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Apply to attend youth summit on transit in Calgary
If you are 18 – 28 years old with a keen interest in transit and sustainable transportation, apply to be a delegate at the Leading the Way Youth...
By Matthew Blackett -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. The Nelson Electric Tramway Society hopes developing a museum in its streetcar barn will...
By Yuri Artibise -
February 15, 2013, Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver council praises homelessness report card [Vancouver Courier] • Rave reviews for towering addition to Vancouver skyline [Globe and Mail...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver: One City – Eight Artists – Seven Days: Baltimore
This short film documents the work of eight street artist over the course of a week.
By Caroline Toth -
TODERIAN: Canada needs a federal ministry of cities
Richard Florida called last week for President Obama to create a national US department of cities. When the author of The Rise of the Creative Class and...
By Brent Toderian -
February 14, 2013 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver misses housing goals: ‘Report Card’ gives A+ for privatization and deregulation of housing [The Mainlander] • Cedar Cottage co-housing...
By Spacing -
Hastings Street: A Corridor of Transformation
Of all Vancouver streets, Hastings has seen more change than any other corridor in the city. As one of Vancouver’s original roads it holds a novel of...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
Gentrification and the City Speaker Series, Spring 2013
Via the SFU Urban Studies blog: Gentrification is typically associated with change in inner city housing markets. The goal of this speaker series is to...
By Yuri Artibise -
Hand drawn map of Japan’s intricate rail system
Artist Wyton Cho has hand drawn Japan’s rail system. The colourful lines intersect and meet at stations, and present an immediate sense of how vast...
By Jonathan Zettel -
February 13, 2013 Headlines
LOCAL • Adriane Carr battles Penny Ballem over community centre motion [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver reports progress in bid to reduce homelessness...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver: A Car-Free Life
A short, point-of-view documentary on how a family of four can get from point A to point B by foot, bike, or public transit.
By Yuri Artibise -
Housing Justice Dialogue #1 – February 20, 2013
Via Housing Justice Canada: Responses to Films Created by Young Artists on the Housing Crisis in Metro Vancouver A screening of youth artist films on...
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered