LOCAL
• Vacation rentals booming as travellers opt for alternative accommodations [Globe&Mail]
• First night of Celebration of Light sees no major incidents [VancouverSun]
• Mayor throws a little cold water and caution onto viaducts plan [StateOfVancouver]
• Who cries for Davinci? Coroners office grapples with substantial losses [VancouverSun]
INTERNATIONAL
• Why Urbanites make the best use of environmental resources [AtlanticCities]
• New Light Rail line opens up LA’s TOD Possibilities [CP&DR]
• Epic Rain reveals modern Beijing’s lack of foundational planning [NewYorkTimes]
• Human waste disturbingly shuts down BART escalators [SFGate]
• Decades of urban growth witnessed from space [io9] [AtlanticCities]
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