LOCAL
• As businesses move to take over responsibility for recycling, cities raise a host of questions [State of Vancouver]
• Vancouver commercial real estate propelled by near-record demand [Vancouver Sun]
• Farmers concerned by looming review of Agricultural Land Commission [Vancouver Sun]
• Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station escalator now heading up [Vancouver Sun]
• Opinion: Policy changes needed to protect farm land [Vancouver Sun]
• New B.C. recycling program frustrates municipalities [CBC]
• Engaging with Greenest City Conversations [Stephen Rees’s Blog]
CASCADIA
• Eastside residents want state transportation action [Crosscut]
• Boom towns could tax resources: B.C. municipalities [Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
• Toronto subway-route debate stalls as Wynne refers funding plan for study [Globe and Mail]
• Toronto shipping container on Dundas West drawing crowds [Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
• A New Breed of Pedestrian Advocate is Making City Streets Safer for Everyone [Planetizen]
• The World’s Tallest Vertical Garden Is Like a Niagara Falls of Plants [The Atlantic Cities]
• China’s One-Child Policy Could Be Causing Its Trillion-Dollar Housing Boom [The Atlantic Cities]
• China’s Plan to Curb Air Pollution Sets Limits on Coal Use and Vehicles [New York Times]