By Yuri Artibise
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Video Vancouver: SkyTrain—Then and Now
A video of the then and now of the SkyTrain. A side-by-side along the tracks in 1986 and 2012. (via The Vancouver Sun)
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. An annual arts festival expected to attract up to 200,000 people to downtown Victoria...
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World Naked Bike Ride—Saturday, June 15, 2013
On June 15, 2013, join tens of thousands of happy naked cyclists in from over 70 cities “the greatest celebration of human powered happiness the...
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June Urbanist Meetup—Sunday, June 9, 2013, 3pm-5pm
It’s time for June’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup! This month, we’ll be meeting on June 9th from 3-5pm at Caffè Brixton in...
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John Pucher: How to Increase Cycling and Walking—June 14, 2013
Lessons from Cities across the Globe At this SFU CIty Program public lecture, Professor John Pucher of Rutgers University will document the boom in...
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Video Vancouver: Less Elbow Room
To get a sense of how America will pack more people into its cities, the Wall Street Journal heads north to Vancouver.
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Savouring Heritage at the Yaletown Brewpub—June 12, 2013
Craft beer meets Vancouver’s warehouse history The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is offering an opportunity to savour heritage with an enticing...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. West Vancouver district staff are calling on design firms to draw up plans to build a...
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Broadway East Art Walk—June 8th, 2013
Neighbourhood Artists Take on the Street Broadway East is being revitalized by neighbourhood groups and businesses who care about the street and our...
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Video Vancouver: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam
Think of this Streetfacts chapter as a PSA about how, in just a few generations, we have tightly restricted American kids’ freedom to roam, play...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Feedback on Port Moody‘s draft official community plan shows the public is...
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Video Vancouver: Metroland
British synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) is releasing their 12th album – English Electric – next month featuring this song. (HT PriceTags)