LOCAL
• New wayfinding signage is going up around the region [The Buzzer Blog]
• The Name “Grandview” [Grandview Heritage Group]
• Vancouver city staff make multimillion-dollar decision without minutes [Vancouver Courier]
• Vancouver council limits developer incentives to rental-only construction [Globe and Mail]
• Hot tub benches and digital graffiti: VIVA Vancouver summer street projects announced [OpenFile]
• COUNTERPOINT | Allen Garr attacks the poor, loses all credibility [The Mainlander]
• Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan bringing diverse speakers together [Vancouver Sun]
• The Big Download Whacks Cities [The Tyee]
• Burnaby’s director of planning and building retires after 39 years [Burnaby Now]
• Advocates fear TransLink bus service will suffer [Surrey North Delta Leader]
CANADA
• Canada ready to open its doors to more immigrants, Kenney says [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
• Neglected, Rotting Trees Turn Deadly [The New York Times]
• City, Museum or Amusement Park? The Problem With Venice [Next American City]
• The Limits of Density [The Atlantic Cities]
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