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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
LOCAL • Office-tower developers continue to love transit and Vancouver downtown [State of Vancouver] • Container Port Expansion [Stephen Rees’s...
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Call for storytellers: Generation Rent
Help us make the case for more affordable rental in Vancouver. Take part in “Generation Rent,” a special public storytelling night and panel...
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Moving In Metro: A Discussion on Mobility Pricing, October 22, 24, 28, 29
Metro Vancouver is a region that relies on many modes of transportation to keep its economy, and its people moving; from trucks to trains to cars to...
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Experimental Urbanism
The words “experiment” and “urbanism” are rarely in the same sentence. “Experimental urbanism” even less so. A...
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Release: Vancouver’s Megaphone becomes first street paper in world to release a phone app
Vancouver’s Megaphone magazine has become the first street paper in the world to create and release a mobile phone application to make it easier to find...
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Public Art Walking Tours
PUBLIC ART WALKING TOURS Culture Days 2013 Join us for a leisurely guided tour of public art pieces in the city. There are two easy and accessible tours...
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Booming Vancouver: The Beginning of the Vancouver Special
Much of Vancouver has been shaped by periodic large influxes of residents, resulting in major housing booms. Much like today with the on going...
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RELEASE: Vision Critical, City of Vancouver launch Talk Vancouver, an innovative online community
Vision Critical, the world’s leading provider of insight community technologies, is partnering with the City of Vancouver to launch Talk Vancouver, the...
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Public Space Scavenger Hunt in Vancouver on September 21st
It’s pretty easy to find Vancouver’s more famous landmarks, like Science World and the Olympic Cauldron. But do you know where your closest neighbourhood...
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UBC Campus Heritage Tour: Modern Buildings & Landscapes
Location: Meet at the Koerner University Centre (recently restored faculty club), 6331-Crescent Road Time: September 19th, 4:00pm-6:00pm Admission...
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Video Vancouver: SKATE Vancouver with Rick McCrank
Rick McCrank and Ben Blundell show you the best of Vancouver’s skate spots.
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Book Review – Street Value: Shopping, Planning, and Politics at Fulton Mall
Author: Rosten Woo and Meredith Tenhoor with Damion Rich (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010) Who knew that such a small and unassuming book could cut...
By Jeremy Senko
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered