Features
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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...
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Remembering Jane
By Sean Ruthen, re:place magazine Photos by Barbara Stewart The first weekend of May this year offered Vancouver a number of activities to indulge in – a...
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The future of urban planning is open source
By Erick Villagomez, re:place magazine Cities, by their very nature, are always in a state of change. Responding to the myriad of internal and external...
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Vancouver’s solar neighbourhoods
Although there is a lot of international praise for Vancouver urban design excellence, it is often focused on the events within the past three decades...
By Erick Villagomez