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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 -
Poster campaign promotes 50 ideas for a new city
Check out these amazing posters that were put up all over New York City to help promote ideas for a new city. The project was launched and hosted by Urban...
By Jonathan Zettel -
February 12, 2013 Headlines
LOCAL • Higher-paying jobs, leasing options among ways to make Vancouver housing affordable [Vancouver Sun] • Community-centre surplus divides city [Globe...
By Spacing -
VPSN: Robson Square. Us + You + Summertime. Want to Collaborate?
The City of Vancouver has recently posted a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) related to the summertime activation of the 800-block of Robson...
By Spacing -
Retrofitting Suburbia
The re-population of major urban centres in North America is a great success story of innovative thinking and good design. From the ruins of the...
By Lenore Newman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered