Video Vancouver: A year of photos

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Between 10:00am and 1:00pm PST today (January 5th),  Tofino will be testing their new...

January 5, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Charting the path from stovetop to fuel tank [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver neighbourhood builds new identity as creative industry powerhouse...

January Urbanist Meetup, Sunday, January 8, 3pm-5pm

Come kick off the new year with me and your fellow urban wonks at the fist urbanists meetup of 2012! We’ll be meeting this coming Sunday (January...

World Wide Wednesday: Ghettos, hospitals and green zoning

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

January 4, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Mapnificent! No, really, MAPnificent [Green Growth Cascadia] • Urban farmers hope to grow in school district [Vancouver Courier] • West Side...

Release: Call for Qualifications: Public Art: “Balance”

Call for Qualifications: Public Art: “Balance” Westminster Savings Credit Union (224 Street & Lougheed Highway) Maple Ridge, British...

Book Review – From The Stacks: Drosscape: Wasting Land in Urban America

Author: Alan Berger (Princeton Architectural Press, 2006) Waste. We are all familiar with it. We deal with it daily when we throw away of the vast...

January 3, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Sadly, after 63 years Bert’s is toast [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver’s Sutton Place No. 1 on National Geographic’s list of places for chocolate [The...

A Vancouver “Extra” Special in Strathcona

Since it’s first appearance in 1965, the Vancouver Special has become a ubiquitous fixture of Vancouver’s urban landscape. With their flat...

January 2, 2011 Headlines

INTERNATIONAL • In One Slum, Misery, Work, Politics and Hope [The New York Times] • The bold urban future starts now [Salon] • What’s a Hockey Game...

January 1, 2011 Headlines – Happy New Year!

LOCAL • Your guide to 2012 Polar Bear Swim events across Metro Vancouver [Vancouver Sun] • Media Viewpoint: The top city story of 2011 [CityCaucus...