LOCAL
• Vancouver’s architecture gets a shot in the arm [Globe and Mail]
• Metro Vancouver proposes paying to reserve sites for new incinerator [Vancouver Sun]
• The new democracy: Surrey to launch online forum [Globe and Mail]
• Backyard chicken coops not overtaking the city [Vancouver Courier]
• Hootsuite unveils new Mount Pleasant digs [Vancouver Courier]
• Developing Story: Vancouver’s Opsal Steel building resurrected [Vancouver Courier]
CASCADIA
• Guerilla road safety group ‘politely’ installs illegal bike lane protectors on Cherry Street [Seattle Bike Blog]
• Eastside streetcar project costs jump from $600,000 to $2.1 million: Portland City Hall Roundup [Oregon Live]
INTERNATIONAL
• Public Transportation Does Relieve Traffic Congestion, Just Not Everywhere [The Atlantic Cities]
• Map data: Stick a pin on it [The Economist]