LOCAL
• Five-year home price trends: 2014 vs 2013 [Fraseropolis]
• Lawsuit against Gregor Robertson for political gains, mayor’s lawyers argue [Globe and Mail]
• The New Point Grey Road – First of a series [Price Tags]
• The New Point Grey Road – 2 [Price Tags]
• The Other Side of Beatty Street [Price Tags]
• Andrea Reimer: Let’s act now to ensure the best future for the Downtown Eastside [Georgia Straight]
• Vancouver city council prepares to hear from public on Downtown Eastside plan [Georgia Straight]
• CBC talks about cycling and City of Langley’s new wayfinding plan [South Fraser Blog]
• More on BC Government Roads and Transit Spending [South Fraser Blog]
• For Downtown Eastside, A Vision Beyond Main and Hastings [The Tyee]
• Time-lapse animation of Rodney Graham spinning chandelier going under Granville Street Bridge [Vancouver Observer]
• Mount Pleasant’s Rumpus Room to close [Vancouver Sun]
• Tolled bridge to replace George Massey Tunnel best option for managing traffic flow: TransLink report [Vancouver Sun]
• Pete McMartin: And this week’s citizen revolt is … Oakridge! [Vancouver Sun]
CASCADIA
• Oak Bay apartment plan faces opposition [Victoria Times Colonist]
• New 268-apartment project at Skidmore and Williams will have a Dutch ‘woonerf’ space [Bike Portland]
• TriMet budget’s good news: No fare increases (again), better service, new buses, transparency [The Oregonian]
• The Columbia River Crossing is Dead [Seattle Transit Blog]
• East Main Station 60% Design [Seattle Transit Blog]
CANADA
• Should your mayor get involved in national and world politics? [Globe and Mail]
• Toronto’s transit best in Canada, based on new ranking system [Toronto Star]
• Highrise hell for low-income families in Toronto [Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
• Six Things to Know About the Nation’s Much-Heralded Transit Growth [Next City]
• As Homeless Shelter Population Rises, Advocates Push Mayor on Policies [New York Times]
• Mid-Rise: Density at a Human Scale [Planetizen]
• The Top 10 Cities For Solar Power [Fast Co.Exist]
• London’s Current Obsession: Its Own Identity Crisis [The Atlantic Cities]
• The Theory Behind NIMBYism [Planetizen]
• City to test whether pedestrians, cyclists will use car-free streets [Houston Chronicle]