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Price Points: L.A. Transformation
You may have missed this: With the passage of Measure R (November, 2008), Los Angeles bought itself a massive expansion of its rapid transit network. The...
By Gordon Price -
June 10, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver’s budding romance with row houses[Globe and Mail] • Happening Now! A free walking Italian Day on Commercial [TheDrive] and the...
By Spacing -
Restaurants that Changed Vancouver: Hon’s
[Spacing Vancouver is proud to present a new ongoing series about how food helps define the city. Dr. Lenore Newman and Katherine Burnett look into the...
By Katherine Burnett -
June 9, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Mario Gutierrez and Manuel X: A Tale of Two Immigrants [The Mainlander] • B.C. plastic bag ban put on hold [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver’s...
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UnVisioning the Viaducts: Critical Analysis of the Concept Plan
The Creekside Community Centre was packed on Thursday Evening, bustling with conversations between city staff and residents as they observed the Viaducts...
By Brendan Hurley -
Volunteers needed for Car Free Vancouver events!
The Commercial Drive, Main Street and West End (Denman Street) festivals take place on Sunday, June 17th (Father’s Day) from 12 noon until evening. The...
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Houses Made of Wood and Light, Book Launch – June 29, 2012
On June 29, 2012 Salt Spring Island resident Michele Dunkerley will discuss her book, Houses Made of Wood and Light –...
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One year later – Stanley Cup riot boards from downtown windows go on display at MOV
A year after the Stanley Cup Riots of June 15, 2011, the Museum of Vancouver will open Reading the Riot Boards, a small exhibition displaying 15 of the...
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Urban Planet: New York Elevator Views
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 -
Sim City: Auto-Saurus-Rex, Volcano, UFO’s in Spacington!
This week some interesting irregular events took place in Spacington: UFO landing, Auto-Saurus-Rex rampage, and a Volcano erupted. If you like this kind...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Looks like West Bench will be joining the City of Penticton’s water supply with an...
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June 8, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Plans for Surrey’s tallest building, all 50 storeys, unveiled [Vancouver Sun] • How Vancouver’s viaduct plan will get ‘heart of the future...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered