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A suburban pilgrimage, Part II: Retrofitting Levittown!
[Editor’s Note: Former Vancouver reporter Christine McLaren is travelling around the world as the resident blogger for the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a...
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Price Points: Report from the Development Wars
Where is this going to be built – and what lesson is there to be learned? . . This is the proposed residential tower for 1241 Harwood in the West...
By Gordon Price -
November 28, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Plans envision transformation of viaduct lands [Globe and Mail] INTERNATIONAL • Key step for BART to San Jose [San Jose Mercury News] • How should...
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November 27, 2011 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • Are made-from-scratch metropolises the answer to Asia’s urban overpopulation? [Slate] • Train Recycles Braking Energy to Power other...
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Spacing Saturday: Good Neighbours, Unbuilt Toronto and Urban Screens
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Alex Bozikovic...
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November 26, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Bridges, swimming pools, unicorns – just think what the viaducts could be [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver mayor tweets support of legalizing...
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Cartography: Gregor Robertson voting percentage and dis
There were many great election-related maps being released this past week, and on the strength of many that I have created in the past, I decided to...
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Release: Tropic of Chaos: An Evening with Christian Parenti Dec 2
Please join the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives for an upcoming event featuring Christian Parenti, who will be in town to talk about his new book...
By Erick Villagomez -
November 25, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • The next Yaletown? [Vancouver Courier] • Coleman rejects Vancouver mayor’s demand for more cold-weather shelter funding [Globe and Mail] • City...
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Video Vancouver: EAMES: The Architect and The Painter
Painting is one of the most popular home improvement projects homeowners like to undertake. Whatever the scope of the project, hiring a professional...
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Release: Urban Screens and City Building – A Public Talk with Mirjam Struppek
About the Talk: DATE: Friday, December 2, 7pm | FREE admission LOCATION: SFU Surrey (Westminster Savings Lecture Theatre). Central City complex at 13450...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Courtenay councillors are hoping a development proposing to build small, affordable...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered