LOCAL
TransLink’s So You Think You Can Busk? 2012 auditions [The Buzzer Blog]
SFU introduces ‘public square’ concept to create community engagement [Vancouver Sun]
Vancouver city hall transportation plan pushes sneakers, spokes and transit [Vancouver Courier]
Better know a Transportation 2040 proposal: Return of the Vancouver streetcar [OpenFile]
Imagineering: A Granville Bridge Greenway and False Creek Connection [Price Tags]
Vancouver, not an easy place to make friends [Vancouver Sun]
EXCLUSIVE: First Look at Bosa’s downtown towers [Civic Surrey]
INTERNATIONAL
What Rio Can Do [The New York Times]
Rio+20 declaration talks fail almost before they begin [New Scientist]
Homeownership Means Little to Economic Growth [The Atlantic Cities]
The American Dream: Phase II [The New York Times]
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