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Event: Vancouver Cycling Infrastructure / Hollywood North Bike Tour
Source: Urbanarium Join us as we explore how Vancouver’s urban environment is shaped – come with us on one of our new guided Urbanarium City Tours...
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Listen to the Cucumber
An essay by the cordial Oscar Woodbead I was sitting in an empty sushi restaurant in Vancouver at some time on some evening. But of course when we say...
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Events: UNESCO World Heritage Site: Business Opportunities for Vancouver’s Chinatown, July 25-26
As part of an ongoing UNESCO series the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Classical Garden , the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia , Heritage...
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Book Review: Copenhagenize: The Definitive Guide to Global Bicycle Urbanism
Author: Mikael Colville-Andersen (Island Press, 2018) Most authors aim to capture readers attention and alter their state of mind. A state of being...
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The Steveston Salmon Festival: 5 Urbanist Sights to See
The Steveston Salmon Festival is happening this Canada Day weekend. The festival has been going for some 73 years down on the southern edge of Richmond...
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2018 AIBC Architectural Walking Tours Begin July 2
Release: Architectural Institute of British Columbia’s (AIBC) Walk the Blocks of Vancouver with AIBC Architectural Walking Tours For locals and tourists...
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Video: Putting the brakes on Vancouver Housing (with Tom Davidoff)
Conversations That Matter, with Stuart McNish Vancouver’s housing market is a political and financial minefield. Measures to create housing for those who...
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Video Vancouver: Chinatown Divided
Are new developments an opportunity or a threat to Chinatown? Here’s About Here‘s attempt to explore both sides of this issue.
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Book Review – Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age
Author: Michele Valerie Cloonan (Facet Publishing, 2014) Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age takes an...
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Release: Help Shape the Courtyard – Open Call for Submissions
Do you have ideas to turn the empty space at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Courtyard into a vibrant, safe, desired public space, where locals and visitors...
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Release: Granville Island Seeking Ideas for New Arts & Innovation Hub
CMHC-Granville Island launched a Call for Ideas today regarding the redevelopment of the former Emily Carr University of Art and Design north building...
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Alleys, Laneways and Life Between Buildings
Did you notice the laneways you passed this morning? Those grey strips of concrete used to store cars and garbage? If you missed these everyday Vancouver...
By mitchellreardon
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered