February 4, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • A city known for vision loses its planning chief [Better Cities & Towns] • Controversial Vancouver mayor Tom Campbell dies [Globe and Mail] â€...

Spacing Saturday: Transit Planning, the Tall Building Century and Founding Spacington

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. A new city was...

Release: Granville Street Summer Activations

Five blocks of downtown Granville Street (400 to 800-Block) – near the Canada Line and SkyTrain stations – will be transformed into a dynamic...

Urban Planet: Super tall

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: City of Aberdeen Call for artists living in Washington, Oregon & British Columbia

The City of Aberdeen, WA & Grays Harbor Community Foundation – Simpson Triangle Eligibility: Open to professional artists living in Washington...

February 3, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Generation X writer encourages innovation in Vancouver [Vancouver Courier] • Longboarders object to increased fines, confiscation in proposed...

Spacing release party tonight in Vancouver!

WHAT: Spacing’s 2nd national issue release party WHEN: TONIGHT! 9pm-1am WHERE: Canvas Lounge (99 Powell St. in Gastown) HOW MUCH: free! (mag costs...

Sim City: Welcome to Spacington

Well, here it is: Spacington. The new look of 21st century urbanism- well, kind of. The truth is there is nothing here yet, and that is because this...

Urban Planet: Witold Rybcyznski vs Richard Florida

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: Community Use Spaces Available at the CBC Studio 700 & Outdoor Stage

SPACE AVAILABLE Community Use Spaces at the CBC Studio 700 & Outdoor Stage 700 Hamilton Street INFO : cbc.ca/bc/communityspaces If you are a Vancouver...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. The plan to create a new $3.3-million Urban Trail in Abbotsford will unfortunately not...

Video Vancouver: The Man who Lived on his Bike