Features
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Urban Planet: Mother of all traffic jams
Over two feet of snow dumped on Russian, which might have been fine, had some localities not closed exits along the major highway. Prices along the way...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Deadlines: Obits of Memorable British Columbians
Author: Tom Hawthorn, Harbour Publishing, October 2012 As a journalist it always fascinates me where my colleagues find their passions. For me, it’s how...
By Eve Lazarus -
Guillermo Penalosa: People Moving Cities: Part II
Guillermo Penalosa is considered one of the premier voices on the vitalizing nature of human powered transportation and public spaces in Cities. He is the...
By Brendan Hurley -
Urban Planet: Bulgaria’s Klek Shops
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…..with the 23rd annual tree...
By Erick Villagomez -
Visual Thoughts #16
Last VT image: View to laneway near Commercial Dr. and 12th, Vancouver, BC. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: The Quiet Car
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Book Review | The Prehistory of Home
Author: Jerry D. Moore (University of California Press, 2012) Home. The word evokes countless mental images, feelings and emotions. Yet, as we go about...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: Wenling’s Nail House
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
A Place of One’s Own: Family Housing in Vancouver
Authors: Sean Bohle, Zak Bennett, and Josh Taylor Vancouver is in a period of transition. For decades, it was assumed that families with children would...
By Sean Bohle -
Urban Planet: North Korea’s Skatepark
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. BC Ferries has appealed their Land Assessment for the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal...
By Brendan Hurley