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The Gow Block – The Story of the Building, the Village and the City
Despite the accidental discovery of the building, the disrepair of the structure and the daunting task of restoring a project of this scale, Jerry Prussin...
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Walking Tour: A planning tour of Vancouver’s West End, August 24
Walking Tour: A planning tour of Vancouver’s West End Location: Meet at Barclay Heritage Square, in Vancouver’s West End Time: Saturday, August 24...
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Video Vancouver: Time lapse sunrise from Granville Island
Sun rise time lapse of false creek.
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
LOCAL • Traffic map uses mobile phone data to track busy routes in Metro Vancouver [Vancouver Sun] • Compass system will be cheaper for bus-to-SkyTrain...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
LOCAL • Legacy totem pole to be first to tower over Gwaii Haanas in 130 years [Vancouver Sun] • Electric Car2Go [Stephen Rees’s Blog] CASCADIA â€...
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Video Vancouver: A Fresh Take on Urban Farming
Gardens are increasingly common features of Canadian schoolyards. But Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society is taking the idea to the next level: bringing their...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
LOCAL • Climate training with Al Gore: learning from the best [Vancouver Observer] CASCADIA • NW Urban: Changing cities on the Sound [Crosscut] CANADA â€...
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The End of Hogan’s Alley – Part 1
The post-WWII North American cities saw a decentralization of the Central Business District (CBD). This, in turn, saw an increase of private automobile...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
LOCAL • Bike lanes build the path to a more sustainable, livable Vancouver  [Vancouver Observer] • TransLink would benefit from retail revenue, B.C...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Saturday
LOCAL • TransLink would benefit from retail revenue, B.C. politicians say [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver, B.C., a relaxed getaway built for walking and...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. A Vancouver city councillor says it’s not practical for Vancouver to host the upcoming...
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Video Vancouver: ‘Welcome to the Anthropocene’ Earth Animation
This is the animation done by Globaïa for the short film ‘Welcome to the Anthropocene’ commissionned for the Planet Under Pressure conference...
By Caroline Toth
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered