November 9, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • ‘Block 51’ bus route worries Vancouver’s West End residents [Vancouver Courier] • Salmon returning to Still Creek for the first time...

CULTURE + COMMUNITY – Visioning Social Practice

CULTURE + COMMUNITY – Visioning Social Practice DATE: Friday, November 30th, 2012 TIME: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm LOCATION: Emily Carr University of Art ...

Urban Planet: Sidewalks as a Predictor of Voting Patterns

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Video Vancouver: Hurricane Sandy on Bikes in NYC

November 8, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Permit extended for Marpole land restoration [Vancouver Courier] • City of Vancouver Transportation 2040 Plan: Market condos disguised as transit...

Call for Artist Proposals, Texas Tech University System – Exercise Sports Sciences Bldg.

Call for Artist Proposals, Texas Tech University System BUDGET: $90,000 USD DEADLINE: December 18, 2012 at 10:30 am Founded in 1923 as Texas Technological...

The West End On-street Mural Project

The West End On-Street Mural Project is a collaborative public art pilot project created with the aim of strengthening community bonds. This summer, it...

November 7, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver mayor says mixed-income housing key to city’s future success [Vancouver Sun] • ‘Urban villages’ on horizon for Richmond [Globe and Mail...

Urban Planet: Iskandar Malaysia

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide

Author: David Bergman (Princeton Architectural Press, 2012) The way we construct our buildings has a major impact on the environment. Sustainable...

November 6, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • ‘Talk and Evict’: Why the Left’s Love Affair With Public Consultation Must End [The Mainlander] • Acknowledging the Elephant: Gateway’s impact on...

Laboratory of Housing Alternatives – Visioning Workshop, November 22

The Laboratory of Housing Alternatives is a forum for people who want to take action into providing affordable housing alternatives for young, creative...