July 29, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Little Mountain development remains in limbo [Vancouver Courier] • Vancouver to beef up police presence for Celebration of Light [Globe and Mail...

TEDxQueensU

July 28, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver city hall packed for Shannon Mews rezoning hearing [Vancouver Courier] • TransLink warns it needs funding ahead of mayors’ meeting over...

World Wide Wednesday: Bamboo bike, sea spires and quiet time

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...

July 27, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Approved development divides Arbutus Ridge residents [Vancouver Courier] • No compensation for Vancouver businesses claiming losses from bike...

Reveal: Studio Gang Architects

Author: Jeanne Gang, (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) The Chicago School refers to a group of architects active during the early 20th century...

July 26, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • The 2011 CUTA BC Youth Summit is looking for volunteers! [The Buzzer Blog] • New housing project opens in Downtown Eastside [Vancouver Courier] â€...

Vancouver’s Hornby and Dunsmuir Separated Bike Lanes: Ridership Climbing, Business and Auto Impacts Negligible

[Ed: A video montage of the lanes is also available -bg] Several bike lane related reports and surveys will hit council on Thursday, providing statistics...

Price Points: Emery Barnes

[Editor’s Note: We at Spacing Vancouver are delighted to announce our newest regular column – Price Points! Each week, SFU City Program...

July 25, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Bike lane connects to Spirit Trail [Vancouver Sun] • City drastically reduces housing goals [The Mainlander] • Sell naming rights to Skytrain...

July 24, 2011 Headlines

CANADA • Central Canada could win big in the battle of shipyards [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • Jane Jacobs on Neighborhoods, Placemaking & Active...

July 23, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Sole links in Vancouver’s 1960s freeway plan may be razed [New Urban Network] • Vancouver aims for massive expansion of social housing stock...