LOCAL
• Legal advocacy group to challenge Abbotsford’s bylaw against harm reduction sites in court [Vancouver Sun]
• Green businesses balk at Vancouver bike lane [Globe and Mail]
• Bylaw review could put wind in sails of Vancouver kitesurfers [Globe and Mail]
• Municipal politicians a big bloc in new Liberal government — and what will they do with that power? [State of Vancouver]
• 1003 Robson Street [Changing Vancouver]
CASCADIA
• Nanaimo residents turn to Facebook to help battle crime [Vancouver Sun]
• How city wastes light rail in SE Seattle [Crosscut]
• The outsider’s guide to sustainable Seattle government [Crosscut]
• The Chinese investors are coming [Crosscut]
• Washington Gov. Inslee vetoes anti-Columbia River Crossing measure [Oregon Live]
CANADA
• Even if alleged video of Rob Ford smoking crack surfaces, the city can’t force the mayor to resign [National Post]
• How smoking at home reduces property values [Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
• India’s cities set to benefit from urban planning controls [Financial Times]
• Lost Vision? Miami-Dade Transit 40 Years On . . . [Transit Miami]
• A Treasure Trove of Economic Data on European Metro Areas [The Atlantic Cities]
• Why Suburban Poverty Is Less Visible and More Insidious [The Atlantic Cities]
• Hubbert’s Peak, Eneropa, and the Visualization of Renewable Energy [Places: Design Observer]
• Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust [New York Times]