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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...