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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...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
LOCAL • In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, new housing endangers historic buildings [Globe and Mail] • In Vancouver, Traffic Decreases as Population Rises...
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HULA! : a hula hoop playground
This August, Vancouverites have an opportunity to experience the hula hoop, an exercising instrument that can be traced back to the days of antiquity, in...
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Smart Cities, Technology, and Open Everything—August 8
Via Museum of Vancouver. Special Guest Speaker: Evgeny Morozov With Discussants: David Ascher (Mozilla Foundation), Andrea Reimer (Councillor, City of...
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered