Urban Planet: Japanese Manhole Covers

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...

May 18, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver city hall greenlights millions for bike lanes [Vancouver Courier] • Gasoline taxes to take $1 billion from Metro Vancouver drivers...

Design Nerd Jam 6.3: Street Park Jam – Friday, May 18th at 6:30pm

This jam brings together Julien Thomas, CoV’s passionate Parks Board and Engineering staff and -you- to generate ideas for turning some of Vancouver’s...

Video Vancouver: History of the West End neighbourhood in Vancouver, B.C.

Urban Planet: Lego’s California Modern Paradise

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...

May 17, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • North Shore Area Transit Plan – another chance to provide your feedback [The Buzzer Blog] • Park board commissioner defends Cactus Club [Vancouver...

Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Welcome to Fucking, Austria

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. It’s been in international...

False Creek Watershed Society Event: Water is Life

Water is Life Event Please join us on Saturday May 19th at the Roundhouse Community Centre from 1:00 PM – 4:30 PMto discuss what healthy water means...

Jane’s Walk Special: Get with the plan (Marpole version)!

[Editor’s Note: We are happy to present the first of a three InDepth Features covering a trio of special Jane’s Walk neighbourhood tours...

May 16, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • New wayfinding signage is going up around the region [The Buzzer Blog] • The Name “Grandview” [Grandview Heritage Group] • Vancouver city staff...

Urban Planet: Bike Score

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...

Book Review – From The Stacks: Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles: A Typological Analysis

Authors: Stephanos Polyzoides, Roger Sherwood, and James Tice (2nd Edition, Princeton Architectural Press, 1992) Houses constitute that vast majority of...