LOCAL
• 16 ways Vancouver city hopes to better engage its citizens [Vancouver Sun]
• Task force finds ways for Vancouver to engage its citizens [Vancouver Sun]
• Environmental groups oppose $15-million coal shipment plans [Vancouver Sun]
• Vancouver’s grand connectivity plan [Globe and Mail]
• City launches ‘Quick Starts’ initiatives to engage Vancouver citizens in civic life [Vancouver Courier]
CASCADIA
• Newspaper kiosks on city land face removal in Victoria [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Public art project helps mark Victoria’s historic places [Victoria Times Colonist]
CANADA
• How Rob Ford’s Meltdown Could Save Toronto [The Tyee]
INTERNATIONAL
• Driver fees could help combat gridlock [San Francisco Examiner]
• Project in Paris Reflects City’s Ambitions for the Suburbs [New York Times]
• Don’t Forget the Burbs [Architect Magazine]
• The Evolution of Moscow’s Subway Maps [The Atlantic Cities]
• Why You Can’t Be Blasé About the Next World’s Tallest Building [The Atlantic Cities]
• Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth [The Seattle Times]