LOCAL
• Vancouver’s future, the steady and unsteady state [Vancouver Sun]
• Brentwood mall’s first tower on hold [Burnaby Now]
• 500 block Seymour Street – west side [Changing Vancouver]
• Plan for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside aims to prevent displacement [Globe and Mail]
• Oakridge mall project gets green light from Vancouver council [Globe and Mail]
• Downtown Eastside redevelopment debate is the same old game [Globe and Mail]
• A Small Green Space on Point Grey Road [Price Tags]
• The End of the Region as we know it – 4 [Price Tags]
• Judge ruling upholds Langley rezoning plans [Vancouver Sun]
• Did Trinity Western University Kill the Livable Region? [South Fraser Blog]
• Rumpus Room closure prompts calls for preservation of unique businesses [Georgia Straight]
• Vancouver council approves long-term plan for Downtown Eastside [Georgia Straight]
• Vancouver approves Oakridge Centre redevelopment plan [Georgia Straight]
• Citizens will gather around former Downtown Eastside cop shop to campaign for public meeting [Georgia Straight]
• City Council approves DTES Local Area Plan amid social housing dispute [Vancouver Observer]
• Vancouver’s $1-billion Downtown Eastside plan approved by council [Vancouver Sun]
• Building Six Feet Wide in Vancouver [What Floats to the Top of My Desk]
CASCADIA
• Architects selected for Art Gallery of Greater Victoria addition [Victoria Times Colonist]
• As city replaces ‘sharrow’ markings, it weighs paint against plastic [Bike Portland]
• Metro: CRC Stays in Regional Transportation Plan [Portland Transport]
• Everett’s answer to efficient trash pickup [Crosscut]
• 3 Charts: Bus Cuts Drive Riders Away [Sightline Daily]
CANADA
• Wynne vows Ontario budget will have dedicated transit fund [Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
• Why is it so expensive to build a bridge in America? [The Week]
• China’s Urbanization Drive Will Leave 200 Million Chinese Without Benefits [The Atlantic Cities]
• High Levels of Pollution Spur Paris to Action [New York Times]
• Can LA’s Streets Be Great? LA Deputy Mayor Rick Cole Opines [The Planning Report]
• Incredible Images Of A Namibian Ghost Town, Taken Over By The Desert [Fast Co.Exist]