LOCAL
• Ticketed cyclists not paying their helmet fines [Vancouver Courier]
• Craft brewers, distillers toast proposed zoning changes to allow bars on site [Vancouver Sun]
• City of Vancouver embraces ‘Meatless Monday’ [CTV]
• Vancouver’s mix of bike culture and drug culture produces 50-per-cent increase in bike theft over 5 years [The Province]
• Barbara Yaffe: Mayor Gregor ‘Happy Planet’ Robertson’s aspirations for Vancouver ignore reality [Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
• Toronto’s new Sherbourne bike lanes too little too late — Hume [Toronto Star]
• Dilapidated, ‘spooky’ Spadina landmark is getting a $50-million facelift [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
• Riot Police Enter Disputed Square in Istanbul [New York Times]
• Dakota Is Everywhere [Places: Design Observer]
• Benefits of the Grid [Great American Grid]
• Does L.A.’s Deal with CBS/Decaux Make Bike Nation’s Plans D.O.A. [LA Streets Blog]