The Gastown Project: JIM GREEN

Mayor calls on development industry to eliminate affordable housing

[Editor’s Note: Affordability is a major concern in Vancouver – and is arguably the issue that will govern the future of the city for the...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. The Similkameen River watershed study is underway as the Similkameen Valley Planning...

February 16, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • REVIEW | Kota Ezawa’s ‘Hand Vote’ [The Mainlander] • Low air-quality readings near New Westminster parkade prompt traffic concerns [Vancouver Sun...

Making Vancouver Work for Everyone

[Editor’s Note: We are glad to be partnering with the Tyee to introduce Spacing readers to the newest Tyee Series written by the University of...

Urban Planet: Before & After Photos of London Riots

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...

Release: Tangential Vancouver – Potential futures emphasize a finer-grain for Vancouver

An experimental project titled Tangential Vancouverism: projects for Vancouver’s urbanism brings together a diverse Vancouver-based team that...

(PICS) Free Public Lecture: Michael E. Mann – The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) Free Public Lecture The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines Join this...

February 15, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Does Vancouver need to rezone when it already has lots of zoned capacity? [State of Vancouver] • City approves three new urban gardens intended to...

Urban Planet: Outdoor Ad Ban in São Paulo

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...

Material Strategies: Innovative Applications in Architecture

Author: Blaine Brownell, Princeton Architectural Press (2012) Architecture is the fulfillment of a spatial premise by way of material substance...

February 14, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver park board probes report that petting zoo animals sold for meat [Globe and Mail] • Mass Effect 3: Futuristic Vancouver [Vancity Buzz] â€...