Urban Design

Video Vancouver: Urban Planning in the 2010s

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A first draft of the urban planning history of the 2010s. Via Planetizen. Read More

Book Review—Beyond Mobility: Planning Cities for People and Places

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Authors: Robert Cervero, Erick Guerra, Stefan Al (Island Press, 2017) The cumulative consequences of this nearly singular focus on... Read More

Metro Vancouver needs a more Multilingual Translink

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Accessibility is a key priority of any public transit system. While much-needed efforts are underway in making bus stops and SkyTrain... Read More

Event: Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage?, Oct. 9

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Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage When: Wed, Oct. 9, 2019 | 7-9 p.m. Where: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art... Read More

Book Review: Suburban Remix – Creating The Next Generation of Urban Places

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Editors: Jason Beske and David Dixon (Island Press, 2018) According to the 2017 American Housing Survey, the majority of Americans... Read More

Vancouver’s Housing Crisis: A Collaborative Opportunity for Planners and Architects

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The time is now. Architects and landscape architects need to be active participants in urban planning and land-use decision-making... Read More

Urban Technologies: The Unintended Consequences

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If you walk by the bike parkade at Main Street Science World in the evening you will see a handful of bikes. If you look closely... Read More

Video Vancouver: Larry Beasley on Vancouverism

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Via TransLink Larry Beasley, a TransLink board member and former planner chief planner for the City of Vancouver, talks about his new... Read More