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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday

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LOCAL
• Driving the Green highway: charging stations from B.C. to California [Globe and Mail]
• Electric cars get a boost with B.C. charging stations [Globe and Mail]
• Letters: Not everyone wants bike path near Kitsilano Beach [Georgia Straight]
• How many trick-or-treaters will you get Halloween night? [Vancouver Sun]
• Houston | Vancouver [What Floats to the Top of My Desk]
• UBC’s campus size, remote location hinder search for sex-attack suspect [Globe and Mail]
• Supreme Court case a victory, say six community centres [Vancouver Courier]
• Residents want traffic light at East Vancouver intersection [Vancouver Courier]
• Aboriginal Children’s Village opens in East Vancouver [Vancouver Courier]

CASCADIA
• First Look: Portland’s new solar-powered LED bike lane lights [Bike Portland]
• City Auditor’s Community Survey shows Portland’s continued cycling stagnation [Bike Portland]
• Link Ridership v The Short Term Projections [Seattle Transit Blog]
• Another Project In Columbia City [Seattle Transit Blog]
• Public to get say on whether Beacon Avenue retains one-way section [Victoria Times Colonist]

CANADA
• Skyscraper ‘arms race’ will see Calgary top its highest building [National Post]
• Ontario unveils plan to sell ‘green bonds’ to fund transit, infrastructure [Globe and Mail]
• Facts at Your Fingertips: Canada’s Housing Crunch [Price Tags]
• In Toronto, condo construction is more important than public access: The Fixer [Toronto Star]

INTERNATIONAL
• Data Shows Google’s Robot Cars Are Smoother, Safer Drivers Than You or I [Technology Review]
• The Science Of A Great Subway Map [Fast Co.Design]
• Why Have A Big Home When You Can Have A Tiny Home? [Fast Co.Exist]
• The Rise of Invisible Work [The Atlantic Cities]
• Flint’s Ingenious Plan to “Right-Size” Its Streets With Road Diets [DC Streets Blog]