April 20, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Funding shortage cripples (postpones) TransLink’s planned expansion [Vancouver Sun] • New Emily Carr U campus hopes to be a mixed use focal...

Sim City: City Amenities, Inconveniences, Opportunities

Among the many features in Spacington—A university, city hall, jail and courthouse, major league baseball station, golf course, harbour, boat docks and...

Video Vancovuer: The Moscow Metro

Urban Planet: Old Maps Online

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...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. The Cowichan Watershed Board feels something needs to be done about the fact that 28 per...

April 19, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • A look at the revived luxury condo project on West Georgia [OpenFile] • Addressing the Commissioner’s Review and the Mayors’ Council decision [The...

Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: That’s elephants over the bridge

Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. One year after it was opened, the...

What Can Vancouver Learn From Phoenix?

[Editor’s Note: Spacing Vancouver reader’s are sure to recognize the name Yuri Artibise. As one of our regular contributors and an important...

April 18, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver council approves Mount Pleasant tower [Vancouver Courier] • TransLink suspends improvements to Langley communities [Globe and Mail] â€...

ECUAD Continuing Studies presents Lloyd Kahn – Thursday, April 19th

This Thursday, Emily Carr University of Art + Design Continuing Studies is pleased to present: Lloyd Kahn | Tiny Homes 7:00pm, Thursday, April 19, 2012...

Annual Top Ten Endangered Sites Bus Tour & Launch

Annual Top Ten Endangered Sites Bus Tour & Launch DATE: Saturday, May 5, 2012 TIME: 1:00pm to 5:00pm (loading begins at 12:30 and bus departs at 1pm...

Housing Forum Invitation May 2nd, 2012 at the Peretz Centre

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