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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday

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LOCAL
• Vancouver non-profits caught in rent squeeze [Globe and Mail]
• Delta asks for Terminal 2 environmental review [Globe and Mail]
• Vancouver developers must guarantee ‘average rents’ under new housing rules [Globe and Mail]
• Surprise: Suburbs grow faster than cores [Price Tags]
• Referendum Pothole: Double-Billing [Price Tags]
• Untangling the Flow: Commercial-Broadway Station open house – Dec 5 [Price Tags]
• ‘Market Rental’ Is No Synonym for ‘Affordable’ [The Tyee]
• Village on False Creek commercial properties sold for $45 million [Georgia Straight]
• Vancouver sets maximum initial rents for rent-only buildings [Vancouver Sun]

CASCADIA
• Victoria mayor backs away from Beacon Hill Park roadblocks [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Surge in new apartment buildings means more move-in specials [Oregon Live]
• What if you could auction off the right to park a car in front of your home? [Bike Portland]
• What Is Transit-Oriented Development, Anyway? [Seattle Transit Blog]

CANADA
• These 17 countries may have housing bubbles. If they pop, God help us all. [Washington Post]
• In Montreal, it’s bridge over. Troubled waters [Globe and Mail]
• Q&A: Urban planner Jennifer Keesmaat has big plans for Toronto [Vancouver Sun]

INTERNATIONAL
• The 8 Smartest Cities In Latin America a
• Why Japan is Crazy About Housing [Arch Daily]
• The Genius Ways Beijing Drivers Get Around the City’s License Plate Lottery [The Atlantic Cities]
• In Austin, a bus-bike alliance pays off [People for Bikes]

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