LOCAL
• Most surreal political story of the year: The COPE internal battles [State of Vancouver]
• Referendum: “No is not an option” [Price Tags]
• Referendum: What shouldn’t ever be at stake [Price Tags]
• Knight Street Bridge – Mitchell Island Interchange Improvements Project [Buzzer Blog]
• Vancouver on track to exceed its greenest-city goals [Vancouver Sun]
• West Hastings Street – 100 block [Changing Vancouver]
CASCADIA
• Greater Victoria home assessment values slip again [Victoria Times Colonist]
• Should a sustainable city be horse-friendly? Yea or neigh? [Crosscut]
• Bike lanes may help spur big changes at Lloyd Center Mall [Bike Portland]
CANADA
• How The Homegrown National Park Project Is Greening Toronto [Fast Co.Exist]
INTERNATIONAL
• The Cheaper, Brighter Future of American Passenger Rail [Seattle Transit Blog]
• In Stockholm, a Proposal to Make Snow Plowing Priorities Better for Women [The Atlantic Cities]
• The Quaint Plans for American Cities, as We Envisioned Them 200 Years Ago [The Atlantic Cities]
• Smarter Congestion Evaluation – An Example [Planetizen]
• For urban design, Menino era scores highs and lows [Boston Globe]