Features
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Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: British zombies invade a suburban mall
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. It’s becoming clear that the...
By Mike Bulko -
Urban Composition: Developing Community Through Design
Author: Mark C. Childs (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012) Cities are one of humanity’s greatest achievements, more than just a sum of their parts—they...
By Elle Ziegler -
Urban Planet: 99 Tiny Games
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 -
Urban Planets: Kids, Cars and Cognitive Mapping
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. For those who have somehow manage to avoid being affected by mass media exposure, the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: Rear Window Time Lapse
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 -
Urban Planet: Calthorpe on China’s Automotive Urbanization
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 -
Visual Thoughts #8
Last VT image: Seattle Public Library – Seattle, Washington. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an...
By Erick Villagomez -
More building permits given out South of the Fraser
Economic confidence > A comparison of building permits issued throughout the GVRD from 1998-2011 It’s not really a race, and it’s hard to...
By Don Schuetze -
Urban Planet: Pedestrians and Cyclists on Getting Politically Active
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 – From The Stacks: A Better Way to Zone: Ten Principles to Create More Livable Cities
Author: Donald L. Elliot (Island Press, 2008) Modern cities are regulated entities. Behind even the most chaotic urban scene there is an extremely...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: Alice in Wonderland’s Transit Map
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