LOCAL
• Rennie strikes back against Vancouver Art Gallery consultants’ response to his proposal [Straight]
• TransLink awarding $25-million SeaBus contract to Dutch firm angers B.C. labour leaders [Vancouver Sun]
• The merits and improbability of a regional Vancouver police force [Globe and Mail]
• New Port Mann Bridge closed to traffic after “bombing” vehicles with falling ice [CBC-Vancouuver]
• Of house and home: Redevelopment of neighbourhoods is changing how we think about heritage [Vancouver Sun]
• Constance Barnes tells ‘NIMBY’ Emery Barnes Park Community Association to drop father’s name [Straight]
CANADA
• Housing plan goes around North Saanich and approved by the Capital Regional District [Times Colonist]
• Marineland Niagra Falls mass animal graves questioned [TorontoStar]
• Calgary projects at mercy of outside funding as province hits crunch [Calgary Herald] which is why Nenshi is pushing to sell ParkPlus system now [Calgary Herald]
• Confederation Line LRT project approved by Ottawa council [CBC-Ottawa]
INTERNATIONAL
• China’s plan to build a massive 120 million-square-foot city from scratch [IO9]
• Brooklyn Nets business case for saying No to national chains [Atlantic Cities]
• Newark NJ Mayor Cory Booker considers Senate bid over race for Governor [New York Times]
• This Year in Maps [Atlantic Cities]
• Can they get Light Rail to LAX [LA Times]