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September Urbanist Meetup—Sunday, September 8, 2013
It’s time for September’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup! This month, we’ll be meeting on September 8th from 3-5:30pm at Toby’s Pub and...
By Yuri Artibise -
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
If Chuck Davis was Mr. Vancouver, then James Johnstone should be Mr. East End, because no one knows the area better. James is a house researcher who lives...
By Eve Lazarus -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. A cross-Island E&N trail could help steer tourists into Nanaimo into the cycling...
By Yuri Artibise -
LOHA Housing Tour, September 14, 2013
Where does Vancouver’s creative community live and work? Join the Laboratory of Housing Alternatives (LOHA) for a Housing Tour on September 14th...
By Alicia Medina Laddaga -
Video Vancouver: Gateway to Canada
http://youtu.be/OYZyqUVYaTc Victoria and Vancouver: Gateways to Canada (1936) A look at Victoria Island and its capital, followed by a visit to British...
By Caroline Toth -
The End of Hogan’s Alley – Part 3
The second part of this three-part series described the rise and reaction against the Vancouver Transportation Study (VTS), proposed during 1967. A...
By curtisscott -
HVS Tour – Grandview West of Commercial Drive, Sept. 7
Location: Meet at Mosaic Park, Charles St. & McLean Dr. Time: Saturday, September 7, 10:00am-12:00pm Admission: $15.00; Heritage Vancouver Members...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver: Time Lapse of Midtown Manhattan
Just when you thought that time-lapse was dead, along comes this specacular tribute to NYC.
By Yuri Artibise -
Vancouver as it could have been
Vancouver has a long history of putting a pin in city planners ideals. Many dreamers have come with big plans and a grand vision for how Vancouver should...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
Book Review: A History of Future Cities
Author: Daniel Brook (W.W. Norton, 2013) Shanghai, Dubai, Mumbai and St. Petersburg might not seem like the most obvious combination of cities to look...
By Christine McLaren -
Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: Wooden Roller Coaster & Pacific Coliseum
PNE Invite
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Disasters by the Book
Would you be able to rely on your neighbors in the event an earthquake struck your home? How helpful would public institutions remain if a flood swept...
By YarOn Stern
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered