LOCAL
• Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts make heavy bet on new downtown — but it won’t come instantly [State of Vancouver]
• J.B. MacKinnon explores his hometown’s past and possible future in a free talk Thursday at UBC [The Tyee]
• Westbank Projects developer Ian Gillespie takes control of low-carbon energy program with purchase of Central Heat [Vancouver Sun]
• Port traffic upturn highlights demand for industrial land [Globe and Mail]
• Most boring postcard ever? [What Floats to the Top of My Desk]
CASCADIA
• Work begins on Douglas Street bus/bike priority lanes [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Editorial: A pro-bike-lane argument that seems to work – ’23 Powell Boulevards’ [Bike Portland]
• MLK Boulevard: Innovative Housing creates anti-displacement project in The Magnolia [Oregon Live]
• Growth in Oil-by-Rail Shipments [Sightline Daily]
CANADA
• Privatization won’t solve Toronto’s transit problem [Toronto Star]
• CN Tower built to last [Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
• “The Spectacle of Growth” [Places from Design Observer]
• Mextrópoli: 1st International Festival of Architecture and the City [Places from Design Observer]
• A City On The Upswing, Pittsburgh’s New Mayor Aims To Woo Newcomers [Fast Co.Exist]
• All Cities Are Not Created Unequal [Brookings]