LOCAL
• One of Vancouver’s original Starbucks to close [Vancouver Sun]
• An idea from New York, for Vancouver: a how-to guide on street vending [OpenFile]
• Aerial photos of Vancouver taken between 1946-1967 [OpenFile]
• 11 North Vancouver schools for sale — or not [Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
• China bests Canada in tackling climate change, Strong says [Globe and Mail]
• Lansdowne Park appeal quashed; Ottawa at “very important crossroads” [OpenFile]
• Wildrose’s Danielle Smith on Alberta’s urban-rural divide [OpenFile]
• Battling over Bixi [Montreal Gazette]
INTERNATIONAL
• Peter Katz looks at New Urbanism after 20 years [Better Cities]
• One World Trade Centre now tallest in NYC [inHabitat]
• Fluoride in the water: still a good idea [OpenFile]
• Remaking Chicago as a Complete Region, Not Just a Global Node [Planetizen]
• Bicyclists bring booming business [DC Streets]
• Estonia’s Capital Pursues Free Public Transit [Atlantic Cities]
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