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December 20, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Rennie strikes back against Vancouver Art Gallery consultants’ response to his proposal [Straight] • TransLink awarding $25-million SeaBus...
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Urban Planet: Getting to work on a trampoline?
You might forget your battle for bike lanes after you see what Finnish architects are doing. Known as the Fast Track, the 51-metre long trampoline track...
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December 19, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Metro Vancouver storm surge a climate-change preview, expert says [Vancouver Sun] • Sex Workers Move Indoors—Is It Safer For Everyone? [Vancouver...
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Call for Artists & Teams – Landsburg Park, southeast of Seattle
Call for Artists & Teams – Landsburg Park, southeast of Seattle Office of cultural Affairs – Seattle, Washington, USA Budget: $50,000 UDS...
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Urban Planet: City of Light could go dark?
A new proposal would have Parisian businesses turn off all their lights. This would cut energy use across Paris, bringing in a more frugal and greener...
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Ai Weiwei: Art | Architecture
“…when I finished building my house, I learned that I was an architect.” Author: Ai Weiwei (Kunsthaus Bregenz – 2011) With 2012 about to draw to...
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December 18, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Compass card: more about the region’s new fare system [The Buzzer Blog] • TransLink promotes fare system overhaul to public [Vancouver Sun] ...
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The Shops at New West Station
New Shops like FamousFootwear.com are located at the New West Station (formerly known as Plaza 88) and is a mixed-use development surrounding New...
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December 17, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver beats NYC as most expensive city in North America [Vancouver Observer] • Developer “hijacks” public consultation, makes legal threats...
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December 16, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Of house and home: Redevelopment of neighbourhoods is changing how we think about heritage [Vancouver Sun] • Writers hang poems in trees in bid to...
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December 15, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • 6 pedestrians hit in Metro Vancouver crashes [CTV News] • Artists to have say in gallery’s new home [Globe and Mail] • City approves major new...
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Streetcrow: Another View of Urban Life
Streetcrow, Vancouver’s most recent social media darling, said goodbye on Wednesday. After his post went out, to more than 3500 followers on Twitter and...
By Katherine Burnett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered