LOCAL
• This Week: Images of Pittsburgh – 1 [Price Tags]
• Mayor plans trade mission to Far East, even though UBC study suggests these junkets don’t work [Georgia Straight]
• Expanding road network just increases air pollution, Metro Vancouver environment chair says [Vancouver Sun]
• Vienna-Vancouver – Learning from each other [Price Tags]
• The Unapologetic Cliche: The Sylvia in Fall [Price Tags]
CASCADIA
• Residents unsettled by constant excavation around Kinder Morgan pipeline [Vancouver Observer]
• Will Portland’s rising rents squeeze out low-car life? [Portland Bike Blog]
• Light rail in Portland’s Brooklyn neighborhood may bring apartment building, community market [Oregon Live]
• Japanese documentary to highlight Portland as one of Earth’s most sustainable cities: Portland City Hall Roundup [Oregon Live]
• A Walktober Tour of Portland’s Crosswalks [Portland Transport Blog]
• Link: Before & After [Seattle Transit Blog]
• Seattle’s Hilly Neighborhoods Could Slide Into the Water During the Next Earthquake [The Atlantic Cities]
CANADA
• Calgarians return Nenshi to city hall as Edmonton elects Don Iveson mayor [Globe and Mail]
• Port authority warns island runway extension looms [Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
• The procreative class: How cities can help on the child-care front [Globe and Mail]
• Super smog in northern Chinese city closes schools, cancels flight and halts buses [National Post]
• Cars Are Deadly, But Not How You Think: Pollution Causes More Death Than Crashes [Fast Co.Exist]
• After Decades, a Water Tunnel Can Now Serve All of Manhattan [New York Times]
• Garcetti, Bonin, O’Connor, Zev, Knabe: It’s Time for Regional Bike Share [LA Streets Blog]