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Urban Planet: Public Perception and the Economic Benefits of Light Rail Transit
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 -
Power, Energy, Change & Continuity
Yesterday was the first day of Heritage Week, and in BC, the theme is Power and Energy. In celebration, thereof, I offer this 1950 image of BC Electric...
By Jak King -
Book Review – From The Stacks: Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the Twenty-First Century
Editors: Gloria Ohland & Shelley Poticha (Reconnecting America, 2006) On June 27, 1890, an event occurred in the little boom town of Vancouver that...
By Erick Villagomez -
February 21, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • The New Pattullo Bridge – we want to hear from you! [The Buzzer Blog] CANADA • Covering Canadian Urbanism [The Atlantic Cities] INTERNATIONAL ...
By Erick Villagomez -
From Chief Planner to “Urban Ronin”? Chatting about legacy, and the future, with Brent Toderian – Part 1
The early contract termination of Vancouver’s former director of planning Brent Toderian has been a hot topic in planning news, local and abroad. To...
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Release: Hastings Park Open House: New Park Spaces and Greenways
Please join City of Vancouver staff at the second in a series of open houses and help shape new park spaces in Hastings Park. See how initial public...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: Los Angeles Sidewalk Lawsuits
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 -
Release: Heritage Vancouver – Media Reports Create a Threat to Important Heritage Home
Wilmar (Willard Kitchen Residence) 2050 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC Built 1925 | Architects: Benzie & Bow Architectural style: Tudor Revival...
By Erick Villagomez -
February 20, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • South Delta at risk from disastrous flooding [Vancouver Sun] • Tofino, Ucluelet unprepared for quake [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • New York vs...
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Price Points: Old L.A.
I’m off to Los Angeles, and back in a few weeks with a continuation of the Burnaby town-centre series. In the meantime, here’s a shot of Old...
By Gordon Price -
February 19, 2012 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • How Rent Control Subsidizes San Francisco’s Super-Rich [The Bay Citizen] • A Blueprint for a 21st Century Workforce [The Atlantic...
By Erick Villagomez -
Spacing Saturday: Affordability, Lighting Winter Space and LRT
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. European Lights...
By Marcus Bowman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered