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CAPS 2012 Conference Rundown (Part 1): Words of Wisdom from the Speakers
[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the 2012 CAPS Conference that occurred in Vancouver in February. ] The beginning...
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Price Points: A Village in the City
Once a thriving village of 40 stores and a school prior to World War I, it became a quiet backwater within a decade – and still is. . . This is 3500...
By Gordon Price -
Urban Planet: Retrofitting Parisian Towers
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 -
The Merrick House: Outside and In
Last weekend – on, at last, a sunny day – I cycled out to Eagle Harbour in West Vancouver to check on “an architectural wonder”: the house Paul Merrick...
By Gordon Price -
Urban Planet: Houston’s Crosswalks
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. Reason for concern in Abbotsford with the unemployment rising to 10.5 per cent through...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Yemen’s 16th century skyscrapers
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. Residential high rises weren’t...
By Mike Bulko -
A HiVE of activity
Imagine arriving to work at a downtown historic building, where your workspace has high ceilings, brick walls, and huge windows. You can meet with clients...
By Ren Thomas -
Urban Planet: Open Spending Budgeting App
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 -
The Human Face of Climate Change
Authors: Mathias Braschler & Monika Fischer (Hatje Cantz, 2011) The Human Face of Climate Change is a quiet and stunning journey into the lives of...
By Elle Ziegler -
Urban Planet: People-Powered Street Lights
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 -
Dear urban Vancouver: defend our transit future!
It’s been almost a week since TransLink requested new revenue generating tools to pay for transit expansions. In that time, we’ve heard all the cons from...
By Paul Hillsdon