Transport for Suburbia

Author: Paul Mees (Earthscan, 2010) There are certain books that I know I’m going to enjoy as soon as I see the title. Paul Mees’ book...

August 23, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • On the road to another record [The Buzzer Blog] • Vancouver looks for financial and ecological bounce with rubber sidewalk [Vancouver Courier] â€...

Release: City of Vancouver Poet Laureate Call for Expressions of Interest

The City of Vancouver would like to hear from poets interested in becoming the City’s third Poet Laureate. The call for nominations and submissions...

Norquay Park: Community by Design (or design by community?)

What makes a public park successful? Perhaps we can glimpse and answer this difficult question through looking closely at Norquay Park – one of the...

Funding SkyTrain’s Next 25 Years

TransLink formally celebrated SkyTrain’s 25th Anniversary this past week at the Edmonds Yard in Burnaby. As I listened to the speeches, I...

Price Points: Robson and Granville

What’s this about? It’s not often that I cheer the loss of another bit of Vancouver’s past.  But this block at Robson and Granville is...

August 22, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Record number of riders use TransLink in 2011 [Vancouver Sun] • TransLink outperforms Olympic year [Price Tags] INTERNATIONAL • Megabus – King of...

August 21, 2011 Headlines

INTERNATIONAL • 10 great places to explore urban neighborhoods [USA Today] • Across the Bay Area, streets are getting a makeover — with less room...

Spacing Saturday: Rental Housing, Haphazard Development and Underpass Park

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

August 20, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Heritage advocate eyes boarded-up bakery sign [Vancouver Courier] • Politics, not petition, will determine Robson Square’s future [Globe and Mail...

August 19, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Metro Vancouver facing future threat from rising sea levels [Vancouver Sun] • Local park eases the hike for disabled [Vancouver Sun] • Unchain...

Video Vancouver: Manhattan shoebox apartment: a 78-square-foot mini studio