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Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge: a thoroughfare of song
It’s always refreshing when city planners see infrastructure projects not merely as utilitarian exercises, but also as opportunities to produce works of...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Sunday
LOCAL • Why Surrey needs the next transit expansion [Civic Surrey] • Fox Cinema in East Van: The Waldorf reborn [Vancouver Observer] • Port Moody council...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Saturday
LOCAL • Chinese signs in Richmond ‘way out of hand’, says delegation appealing for more English [Vancouver Sun] • Downtown Eastside street cleaners get...
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MOV – Upcycled Urbanism Update: Sunday, March 10
Last Sunday’s Upcycled Urbanism workshop at the Museum of Vancouver saw participants engage in a group hallucination. Led by UBC School of...
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Vancouver City Council Approves City’s First Co-housing Proposal
Earlier this week, Vancouver City Council approved Vancouver’s first co-housing project (pdf), only the tenth in Canada. The project is the first to be...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. As spring begins to warm the air and everyone is anxious to get out and get a bit more...
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Pillow Fight Vancouver 2013
On Saturday April 6th 2013, there will be massive pillow fights in cities around the world, including Vancouver! Details Saturday, April 6, 2013 3:00pm â€...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
LOCAL • Metro directors promote their home turf to conference planners [Vancouver Sun] • Fate of popular point in limbo after lease expires [Vancouver...
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The WALL – A Public Art Initiative
In 2010 CBC Radio-Canada, JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, and Vancouver Heritage Foundation entered into a partnership to bring public art to the CBC Plaza...
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Video Vancouver: Say Hi Vancouver
Are Vancouverites generally unfriendly? What do you think? There has been talk over the last few years about whether the city of Vancouver can be a...
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MOV: Upcycled Urbanism Workshop, Sunday, March 17th
Please join us for the second workshop in MOV’s Upcycled Urbanism series: Block Talk: creating spaces that connect people  DATE: March 17th TIME...
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Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
LOCAL • Delta mayor, regional policing advocates square off at forum [Vancouver Sun] • Fewer people sleeping on Vancouver streets, homeless count finds...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered