LOCAL
From hydro to heath care, higher prices loom for B.C. residents [Globe and Mail]
An urban canopy to nurture a city’s growth [Globe and Mail]
Sensitive to rain: study looks at winter cycling in Vancouver [OpenFile]
Bikes from Whistler touch down in Uganda [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
International Free Transit Day [The Atlantic]
‘Wikipedia of Maps’ Challenges Google [MIT Technology Review]
Home builders catering to extended families [Las Vegas Sun]
Life in an African Slum [The Atlantic]
Best of 2011: Can neighborhoods matter again in McGinn’s Seattle? [Crosscut]