LOCAL
• Vancouver poised to reopen Robson Street block in December [Straight]
• King George Boulevard B-Line to be numbered 96 [VanCityBuzz]
• Thieves steal Vancouver storm-drain covers [Province]
• Women Transforming Cities: Making Vancouver affordable for elderly women [VancouverObserver]
• Vancouver residents happy with city’s diversity: PlaceSpeak finds less than 5% dispute ‘people from many cultures contribute to the quality of urban life’ [VancouverSun]
• Musqueam to engage community in the development of University Endowment Lands’ Block F [VanCityBuzz]
CANADA
• Rob Ford’s deputy will push for a by-election if Mayor removed on Monday [CBC-Toronto]
• Dundas Square building demolition stopped to avoid radioactive contamination [TorontoStar]
• Victoria home demolished because of wrong delivery address [CBC-BC]
• Montreal’s Metro to push service in a number of directions [Gazette]
INTERNATIONAL
• Dumb-ways to die. Fun, funny, cute and catchy safety animation from Melbourne Metro [Youtube]
• A little danger is good for playgrounds [WallStreetJournal]
• Softening Modernism’s hard landscapes [ArchitectsNewspaper]