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Spacing Saturday: Bold Transit Funding, Neighbourhood Memories and the Car in the City
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Feet hit the...
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July 15, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Riding Vancouver’s Streets into the Future [The Tyee] • Two Vancouver neighbourhoods targeted for expanded food scraps pickup [Vancouver...
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Release: Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference
Vancouver’s Poet Laureate, Brad Cran, announced details today for the Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference which will be an unprecedented collaboration among...
By Erick Villagomez -
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered