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UCS: The First 100 (Video)
The Urban Cartoon Syndicate launched in May 2024 and reached the hundredth cartoon last week. We mark this milestone by packing them all into a one-minute...
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Rees Park: The rug that can tie the post-FIFA waterfront together
The FanFest zone and the Raptor's Jurassic Park show the potential for flexible public spaces that serve large events and festivals
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Book Review: Cheapskate in Lotus Land
Author: Steve Burgess (Douglas & McIntyre, 2026) Cheapskate in Lotus Land, the new book by writer/humourist Steve Burgess, delivers what he promises...
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OP-ED: Invitation as Urban Policy
What the Bentway, the High Line, and Madrid Río taught me about health and belonging in public spaces
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I’m Voting for Neighbourhoods. Are You?
I believe that Vancouver is, first and foremost, a “City of Distinguished Neighbourhoods”, and that Vancouver neighbourhoods are poised to...
By scothein -
Modernizing e-bike rules
New provincial proposals are timely
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Church Street is being pedestrianized — that wasn’t so hard, was it?
The recently approved pilot project proves the City can rubber-stamp such initiatives without endless consultations and excuses
By John Lorinc -
UCS #100: Piling On
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Rising food...
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THE OVERHEAD: When Policy Pauses Public Ownership
Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
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Time and the City
Cities outlast us. Our imagination doesn't. From seconds to generations, a journey through how cities transform, adapt, and outlast the people who build them.
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UCS #99 – The Press Conference Button
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
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LORINC: Mayoral candidates need to take on King Doug
This fall's election must be a referendum on the Ford government's destructive incursions into the City's business
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered