November 9, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL
• A Tidy, Sleepy Stretch of Vancouver Wakes Up [The New York Times]
• Residents ramp up opposition to Vancouver skateboard park [Vancouver Courier]
• COPE platform focuses on affordable housing [Globe and Mail]
• Recapping the “circus”: Monday’s mayoral debate on homelessness [OpenFile]
• Occupy Vancouver Turning off Its Power Source [The Tyee]
• New directors appointed to TransLink board [BC Local News]
• Former Community Living executive warned government there wasn’t enough money to help disabled adults [Vancouver Sun]
• Running Against Developers in Condolandia [The Tyee]
INTERNATIONAL
• Pleasures of Life in the Slow Lane [The New York Times]
• What happens when you flush a toilet in the world’s tallest building [Boing Boing]
• Amsterdam proves bikes and streetcars are allies [Greater Greater Washington]