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Titanic Lack of Focus May Sink Vancouver’s Chance to Make Housing Affordable
Last week Vancouver’s city council approved a city-wide planning process. If you’d followed my advocacy for a city-wide plan in The Tyee and elsewhere...
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Vancouver’s Municipal Roadmap for Athens: 5 Tips For A Smooth Transition at City Hall
The City of Athens, Greece elected a new Mayor on June 2, 2019 — the youngest in the city’s history at 41 years old — in a landslide victory. And though...
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Event: Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour, Mount Pleasant – Aug 18th
Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour – Tour the Heritage Heart of Mount Pleasant Time: Sunday, August 18, 10:30am-12:30pm Cost: $10 for Heritage Vancouver...
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On Walking and the Future of Cities: An Evening with Jeff Speck
On a balmy Tuesday night I found myself walking towards Lost Lagoon along Alberni Street. I parked my car at a nearby parking garage, slightly frustrated...
By Jeremy Senko -
RELEASE: Volunteers needed for Vancouver’s Civic Advisory Bodies
The City of Vancouver is seeking volunteers from the general public for positions on the following advisory bodies: Children, Youth and Families Advisory...
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A window into making the city of glass greener and happier
Tea leaves won’t reveal the truth. Instead, study Vancouver’s windows and you’ll see that the city’s aspirations to be green and livable are cracking...
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Event: Heritage Vancouver, South Granville/Kitsilano Neighbourhood Tour, July 13th
Houses, Shops and Apartments – Touring Historic South Granville and Kitsilano DATE: Saturday, July 13th TIME: 11AM-1:30 PM REGISTRATION: via...
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Podcast: The Laws of Settlements with Erick Villagomez
From a small Nova Scotia town to booming Barcelona to the mega-city of Jakarta, are there any laws that govern all human settlements? Are there consistent...
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Why New West Station’s Plaza 88 is one of a kind
You’ll lose your breath trying to describe Plaza 88. It wraps an elevated SkyTrain station with seven storeys of parking and two levels of shops and...
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Video Vancouver: Grandma On The Move
Via City of Vancouver: Commissioned by the City of Vancouver, Grandma on the Move, features award-winning children’s entertainers, Will Stroet and the...
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Video Vancouver: Empire Landmark Deconstruction
Via Ke Be: Time lapse taken over the period of over a year. Deconstruction of the Empire Landmark hotel in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Landscapes and features...
By Yuri Artibise -
Event – UBC Heritage Vancouver Tour & Talk, June 12th
Heritage Vancouver Tour & Talk: War Memorial Gym and Heritage at UBC DATE: Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 TIME: 6:30-9:30 PM COST: $10-$45 On June 12...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered