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July 14, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver brings back anti-graffiti program after budget cutbacks lead to resurgence [Vancouver Sun] • Video: Mayor Gregor Robertson pushing...
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Queens Prerogative: Another Cycle Track in NYC
Queens Plaza Protected Cycletrack is Open For Business from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
By Caroline Toth -
World Wide Wednesday: Transfer Accelerators, London Tube Map
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...
By Hilary Best -
July 13, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Transit taxes odious but necessary for growth of our city [Vancouver Sun] • Proposed TransLink strategy would make region a bike haven [Vancouver...
By Erick Villagomez -
Release: AIBC Architectural Walking Tour Highlight – Victory Square & Gastown
This summer, discover a unique view of Vancouver`s Victory Square and Gastown neighbourhoods with an Architectural Institute of British Columbia walking...
By Erick Villagomez -
Building Type Basics for Transit Facilities
Author: Kenneth W. Griffin (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) We’ve all been in poorly designed train stations. Inadequate lighting, narrow platforms...
By John Calimente -
July 12, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver mayor open to finding more funds for Pride parade [Globe and Mail] • Toronto trumps Vancouver as country’s most expensive city...
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Metro Vancouver Mayors Make Bold Bid to Fund Regional Transit
Poor Evergreen Line. You’ve been talked about for so long that we thought you’d already been built. But no, here it is 2011 and all we have is...
By John Calimente -
July 11, 2011 Headlines
CANADA • More Roads May Pave The Way To More Traffic [NPR] INTERNATIONAL • Boosting the Urban IQ [Change Observer] • Video reveals gas leaks under US...
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July 10, 2011 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • Revitalizing City Communities with Parks [Planet Forward] • Slums, Titles and the World’s Simplest Zoning Code [Old Urbanist] â€...
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July 9, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Finally – a place to park your interplanetary space cruiser, thanks to TransLink [Globe and Mail] • Regional Cycling Strategy [The Buzzer Blog] â€...
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Vancouver Design Nerds/Livable Laneways – Laneway Markets
A combined group of Livable Laneway enthusiasts and the Vancouver Design Nerds has been selected by the City’s VIVA Vancouver program, which is intended...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered