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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday

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LOCAL
• Vision + Green councillors approve new Point Grey/Kits “seaside greenway” with many recommendations to continue making improvements [State of Vancouver]
• Vancouver’s bike lanes: Gordon Price on when to ignore the opposition [Globe and Mail]
• Relax Vancouver drivers, you can handle another bike lane [Globe and Mail]
• Point Grey Road: The Amazing Fact Almost No One Took Seriously [Price Tags]
• “Relax Vancouver drivers, you can handle another bike lane” [Price Tags]
• Referendum: Do the Liberals want a Yes vote? [Price Tags]
• Vancouver Approves Point Grey Bike Route [The Tyee]
• Grandview-Woodland signage hits overdrive [Vancouver Courier]
• Developing Story: Vancouver Heritage Commission opposes Avalon Dairy proposal [Vancouver Courier]
• Yaletown gets farmers market [Vancouver Courier]
• TransLink to eliminate discounted passes after fare review [Vancouver Sun]
• Glory Hotel – 204 Carrall Street [Changing Vancouver]

CASCADIA
• View Royal says no to sewage plant at Thetis Cove [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Victoria watching as Vancouver prepares for bike-share plan [Victoria Times Colonist]
• In Nelson, Local Food Co-op Becomes Bigtime Developer [The Tyee]
• Five ways to end homelessness in Seattle [Crosscut]
• Coal port faces a new level of environmental scrutiny [Crosscut]
• When Your Parking Grows Up [Sightline Daily]

CANADA
• TTC’s new Union Station platform set to open next year [Toronto Star]

INTERNATIONAL
• 13th-Century Alleyways and a Modern Plague of Illegal Renovations [New York Times]
• Beyond the Pritzker: Women, Architecture, and the Politics of Family Leave [Places: Design Observer]
• The Steady Decline of Homeownership for Everyone, Everywhere [The Atlantic Cities]
• How LEDs Have Transformed the City Skyline [The Atlantic Cities]
• The revolution that built the streets of Paris [BBC]
• A City Invokes Seizure Laws to Save Homes [New York Times]