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Video Vancouver: car2go movements in Vancouver
From 4 am Friday morning to 4 am Saturday morning, February 8th/9th, 2013. Background map from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. This video...
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Metro-ification of American politics favours democrats
In the last federal American election, the democrats won 11 of the largest 15 cities across the States. Urban density played a key role: Obama’s...
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Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World
Author: Marcel Vellinga, Paul Oliver, Alexander Bridge (Routledge, 2012) The study of vernacular architecture has grown significantly, over the past few...
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February 19, 2013 Headlines
LOCAL • car2go expands its carsharing network to North Vancouver [Vancouver Observer] • Metro Vancouver’s beer-based building boom [Vancouver Sun] â€...
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Victoria’s Intersecting Municipalities
Last Wednesday my recycling didn’t get picked up. Wednesday is usually recycling day, but this time the truck didn’t show up. This happens fairly often...
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February 18, 2013 Headlines
LOCAL • A city with a chip on its shoulder [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • It’s not me, it’s you (and you, and you) [PlaceShakers and Newsmakers] • Will...
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February 17, 2013, Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • Bottom-Up Urbanism Works! An Update From The Livable City Awards [The Pop-Up City] • Bike Maps That Give Riders the Info They Actually...
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Request for Expressions of Interest, Public Art Commission for Fredericton Convention Centre
Request for Expressions of Interest, Public Art Commission for Fredericton Convention Centre City of Fredericton, New Brunswick Eligibility: Open to...
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February 17, 2013 Headlines
LOCAL • Developing Story: History of ‘First Shaughnessy’ [Vancouver Courier] • Two independent theatres in Vancouver sold to Cineplex...
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Bjarke Ingels at Robson Square – February 21
Westbank presents a Public Open House to witness the evolution of the Beach & Howe project designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, BIG in...
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Junkyard cars recycled into working bicycles
Watch the above video about a bicycle that is manufactured from a variety of junkyard car parts. The frame is welded together from various car metals, the...
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Video Vancouver: Placemaking Mistakes Dance
Using dance to illustrate city planning concepts.
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered