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  • 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...

  • August 15, 2011 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL • City limits [The Economist] • BART Redesign: Plans For BMW-Designed Fleet Of The Future Revealed [The Huffington Post] • How America Could...

  • August 14, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Speed of London rioters’ punishments put Vancouver to shame [Vancouver Sun] CANADA • Car, bike sharing programs gearing up as Canadian gas...

  • August 13, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Surrey Rapid Transit – May/June 2011 summary report and UBC Line Rapid Transit March/April summary report [The Buzzer Blog] • Case against bike...

  • August 12, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Quake could cause Vancouver city hall data quagmire [Vancouver Courier] • Crazy STIR Program Will Not Die [The Mainlander] • Vision Vancouver too...

  • Release: PICNURBIA

    PICNURBIA In the summer, the downtown area of Vancouver is crowded with people from a wide variety of backgrounds who move at different paces through the...

  • My Grandview: A Walking Tour with Michael Kluckner

    Join Heritage Vancouver first President Michael Kluckner for a unique look at Vancouver Grandview neighbourhood. You will roam through the blocks between...