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Velo-city Global 2012 announces the upcoming Charter of Vancouver on Children and Cycling
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), owners of the Velo-city conference series, the City of Vancouver, and the conference organizers of...
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Urban Planet: Rising Gas Prices in India
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...
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Metropol Parasol – J. Mayer H.
“With the patronage of the Seville City Council, the new Plaza de la Encarnacion has been converted into the contemporary urban centre of the city, a...
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End of a Caffeinated Era: Robson’s Original Starbucks Shuts Its Doors
The third, and singularly most iconic branded coffee shop in Vancouver has shut its doors. It may seem silly to some, but the Starbucks at Robson and...
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May 29, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Central Park: Board offers food for thought in Vancouver [Vancouver Courier] • B.C. parents with WiFi health fears vote to limit school networks...
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The Vancouver Heritage House Tour
[Authors Note: Coming up on Sunday, June 3rd from 10 am – 5 pm is the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 10th Annual Heritage House Tour. This year’s one-day...
By Eve Lazarus -
Urban Planet: San Francisco Disaster, 1906
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 -
What the Vancouver Urban Forum has in store
Special Feature by Sam Sullivan On Wednesday, June 6, 300 delegates will attend the Vancouver Urban Forum to discuss the theme “achieving urban...
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Price Points: City as Workout
Yes, this is Los Angeles – the second in our series. But where exactly? And why is a space like this – beyond being ‘green’...
By Gordon Price -
May 28, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Reminder: come to our Annual General Meeting on Wed May 30, 2012 [The Buzzer Blog] • Crossed signals: Reducing the risk of pedestrian death in...
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Sim City: Subways, Subways, Subways.
The people have spoken: “they want subways.” Subways, subways, subways. Right? No. We know it’s an old topic and the debate is long...
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May 27, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • NewPort Village and its clone [Fraseropolis] INTERNATIONAL • Mastering the Metro [Next American City] • Now Coveted: A Walkable, Convenient Place...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered