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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday

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LOCAL
• Granville and Hastings – north east corner [Changing Vancouver]
• Lee Building – East Pender Street [Changing Vancouver]
• Powell Street festival packs a punch in downtown Vancouver (with gallery) [Vancouver Province]
• Bike rack time limit outrages Vancouver cyclist [CBC]
• City councilor wants bikes off Vancouver sidewalks [News 1130]

CASCADIA
• Love bus No. 11: Couple ride into married life on bus they took as teens [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Highway tunnel project starts in Seattle [Victoria Times Colonist]

CANADA
• Toronto’s Banksy piece set to appear in condo development [Toronto Star]

INTERNATIONAL
• U.S. announces new nation-wide train safety regulations in response to Lac-Mégantic disaster[National Post]
• HELMET RENTAL VENDING MACHINES KEEP BIKERS SAFE ON-THE-GO [PSFK]
• A Place to Go Outside, but Not Look Down [New York Times]
• Moving Poor People Into a Neighborhood Doesn’t Cause Crime [The Atlantic Cities]
• Should We Be Thrilled or Disappointed by St. Louis’s New Highway Park? [The Atlantic Cities]
• Footfalls: Urban pedestrians buck a national trend [The Economist]
• Maps of Unrealized City Plans Reveal What Might Have Been [Wired]