Features
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Building Resilient Cities: Effective Dialogue and Solutions Anticipated at the GLOBE 2014 Conference
Vancouver welcomes the GLOBE series, North America’s largest International Business & Sustainability Conference. The conference will be held at the...
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Lani Russwurm’s Awesome Vancouver
When Lani Russwurm jumped online in 2008 he was one of the first to write about history in his blog Past Tense. Vancouver is Awesome, and last year he...
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Book Review – Raincoast Chronicles #22: Saving Salmon, Sailors and Souls: Stories of Service on the BC Coast
Editor: David R. Conn (Harbour Publishing, 2013) It is always a delight to get a hold of a new Raincoast Chronicles. No matter what the theme, there is...
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Train Tracks: Rituals, Rules and Ridership on the West Coast Express
Every day starts like this: You arrive at the station, at the same time, every day. You pull into your parking stall, pay for your numbered space, and...
By sarahnelson -
Cartographically Speaking: Commuting Locally
Click here for a larger image. No better way to start off 2014 than with some map- and data-geekery. Last week, Vancouver Sun’s Chad Skelton...
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The French Quarter Parklet — Vancouver’s newest parklet melts cycling and chocolate together at last!
The City of Vancouver has embarked on a Parklet Pilot Program, under the VIVA Vancouver program, that provides funding to interested applicants who wish...
By Cameron Barker -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 6 Finale
[This 6 part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only its...
By Ruben -
One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 5
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only...
By Ruben -
Transit: The Economic Fundamentals of Getting from A to B
Urban and Real Estate Economics at The University of British Columbia might be the most interesting course offered at a post secondary education facility...
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Storage Facility Helping Vancouver’s Homeless Get Off the Streets
Imagine having to carry your belongings with you at all times. You would not be able to go to a doctor’s appointment or job interview, fill out a...
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One Planet Vancouver, 2030 – Part 4
[This six-part series was written in 2007 and is set in 2030. It describes one scenario of how Vancouver became a One Planet City—a city that uses only...
By Ruben -
Q & A with Julien Thomas, Mastermind behind the Commercial Drive Parklet
Last week Spacing wrote about a new public space project to land on Commercial Drive in 2014. The project titled Commercial Drive Parklet (CDP) is one of...
By Alicia Medina Laddaga