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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
LOCAL • Translink’s ‘double transit fee’ for cash-paying riders draws petition [Vancouver Sun] • Why other bike-lane cities watch...
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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...
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered