LOCAL
• Vancouver council approves Mount Pleasant tower [Vancouver Courier]
• TransLink suspends improvements to Langley communities [Globe and Mail]
• A-Maze-ing Laughter to stay in Vancouver, new park plan approved, and year-round hoops at Kits Beach [OpenFile]
• Billion-dollar Pacific Trails Pipeline expansion approved [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
• Want more bikers? Build more bike lanes. [The Washington Post]
• The new revolutionaries: Landscape architects reinvent urban parks [Grist]
• Why is the U.S. wealthier than Europe? Give credit to its cities. [The Washington Post]
• Sustainability By Any Other Name [Next American City]
• Three Paths to Large-Scale Urban Regeneration [The Atlantic Cities]
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