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Full-Scale Model of Bombardier Flexity Freedom Coming to Surrey (July 1) and Vancouver (July 5-8th)
It’s been 2 years, one month, and three days since the Bombardier Olympic Streetcar got sent back to Belgium for good. But who’s counting...
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EVENT – re:THINK Housing Competition entries
To answer the question “What can be done to address Vancouver’s affordable housing crisis?” the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability launched the...
By Spacing -
Vancouver’s Cambie Corridor Plan selected for 2012 Award for Planning Excellence!
It is with great pleasure that Spacing Vancouver announces that Vancouver’s Cambie Corridor Plan has just been selected for the 2012 Award for...
By Spacing -
Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: US school suspends cycling students
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. At my high school (and most others...
By Mike Bulko -
Re:THINK Housing Nerd Jam
Last Friday June 15th the City of Vancouver in partnership with GenWhy Media and the Vancouver Design Nerds held a ‘Nerd Jam’ to get the wheels turning...
By Alicia Medina Laddaga -
June 27, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Fraser River salmon dying as climate change warms waters [Vancouver Observer] • Developer updates proposal for two condo towers next to B.C. Place...
By Spacing -
Urban Planet: Creative Class, Revisited
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 -
MOV and Vancouver Maritime Museum celebrate Canada Day with FREE ADMISSION
The Vancouver Maritime Museum and the Museum of Vancouver, both located in Vanier Park in Kitsilano, are celebrating Canada Day by offering Vancouverites...
By Spacing -
Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years
“As the eighties progressed , the city – especially its residential areas – endured a demolition spree. The theme of my earlier Vanishing Vancouver book...
By Sean Ruthen -
June 26, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver housing task force says city needs housing authority, more supply and diversity [OpenFile] • Housing ‘task force’ plan not strong enough...
By Spacing -
Release: Hastings Park/PNE Master Plan Implementation: New Brighton Park Connection – Adoption of Concept Plan
The first installment of the Hastings Park Master Plan will be presented to City Council for final approval next week. The Connection to New Brighton Park...
By Spacing -
Urban Planet: Transient Camps
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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered