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A City that Runs on Itself

[Editor’s Note: We are glad to be present the second part of the newest Tyee Series written by the University of British Columbia’s Patrick...

Release: Urban Futures Survey 2012 Launched

It started in 1973. It happened again in 1990. And now it’s back. The third Greater Vancouver Urban Futures Opinion Survey is online. The Urban Futures...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. With spring and summer fast approaching, the City of Burnaby is inviting local residents...

March 1, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Rize development in perspective: The height and density of other Mount Pleasant buildings [OpenFile] • Rize tower chapter 2: Public opponents make...

Urban Planet: Yarn Bombs

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...