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Video Vancouver: Cruel Musical Chairs (or Why Is Rent So High?)
Via Sightline Institute: How does a growing, prospering city stay affordable for all kinds of people? At the most basic level, when there aren’t enough...
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Video Vancouver: Time Lapse – Commercial-Broadway Station Walkway Installation
Via Translink: Over the September 30 and October 1 weekend, crews successfully lifted into place the steel frame for the new overhead walkway at...
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Book Review – Big City Bees
How do city kids relate to the seasons and to where their food comes from? Their connection to nature can be just as rich and deep as any suburban...
By Vanessa Kay -
Inspector Vance and the True Crime Magazines of the 1930s and ‘40s
One of the many fascinating things that Inspector John Vance packed away when he retired from the Vancouver Police Department in 1949, were several true...
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Video Vancouver: Thermal Imaging Pilot Program
Via City of Vancouver: Early in 2017, we launched a Thermal Imaging Pilot Program to help homeowners identify energy loss in single family homes and to...
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Event: Infinite Happiness — Film Screening And Panel Discussion Night, November 9
World Town Planning Day (WTPD) is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of professional planners and their contributions to their...
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Event: Walk & Talk — Olympic Village as a Giant Sponge, November 4
Via Walk Bike Roll Vancouver: Vancouver is famous for its rain, but as a city, we can do more with it than just watch it fall from the sky. Join the City...
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Video Vancouver: Super Kind Transit Etiquette
Via TOKYOPOP: Public transportation can be a little rough no matter where you are; sometimes trains and buses are late, sometimes they’re expensive...
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Event: HUB Bike Shorts Film Event & Fundraiser, November 1
HUB Cycling’s Bike Shorts Film Event and Fundraiser features local and international short films about cycling. Join us for a celebratory evening...
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Release: Outdated Act Needs Many Reforms Including Safe Passing Law, say Advocates
Local cycling charitable organization HUB Cycling is calling on the Provincial Government to commit to modernizing the BC Motor Vehicle Act in order to...
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Can We Raise Children in Vancouver? – UBC Dialogues Recap
Local leaders in social policy and population health tackled the question “Can we raise children in Vancouver” in the Creekside Community Centre gym...
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Release: Bike to Work Week, Oct 23-29
Bike to Work Week DATE: Oct. 23 – 29 TIME: 6:30-9:00am, 7:00-9:30am or 4:00-6:00pm LOCATION: Across Metro Vancouver. Complete list here. WHAT...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered