LOCAL
• Housing options have changed in 22 years but people still sleep on the street [Vancouver Sun]
• City fees add to Metro Vancouver’s housing-cost disparity [Vancouver Sun]
• Public transit in Metro Vancouver: Where B.C.’s parties stand [Globe and Mail]
• A last run in May: Indicators of Vancouver [Price Tags]
• New “Light Rail Links” coalition indicator of Surrey momentum [Price Tags]
• Next B.C. government must take lead on urban development [Vancouver Sun]
• Expensive housing a riddle for British Columbia parties [Vancouver Sun]
CASCADIA
• Kinder Morgan abandoning coal plan: looking for new sites in Pacific Northwest [Vancouver Observer]
• Portland’s tree and bike connection goes national [Bike Portland]
CANADA
• Graphic: Canada’s Burgeoning Aboriginal Population [National Post]
• Mayor Rob Ford slams bike station, then floats idea of city hall splash pad [Toronto Star]
• More details (not many) about further western LRT consultations [Ottawa Citizen]
INTERNATIONAL
• Traffic Pollution May Be Harming Kids in Ways We Never Imagined [The Atlantic Cities]
• China doesn’t want your trash anymore—and that could spell big trouble for American cities [Quartz]
• Cities Ramp Up Data Projects [Governing Magazine]
• The Real Life Towns That Inspired ‘The Great Gatsby’ [The Atlantic Cities]
• Safe Drinking Water Elusive for Many in California [The New York Times]