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Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Slime mold maps out Tokyo’s rail system
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. In one of the weirdest Weird...
By Mike Bulko -
Velo-city 2012 Review Part 1: The Elephant in the Room and The Bull in the China Shop
[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at some of the interesting issues that were discussed at the Velo-city Conference...
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July Urbanist Meetup, Sunday, July 8th, 3pm-5pm
It’s the first week of July (Happy belated Canada Day!), and that means it’s time to start thinking about the next Vancouver Urbanist Meetup! This month...
By Yuri Artibise -
July 4, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Strathcona residents push for traffic calming on Prior St. [OpenFile] • High-rise development aims to make Kingsway a residential hotspot...
By Spacing -
Spacing releases War of 1812 fridge magnets
Spacing has long been a supporter of Canada’s historic sites in our large urban centres. 200 years ago, our country was forever changed during the...
By Spacing -
Re:THINK Reveal reminder!
Spacing Magazine, Vancouver Public Space Network, Gen Why Media and the City of Vancouver are unveiling the entries to the re:THINK HOUSING ideas...
By Spacing -
VPSN Lunch Meet starting July 5th!
The Vancouver Public Space Network is expanding the opportunities for outdoor eating in Vancouver this summer with Lunch Meet in the city’s Crosstown...
By Spacing -
Vancouver Heritage Foundation Photo Competition!
At the Vancouver Heritage Foundation they LOVE heritage buildings, and they want to share this love with you! This is an opportunity for you not only to...
By Spacing -
Urban Planet: Victoria’s Street Pianos
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: The Architecture of Happiness
Author: Alain de Botton (Pantheon, 2006) I recently found myself speechless after a follower of my writing asked me why I’ve never addressed beauty...
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July 3, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Metro Vancouver tries to diffuse potential stink over food waste odours [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • Global Warming in our backyard [The Los...
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Metro Ponders Affordability of Vancouver’s Green Spaces
Key to any urban space is the green spaces in, between and around the buildings, roads and developments. A young, vibrant city such as Vancouver is much...
By Maria Tritton
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered