LOCAL
• Mayor’s task force member Michael Lewis says community land trusts promote affordable housing [The Georgia Straight]
• Thirst for affordable housing in Vancouver remains unquenched [Vancouver Courier]
• Canada Day 2012 holiday transit service [The Buzzer Blog]
• Residents eye viaduct-free plan in Vancouver [Vancouver Courier]
• Velo-city Global highlights the history of cycling in Vancouver [OpenFile]
• VIA Rail Canada cuts ‘inexplicable’ and ‘wrong to the core’ [Stephen Rees’s Blog]
INTERNATIONAL
• The laws of the city [The Economist]
• Why Cities Are Growing Faster Than Suburbs [The Atlantic Cities]
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