August 11, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Life thrives after the Games in Vancouver’s Olympic Village [Globe and Mail] • City of Vancouver launches $3 million website [Courier] • Rising...

Release: CAT & MOUSE – Canada Line City Centre Station Public Art Mural

A new public artwork has been installed at the Canada Line City Centre Station. Cat & Mouse consists of three “poems” arranged across the...

Urban Planet: Women in the Public Spaces of Mumbai

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...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. This past week amazingly saw a number of important groundbreakings for two new Surrey...

August 10, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Musqueam block traffic at Marpole Midden redevelopment protest [CBC] • City of Vancouver to offer six City-owned sites for affordable rental...

Release: Grandview Heritage Group Centenary Houses celebration – Saturday, Aug 18

In recognition of the heritage-rich character of the Grandview neighbourhood, the Grandview Heritage Group (GHG) is officially launching its Centenary...

Video Vancouver: Parkour Playhouse – Abandoned Stadium

Urban Planet: Dutch Intersection Design

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...

Writing Vancouver – The Eight-Year-Olds

Writing Vancouver is a bi-weekly section that highlights local talent in the literary arts. Over the coming weeks, Spacing Vancouver readers will be...

August 9, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Musqueam plan protest near disputed Vancouver site [Vancouver Courier] • New City of Vancouver Website Criticized  [CKNW] • The case for building...

August Urbanist Meetup, Sunday, August 12th, 3pm-5pm

It’s August already, and that means it’s time for the next Vancouver Urbanist Meetup! This month we’ll be gathering at Darby’s Public House in...

Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Osaka’s stadium neighbourhood

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. At first glance, Stadiums tend to seem...