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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Weekend

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LOCAL
• The new PHS board and agenda of its first meeting [State of Vancouver]
• The world’s biggest incinerator debacles. Could it happen to Metro Vancouver? [Vancouver Observer]
• Transit and Bridges: It’s hard to understand the double standard [Price Tags]
• Editorial: Densification must include livability [Vancouver Sun]
• Where Did The All The Bricks Go? [What Floats to the Top of My Desk]
• Typography In The City [What Floats to the Top of My Desk]

CASCADIA
• Planned redevelopment deemed too small, sent to design panel [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Portland-based Alta’s Citi Bike bicycle-sharing system going broke in New York City: Commuting roundup [The Oregonian]
• From pilot to permanent? Group will decide future of NE Multnomah protected bikeways [Bike Portland]

INTERNATIONAL
• Citi Bike, Needing Millions of Dollars, Looks for Help [Wall Street Journal]
• Freeways don’t solve city traffic woes [Financial Review]
• Pompidou-inspired car park by JAJA Architects to feature planted facade and rooftop park [Dezeen]
• The Problem with Austin NIMBYnomics [Keep Austin Wonky]
• Copenhagen Free Bike Rental [Copenhagenize]
• The Fascinating Remains of Rochester’s ‘Subway’ [The Atlantic Cities]
• Cuba’s urban farming revolution: how to create self-sufficient cities [Architectural Review]
• Philly Has an Income Problem, Not a Housing Affordability Problem [Next City]