Community Design degree from Dalhousie University.
Cities Alive: Halifax Explosion
This episode of Cities Alive brings together Peter Nightingale, Urban Planner and Historian, and Barbara Lounder, Visual Artist and member of Narratives in Space and Time, to explore the Halifax Explosion. They explore how it impacted residents and urban planning – and how the response to it left a legacy that still shapes Halifax.