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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday

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LOCAL
• Planning in the West End: Perspective from a Practitioner [Price Tags]
• #WhatsTheLink: TransLink Helps Make 107,000 Bike Trips Happen Each Day in Metro Vancouver [Miss 604]
• Vancouver, the New Tech Hub [Bloomberg Business Week]
• Movers & spacers: Winning landscape architects champion smart, fun public areas [Vancouver Sun]
• Vancouver Cycling Is Improving, but What about Its Neighbours? [The Tyee]

CASCADIA
• In South Lake Union, Wealthy Parking Fanatics Are Running Over the Needs of Bike Commuters [The Stranger]
• Portland street fee: Business alliance asks members to testify… [The Oregonian]

CANADA
• Three Challenges to Walkability in Ottawa’s Uptown Rideau Neighbourhood [Global Site Plans]
• Video: Has Toronto reached ‘peak’ condo tower development? [Globe and Mail]

INTERNATIONAL
• Your commute is costing you more than you realize [Reuters]
• Designing Cities Using… Minecraft?! [Urban Times]
• Looking to Houston — Yes, Houston — as a Model for Better Street Design [StreetsBlog]
• Why the ‘Garden City’ Is Making an Unlikely Comeback [CityLab]