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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Erick Villagomez

  • Neighbourhood Watch

    A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.

  • September 29, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • TransLink reaches gold in sustainability [The Buzzer Blog] • Navigating Vancouver’s traffic circles [OpenFile] • New BC Place roof tops off...

  • September 28, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • ‘Green is good’ the mantra for builders of city’s new office [Vancouver Sun] • Talks on for Comox-Helmcken greenway [Vancouver Courier] â€...

  • September 27, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Vancouver farmers’ markets struggle to avoid other cities’ mistakes [Globe and Mail] • New Vancouver towers set off tenant musical chairs [Globe...

  • September 26, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Light installation has a dark side [Globe and Mail] • Glitzy new addition to wave of new office construction aims to be Vancouver’s greenest...

  • Songs of the False Creek Flats – TONIGHT!

    . 1935. L. Frank, VPL Special Collections 7917″] Looking North over False Creek Flats [three part panorama Western Front Media Arts and Theatre...

  • September 26, 2011 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL • Parking experiment takes national stage [San Francisco Chronicle] • Groundwater greed driving sea level rises [New Scientist]

  • September 24, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Public art light installation angers nearby residents [The Georgia Straight] • Vancouver advocacy group creates ‘Yimby’ manual [Globe and Mail] â€...

  • Release: Museum of Vancouver – Neon Vancouver | Ugly Vancouver

    Explore Vancouver’s gritty, urban past at the Museum of Vancouver’s(MOV) upcoming feature exhibition, Neon Vancouver/Ugly Vancouver. Opening October 13...

  • September 23, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Vancouver city staff derails NPA’s streetcar campaign promise [Vancouver Sun] • Archdiocese drops $1.25 million on Downtown Eastside complex...

  • Release: Design Competition invites new ideas for future of Vancouver’s viaducts and Eastern Core

    Creative minds with innovative and inspired ideas on the future of Vancouver’s viaducts and Eastern Core are invited to submit their visions to the...

  • September 22, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • NPA’s Suzanne Anton promises streetcar system if elected [Vancouver Sun] • Public washroom to open at Granville and Robson [Vancouver Sun] â€...