Urban Planet: Copenhagen Philharmonic Flash Mob

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...

Sim City: City Slums

Like we mentioned a few weeks ago, Spacington has developed a bit of a slum. As displayed above, this once thriving neighborhood has become an area of...

Creative Mapping Contest deadline extended to May 31

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 31st Spacing magazine presents the CREATIVE MAPPING CONTEST Do you love maps? Are you an illustrator, graphic designer, or visual...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Looks like the City of Burnaby will be joining the likes of other municipalities, like...

May 11, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Architect behind “Vancouver Pair” proposal gives talk in Vancouver [OpenFile] • West Vancouver centennial marks growth from logging...

Video Vancouver: TELUS Garden

Vancouver’s farmers’ market beginning this weekend!

It’s that time of year again…..Vancouver’s farmer’s market season is upon us.  Here are all the locations and start dates: Trout...

Urban Planet: Foursquare Checkins and the Structure of Cities

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...

City Conversations – Viaducts or Via-don’ts: The future of upper False Creek

Viaducts or Via-don’ts: The future of upper False Creek When: May 17, 2012 Time: 12:30-1:30 pm Location: Harbour Centre, Room 1425 Admission: Free...

New CoV pedestrian- and bike-related council reports released

A couple of interesting Vancouver city council reports are now publicly posted. The first one is a pedestrian safety study and action plan that is going...

Visual Thoughts

Welcome to the first entry of a new section called Visual Thoughts. Taking inspiration from giants like Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee) and the prolific...

May 10, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • In Cycling: Vancouver bamboo bikes up the green commuting ante [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver jazz festival moves into heart of the city [Globe...