LOCAL
• Vancouver second most traffic congested city in North America: report [Vancouver Sun]
• Parenting pet peeves on transit [The Buzzer Blog]
• ‘Hipster Is Not a Real Job’ [The Atlantic Cities]
• Ad aimed at hipsters hits below the belt [Globe and Mail]
• Province unveils freeway upgrades South of Fraser [Surrey North Delta Leader]
• Vancouver’s affordable housing plan a rush decision: opponents [Vancouver Sun]
• Gregor Robertson says misinformation, exaggeration behind affordable housing controversy [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
• Stress and the city: Urban decay [Nature]
• New Life For the American City [Architectural Record]
• CCA’s Carol Schatz On LA’s Downtown Development Boom [The Planning Report]
• The Global Cities That Offer the Most Opportunity [The Atlantic Cities]
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