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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday

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LOCAL
• Oh no, Vancouver is No. 1 on some list or another again [State of Vancouver]
• #WhatsTheLink: Transit has shaped Metro Vancouver [Buzzer Blog]
• Small inflation adjustment for Golden Ears Bridge tolls, Mon July 15 [Buzzer Blog]
• Will Conservatives pay a political price for handing over Granville Island to Port Metro Vancouver? [Georgia Straight]
• Daphne Bramham: Port Metro Vancouver not the correct landlord for Granville Island [Vancouver Sun]
• Lawyer Bob Kasting considering run for Vancouver mayor [Georgia Straight]
• Drive-thru removed from project in Downtown Langley [South Fraser Blog]

CASCADIA
• Victoria council’s trash talk triggers peek into full bins [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Victoria mayor seeks share of profits from relaxed liquor laws [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Nanaimo blasted for pulling plug on U.S. leadership telecast after sponsor linked to anti-gay marriage activism [National Post]
• Changes in Portland rental rules don’t go far enough: Guest opinion [The Oregonian]
• Portland City Council again open to Airbnb-style rentals in apartments, condos [The Oregonian]
• Murray goes for experience, vision in new SDOT director [Crosscut]
• Why are they so angry? (A guest essay) [Portland Bike Blog]

INTERNATIONAL
• the dangers of travel time comparisons [Human Transit]
• The Greatest Urban Experiment Right Now [Copenhagenize]
• How Can We Make Cities Quieter? [Fast Co.Design]
• Can Murals Change a Neighborhood? [City Lab]
• Pittsburgh’s Mellon Square Is Restored to Its Modern Glory [The Dirt]

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