Features
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Performing Infrastructure
With growing national interest in funding infrastructure projects to kick start our lumbering economy, Sean Ruthen considers another type of...
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Where are the kids? – Children three to five years old
The last map we looked at a couple of weeks ago, discussed the pattern of distribution of children under three years old. In keeping with the data...
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Where are the kids? – Children under three years old
We’ll take a break from the Kingsway theme in Cartographically Speaking and start introducing these on a more casual basis. Let’s jump to a different...
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Pedestrians need their share of the road
By Jayalath (Jay) Ameresekere Photos by Leszek Apouchtine Planners and Engineers have, in the past, tended to be more concerned with the ease and comfort...
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Seattle’s Central Link light rail system finally arrives
While awaiting the imminent public opening of the Canada Line next Monday, TransitFan decided to check out the history behind a major new addition to...
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Green Infrastructure: Paying for Utopia
By Adam Cooper, Planning Pool The term ‘green infrastructure’ typically conjures up ideas of LEED-buildings, green roofs, grey-water recycling and...
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Burrard Bridge lane reallocation first salvo in a long battle
TransitFan has been pondering the question of why the Burrard Bridge lane-reallocation trial has been drawing so much heated debate over the last few...
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The Miss Guides
Text and photos by Sean Ruthen, re:place magazine “…the creative possibilities inherent in repetition, and particular environments and moments in time.â€...
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Goodbye Arthur Erickson
Text and photos by Sean Ruthen, re:place magazine As a musician studying architecture at UBC over a decade ago, I was not overly surprised at that time to...
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This summer belongs to the bike
Article and photos by Leszek Apouchtine, re:place magazine With city council recently approving a slew of bike-friendly initiatives, it would appear that...
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Kingsway: Building footprint figure-ground
Kingsway is one of the most significant streets in Metro Vancouver. With its rich history that pre-dates European arrival and its unique diagonal urban...
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Office Space
By Erick Villagomez, re:place magazine Places of work are as important to the proper functioning of cities as places of dwelling, playing, and gathering...
By Erick Villagomez