LOCAL
• Many fares to increase on January 1, 2013 [The Buzzer Blog]
• Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is open for business [Globe and Mail]
• The Growing Urban Class Divide, Vancouver Edition [The Atlantic Cities]
• Renovations to begin at 13 rundown hotels [Vancouver Courier]
• Vancouver in ‘urgent’ need of upgrades to transit, water systems, Mayor Gregor Robertson says [Vancouver Sun]
• Industrial developers urged to build up to curb urban sprawl [Globe and Mail]
• Driverless car era could reshape urban landscape [Price Tags]
• Community Correspondent: Give Vancouver neighbourhoods the tools for change [Vancouver Courier]
CANADA
• Graffiti: is it art or vandalism? [The Art Newspaper]
• Toronto Bikers Revolt Against Mayor’s Attempts to Remove Bike Lanes [The Architect’s Newspaper]
INTERNATIONAL
• Making the Bike a Logical Choice for Commuters [The New York Times]
• America’s water mirage [The Los Angeles Times]
• A Real-Life Neverland: Copenhagen Builds A City For Kids! [Architizer]
• Tips for Creating Public Spaces People Actually Want to Use [The Atlantic Cities]
• How neighborhoods make Seattle [Crosscut]
• American dream of oil independence on horizon [New Scientist]
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