LOCAL
• A Car-Free Robson Square is looking more permanent [The Straight] [DT Vancouver BIA]
• PavCo wants Georgia Viaduct to remain [VancouverSun]
• City of Vancouver’s emergency-management department flouts CCTV surveillance rules [The Straight]
• South Hill Hot Tubs and Food Truck Launch Party [VanCityBuzz]
• Coming soon to a suburb near you: highrise development [VancouverSun]
• Public hearing set for Brentwood Mall redevelopment: Proposal includes 11 towers, including two that could be 70 stories [VanCityBuzz]
CANADA
• City working towards possible 2012 West LRT opening [Metro Calgary]
• Rob Ford vows to run again for mayor if court dismisses him [Globe & Mail]
• How crosswalks can make our streets safer and more dangerous [OpenFile]
INTERNATIONAL
• Can D.C. Lead the Way to a 21st Century Waterfront? [Atlantic Cities]
• Watch Walmart take over the United States [Buzzfeed]
• Are Our Transit Maps Tricking Us? [Atlantic Cities]
• GOP Platform Takes Aim at Agenda 21 and Community Planning [New York Times]
• 15 Floor Plans Of TV’s most living spaces [Buzzfeed]
• World’s longest bus for 256 people Debuts in Dresden [Tecca]
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