LOCAL
• Former Vancouver planning directors say city ill-prepared to deal with growth [Vancouver Sun]
• Park commissioner wants more protection for Vancouver’s parks from redevelopment [OpenFile]
• TransLink cuts half the senior executive positions from 2009 [Vancouver Sun]
• When Living is Expensive, Live Collectively [The Tyee]
INTERNATIONAL
• Before Anyone Complained About the Air-Conditioning, an Idea [The New York Times]
• Why We Should Stop Talking About ‘Bus Stigma’ [The Atlantic Cities]
• Seattle’s billion-dollar waterfront [Crosscut]
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