LOCAL
• Vancouver beats NYC as most expensive city in North America [Vancouver Observer]
• Developer “hijacks” public consultation, makes legal threats against elected officials: North Van Councilors speak out [The Mainlander]
• Restoration plans approved for Taylor Manor [Vancouver Sun]
• Vancouver credit rating downgraded, in tandem with province’s, but TransLink stays the same [State of Vancouver]
• Speculation and stagnation in the real estate market [Fraseropolis]
• Surrey, Vancouver break transit truce [Civic Surrey]
• Medical marijuana grows to move out of homes [Surrey North Delta Leader]
INTERNATIONAL
• City Council Votes To Bring Bike Sharing To Portland [Oregon Public Broadcasting]
• Walk Like a Fish [The New York Times]
• The Geography of U.S. Gun Violence [The Atlantic Cities]
• Pioneer Square’s takeoff: Be there or be left out [Crosscut]
• Megacity China: the ultimate in urban migration [New Scientist]
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