September 20, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • In big upset, Tim Louis wins COPE nomination [The Mainlander] • MLA pushes for private foot ferries between Vancouver, Nanaimo [Vancouver Sun] â€...

An insider’s view of Spacing’s Top Ten Public Spaces for Vancouver

The launch of Spacing’s National Edition featuring the 100 best public spaces in Canadian cities at the beginning of the summer  provoked a lot of...

Price Points: P2

Where is this? It’s two parking levels under the street at 605 Expo Boulevard (map here).  It’s under the downtown Costco, which in turn is...

September 19, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver civic party dumps sitting councillor [Globe and Mail] INTERNATIONAL • Architecture, urbanism, design and behaviour [Design With Intent...

September 18, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Controversy brews over B.C. water flow deal with U.S. [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • What Would Jane Jacobs Say? [WNET] • Can bikes bring back...

September 17, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Washrooms on the system [The Buzzer Blog] • Connaught Park upgrade expedited by park board [Vancouver Courier] • Terry Fox memorial unveiled in...

Spacing Saturday: Toronto Portlands, Quartier des Spectacles and Collecting Scraps

Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. As cities around...

Release: Grandview Park official re-opening – Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011

After a long summer of phased transformations, Grandview Park will officially reopen on September 17. Residents and media are invited to join Vancouver...

Park(ing) Day!

Today, Friday, September 16th, is PARK(ing) Day! In cities around the globe, artists, activists and citizens will transform metered parking spaces into...

Release: Finalists announced for 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award

Four titles that reveal Vancouver’s history of diversity have been selected as finalists for the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award. This...

September 16, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver eyes massage-parlour crackdown [Globe and Mail] • Former NPA councillor wants politicians not to attack urban agriculture [State of...

Video Vancouver: Isang Litrong Liwanag