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Book Review: Surviving Vancouver
“There’s a tranquil spot at Georgina Point on Mayne Island where I sat in 2021 and looked back across the Salish Sea to the mainland. It was a...
By Sean Ruthen -
LORINC: The public space miracle of the moveable chair (redux)
It's summer and, yet again, there's nowhere to sit in Toronto's parks
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 078, Bike Month
In this episode: The Bicycle Mayor, and psychogeography
By Spacing Radio -
Saving an oak forest – from bylaw enforcement
Eric Davies has been ordered to cut down the heritage oak seedlings he has been cultivating and giving away in his front yard
By Lorraine Johnson -
Broadway Plan Shenanigans
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra once said: “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” This is top of mind for...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #5: Vancouver’s Official Development Plan
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Broadway Plan Interactive Map
Information matters….and so does context. So, as the City of Vancouver embarks on four open houses related to the Broadway Plan over the next week...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #4: Missing Mayor
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
Op-Ed: Can green infrastructure thrive in high-density urban development?
Carolyn Whitzman and Roy Brooke say their new report makes the case for linking the housing and climate change agendas
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LORINC: Toronto’s transit agenda has gone missing
Even a transit-friendly mayor doesn't have much appetite for altering the status quo
By John Lorinc -
UCS #3: Pro Sports Tickets
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
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Millennial architects redefine Canadian dream of homeownership
Affordability, climate change, and thriving communal spaces are prevalent themes of mainstream policy talk amid Vancouver’s exacerbated housing...
By saramansour