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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...
By Hilary Best -
“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...
By Christine McLaren -
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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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...
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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...
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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...
By Hilary Best -
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...
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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...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered