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Invitation to MOV’s Volunteer Info/Orientation Night, August 16 (6:30-8pm)!
Urban Design! Sex Talk! Stanley Cup Riot Boards! Maker Workshops! Performance! Architecture! Taxidermy! Ugly Neon! Popup Tattoo Parlours! Shared Heritage...
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Pop Rocks opens on Robson St. Wed. Aug 15th
Opening Celebration Please join us for an opening celebration at 6:00pm on Wednesday, August 15. Pop Rocks is an innovative architectural installation...
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Dawson City — big city problems in a small northern town
Tim Falconer is the author of three books, including Drive: A Road Trip through Our Complicated Affair with the Automobile. He recently spent three...
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August 15, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL Vancouver neighbourhood group celebrates 100-year-old homes [Vancouver Courier] Infographic: TransLink explains it’s fare gate project...
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Urban Planet: Pedestrians and Cyclists on Getting Politically Active
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 -
Book Review – From The Stacks: A Better Way to Zone: Ten Principles to Create More Livable Cities
Author: Donald L. Elliot (Island Press, 2008) Modern cities are regulated entities. Behind even the most chaotic urban scene there is an extremely...
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August 14, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • TransLink unveils first of many faregates at Marine Dr Station [Globe & Mail] [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver’s rental housing plan not...
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Kiwi Urbanism — Thursday August 16th at SFU Harbour Centre
A last-minute special treat via Price Tags: * * * Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, needs approximately 30,000 new homes by 2030. New...
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Urban Planet: Alice in Wonderland’s Transit Map
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...
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“So . . . What Can We Do About It?”—Ideas Toward Affordability in Berlin: The Tripod System
[Editor’s Note: Former Vancouver reporter Christine McLaren is traveling around the world as the resident blogger for the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a...
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August 13, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Debate over Vancouver fee system pits developers vs public [Globe and Mail] • Public land incentives are concerning to others [Mainlander] • Calls...
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August 12, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Volunteers turn Strathcona parking lot into micro-farm; build city’s first small-scale compost hub [Vancouver Sun] • Thousands join Lululemon’s...
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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered