LOCAL
• Vancouver reveals $1-billion plan for Downtown Eastside revival [Globe and Mail]
• Mode share [Stephen Rees’s Blog]
• HandyDART Trip Denials Soar to Record Levels [Stephen Rees’s Blog]
• B.C.’s move to longer election terms draws scrutiny [Georgia Straight]
• Downtown Eastside LAP members say more time is needed to review key social impact report [Georgia Straight]
• Downtown Eastside social impact assessment describes community fears of gentrification [Georgia Straight]
• It’s a sad day when MLAs believe mayors and municipal councillors need longer terms in office [Georgia Straight]
• Old Finning property emerging as Vancouver’s newest neighbourhood [Georgia Straight]
• Road Pricing in Metro Vancouver Report Released [South Fraser Blog]
• City of Langley’s new wayfinding signage being installed [South Fraser Blog]
• New Metro Van plan to heat homes, boil water with sewer gas [Vancouver Observer]
• Province won’t grant Vancouver’s request to change campaign finance rules [Vancouver Sun]
• TransLink says waste award for empty Surrey parking lot doesn’t stand up to scrutiny [Vancouver Sun]
• TransLink in the media: The expanded lot at the South Surrey Park and Ride [Buzzer Blog]
• Vancouver mayor wants UBC subway line considered of ‘national significance’ [Vancouver Sun]
• Vancouver’s switch to low-carbon utilities will likely cost taxpayers [Vancouver Sun]
CASCADIA
• CRD decision on disposal of food scraps delayed [Victoria Times Colonist]
• In some central Portland neighborhoods, one in 10 new homes is now tiny [Portland Bike Blog]
• TriMet to build fewer bike lockers and more covered bike racks at new transit stops [Portland Bike Blog]
• Streetcars as Part of the Transit Network [Portland Transport]
• Declining Traffic Through Seattle [Sightline Daily]
CANADA
• Luxury bus service between oil sands and Edmonton set to offer sleeping cabins, flat screens and a kitchenette [National Post]
INTERNATIONAL
• Take A Stroll On New York’s New High Line, Coming Soon To Queens [Fast Co.Exist]
• Copenhagenize Reviews the Agenda for the Next Mayor of Paris [Copenhagenize]
• Road Tolls Are Fair and Benefit the Poor [Planetizen]
• We’re Driving Less, So Should We Stop Building New Roads? [The Atlantic Cities]
One comment
Can you highlight the International “Take a Stroll” as a separate article?
This would be my wish for the viaducts: creative, people friendly, forward thinking, a jewel to the crown – not just more condo towers.
Thanks!