By Marnie McGregor
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Book Review – Human Scale Revisited: A New Look at the Classic Case for a Decentralist Future
Author: Kirkpatrick Sale (Chelsea Green, 2017) Reading Human Scale Revisited by Kirkpatrick Sale from Athens, Greece during a global health pandemic was...
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City Living During a Global Health Pandemic
Reading the headlines these days is a sure way to become panicked, scared and pessimistic. It feels like the world is ending, and maybe it is. What we can...
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Book Review—Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run and Win the Fight for Effective Transit
Author: Steven Higashide (Island Press, 2019) Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run and Win the Fight for Effective Transit is the ultimate...
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CityStudio Vancouver: A Model of Global Urban Innovation
Since its founding in 2011, CityStudio Vancouver has demonstrated a unique ability to connect City of Vancouver staff with post-secondary faculty...
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Vancouver’s Municipal Roadmap for Athens: 5 Tips For A Smooth Transition at City Hall
The City of Athens, Greece elected a new Mayor on June 2, 2019 — the youngest in the city’s history at 41 years old — in a landslide victory. And though...
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Taxis in Vancouver: What can we learn from Athens?
As many people in metro Vancouver know, the current taxi system doesn’t work. More often than not, you can almost miss a flight to the airport, can’t hail...