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Writing About Architecture – Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities
“There are times when city dwellers have been roused from passivity – Disaster (Ground Zero) and personal affront (NIMBYism) make protesters out of...
By Sean Ruthen -
September 18, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • TransLink’s draft 2013 Base Plan [The Buzzer Blog] • Little Mountain tenants appeal eviction notices [Vancouver Courier] • BC Translink announces...
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Urban Planet: Fuel Efficiency Overwhelmed by Volume of Cars
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...
By Hilary Best -
Reflections on the World Urban Forum
[Editor’s Note: This is the final piece of Christine McLaren’s coverage of the World Urban Forum in Naples, Italy. Christine is the resident...
By Christine McLaren -
September 17, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • SFU summit searches for ways to build community [Vancouver Sun] • Open talk needed when it comes to the ‘D’ word [Vancouver Sun] â€...
By Spacing -
September 16, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • St Francis Hotel – Seymour and Cordova [Changing Vancouver] INTERNATIONAL • Bike-Share and Bike Lanes: The Chicken and Egg Debate [Streets Blog] â€...
By Spacing -
September 15, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Council to consider mid-rise condo development for Downtown Eastside [OpenFile] • B.C. farmers’ anger turns to support for Agricultural Land...
By Spacing -
Urban Planet: World Trade Centre Towers App
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...
By Hilary Best -
Release: Three 125 VHF Places That Matter Plaque Presentations
Join us at one of 125 Vancouver Heritage Foundation Places That Matter Plaque Presentations taking place all over the city! The Places That Matter...
By Erick Villagomez -
Release: Geyser for Hillcrest Park Ice Cream Celebration & Inauguration, Saturday Sept 15th
Geyser for Hillcrest Park by artists Vanessa Kwan and Erica Stocking Stocking Artists Erica Stocking and Vanessa Kwan have crafted a “geyser”...
By Erick Villagomez -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. As a way to decrease city spending and address public complaints about the City’s tax...
By Spacing -
September 14, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • The Wealthy Barber and The Tin Man [Grandview Heritage Group] • Community bike shop wants to take fear out of bike maintenance for Vancouverites...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered