LOCAL
• Mayors assail TransLink bonus system [Globe and Mail]
• Vancouverites embrace organic-waste pilot program [Globe and Mail]
• Plans for bike/pedestrian network connecting Stanley Park and False Creek postponed [OpenFile]
• Abbotsford can’t opt out of regional government, says Chong [Vancouver Sun]
• Metro Vancouver rejects potential sale of farmland [Vancouver Sun]
• The Michaels have some questions for you. [Price Tags]
• Will success transform Commercial Drive? [Fraseropolis]
INTERNATIONAL
• Missing middle housing: Responding to demand for urban living [Better! Cities & Towns]
• Building a Custom, Multi-Century House for Under $80 a Square Foot [PlaceShakers]
• Bay Area Residents Leaving in Droves [Bay Citizen]
• How BART Finally Decided to Replace Its Bacteria-Covered, Gross Old Seats [The Atlantic Cities]
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