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Walk the talk
Food is intrinsically linked to place, whether it is agricultural land, rivers, or oceans. Interest in sustainable foods and food security has increased...
By Ren Thomas -
Release: An Evening at the Marine Building (1930) Penthouse
An Evening at the Marine Building (1930) Penthouse WHERE: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | 5:30pm to 8:00pm LOCATION: Marine Building Penthouse, 2000 – 355...
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February 29, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Social activist and former Vancouver councillor Jim Green dies [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver residents rise up with Rize development plan...
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Urban Planet: Underground Parks
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 -
Instant Cities
Author: Herbert Wright (Black Dog Publishing, 2008) The city is perhaps the most compelling achievement of human civilization; now home to more than...
By Larraine Henning -
February 28, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • BC Place casino expansion move set up secretly by PavCo, FOI reveals [Vancouver Observer] • 100-Mile Houses Expand the Locavore Movement From Food...
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Urban Planet: Alleyways
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...
By Hilary Best -
Identifying Areas for Transit-Oriented Development in Vancouver
As many people may know, transit-oriented development (TOD) is emerging as a popular and influential planning idea across North American cities as a means...
By Victor Ngo -
February 27, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • The dilemma of the tower outside the downtown: RIZE at Kingsway/Broadway [State of Vancouver] • By the Granville Bridge, a tower with a difference...
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February 26, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Behind the RIZE rezoning controversy [OpenFile] INTERNATIONAL • Why Universities Are Building Superefficient Power Plants [GOOD Magazine] â€...
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February 25, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • 3D Vancouver Skyline [Vancity Buzz] • Poverty pugilist Green in the fight of his life [Globe and Mail] INTERNATIONAL • Arena or Amazon: Does...
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Release: CoV – A new voice for Vancouver’s creative community
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Vancouver City Council will consider recommendations to establish a new Arts and Culture Advisory Committee. If approved...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered