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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Erick Villagomez

  • August 22, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Record number of riders use TransLink in 2011 [Vancouver Sun] • TransLink outperforms Olympic year [Price Tags] INTERNATIONAL • Megabus – King of...

  • August 21, 2011 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL • 10 great places to explore urban neighborhoods [USA Today] • Across the Bay Area, streets are getting a makeover — with less room...

  • August 20, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Heritage advocate eyes boarded-up bakery sign [Vancouver Courier] • Politics, not petition, will determine Robson Square’s future [Globe and Mail...

  • August 19, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Metro Vancouver facing future threat from rising sea levels [Vancouver Sun] • Local park eases the hike for disabled [Vancouver Sun] • Unchain...

  • Release: Re:Building Vancouver Explores the Connection 
Between Social Unrest and Architecture

    A new exhibit at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia Gallery offers a unique perspective on social unrest: the connection between human...

  • August 18, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Report targets renter grievances in Vancouver neighbourhood [Vancouver Courier] • Whalley neighbourhood has fewest university degrees per capita...

  • Release: Adorno and Nose

    Adorno and Nose by Doupé and Whitman launched into transit shelters August 15 A new project by the City of Vancouver Public Art program invites the public...

  • August 17, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Suburban planners struggle to boost cycling [Globe and Mail] • New Surrey library to lend people out as ‘living books’ [Vancouver Sun...

  • #urbnpalooza 2011

    We are an emerging group of local urbanists that are in search of spirited debate and lively discussion on the future of development and decision-making...

  • Release – A Sign for the City

    A Sign for the City, a year-long public art project by Sabine Bitter/Helmut Weber, continues in transit shelters August 15. The regular nightly boom of...

  • Book Review – From The Stacks: Crabgrass Frontier- The Suburbanization of the United States

    [Editor’s Note: In the rush to get the latest books, we often forget some of the classics. This is why we’ve created “From the...

  • August 15, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Despite critics, Vancouver will keep its cycle tracks [New Urban Network] • Heritage foundation touts laneway housing in Vancouver [Vancouver...