Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Bad news for farmers, as it seems like they won’t be getting any break from Metro...

June 22, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Strathcona residents back destruction of viaducts [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver set to approve new bike and pedestrian connection between New...

Release: Places That Matter Plaque Presentation at Historic Joy Kogawa House, June 26th

Join the Vancouver Heritage Foundation in celebrating the Historic Joy Kogawa House! DETAILS: Date: Tuesday, June 26th 2012 Time: 7pm-9pm, 7:30pm...

Release: UBC Farm Saturday Market Back for the 2012 Season! – Saturday, June 23

It is with considerable excitement that the UBC Farm would like to announce our first Saturday Farm Market for the 2012 season, happening this Saturday...

Urban Planet: Moby on Architecture

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...

Less than one week until Velo-city Global 2012!!

As we enter the home stretch to Velo-city Global 2012, cycling and cycling infrastructure are in the news in Vancouver. Whether the discussion is about...

Visual Thoughts #4

Last VT image: DeBoville Slough, Port Coquitlam. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...

Video Vancouver: City of Vancouver: Transportation 2040

June 21, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Mayors reject TransLink board seats [Vancouver Sun] • Park-and-ride overhaul adds to commuter headaches [Globe and Mail] • Velopalooza shows shift...

Release: City invites public input on Vancouver’s future transportation plan

The City of Vancouver is asking the public for their comments on proposed transportation policies and actions as the Transportation 2040 public...

Right to Bike youth cycling education framework (Velo-city Preview Part 1!)

As more and more people take up cycling as their choice form of transportation, there are seemingly more and more interpretations to the rules of the...

June 20, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL TransLink’s So You Think You Can Busk? 2012 auditions [The Buzzer Blog] SFU introduces ‘public square’ concept to create community...