LOCAL
• Retired from city hall but not gone: The woman who made all us of see the homeless as people [State of Vancouver]
• ‘Irreplaceable’ champion of Vancouver homeless changed way people see those who live on the street [Globe and Mail]
• A caustic attitude isn’t going to bring Vancouver together [Globe and Mail]
• City’s latest housing initiative has no affordability guarantees, details will be kept from public [The Mainlander]
• Edgewater Casino lease extension rasies questions [Vancouver Observer]
• Don’t call Vancouver a bitch [Vancouver Observer]
CANADA
• Cities would benefit from national energy strategy based on renewable energy: Columbia Institute [Vancouver Sun]
• Scandal-plagued Laval asks to be placed under trusteeship of province [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
• The Displacement Decathlon [Places: Design Observer]
• China’s Eco-Cities: Substantive and Skimpy at the Same Time [The Atlantic Cities]
• Violence, Tear Gas Greet Protests to Save One of the Last Public Parks in Istanbul [The Atlantic Cities]
• The New York Subway Is Back to Full Service For the First Time Since Sandy [The Atlantic Cities]
• Electric car price war shifts into high gear [Los Angeles Times]