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  • Honk if you love honking

    Can Abu Dhabi transform itself from a city for cars to one for people? By Jessica Hume, re:place Magazine (as originally printed in Spacing Magazine)

  • The Social Life of Public Space in West Africa

    Little is written in the public spaces within the context of West Africa. As this piece discusses, however, engaging this topic opens up important issues...

  • The top reads of 2010

    Another year has passed and it’s time for the third annual list of our favourite reads from the past year. By the re:place team

  • Boat Buses

    What can cities learn from the public transit in Abidijan, Ivory Coast? Marco Chown Oved gives us a glimpse into their system of bateaux buses. Photo and...

  • Infiltrating Spaces

    Urban explorers live and spelunk by their own code of conduct. By Liz Clayton, originally printed in Spacing Magazine Photo by Michael Cook

  • Mountain and Ocean Tax: The Vancouver Standard from a Winnipeg Perspective

    A look at Vancouver through the eyes of a fellow Winnipeg resident. By Lisa Ewasko, re:place Magazine

  • Homeless Voyeurism

    Perhaps the fascination is the difference from our normal day-to-day lives. We’re repulsed, but we feel sorry for them. We don’t want them around, but...

  • Making Space for a Kiosk/Cart Culture from Portland to Accra

    Kiosks are an opportunity to increase richness in our urban fabric, promote experimentation and deliver goods/services in walkable locations while...

  • Personalizing Space

    City spaces are at once permanent and ephemeral. This photo essay looks at the how our spaces are used in unexpected ways. Images and Statement by Lisa Parker

  • Homeless Housing For Less

    Proposals to build free or low-cost homeless housing said to be ‘stalled’ by the province. Last of three parts. By Monte Paulsen, The Tyee

  • Is this Canada’s Most Affordable Green Home?

    How Victoria designer Keith Dewey transformed eight used shipping containers into an airy residence. Second of three parts. By Monte Paulsen, The Tyee...

  • The Urbanist’s Guide to Vancouver Part 1: Food and Drink

    Although re:place may not be the first site one would turn to when looking for a dining guide, there is no doubt that going out to restaurants or other...