Spacing Vancouver

UCS #48: A Black Eye

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Features

Downtown in Transition: An Interview with Sean Bailey

As downtowns adapt to shifting work patterns and rising public expectations, planners and designers are being challenged to think beyond traditional...

By Erick Villagomez

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UCS #47: So Go and Vote, Vancouver!

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Housing

The Broadway Plan Protects Displaced Renters. But Not All

Some who expect cash and a new unit are surprised to learn they don’t qualify.

By Christopher Cheung

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UCS #46: An Affordable 50-metre pool for Sunset Beach?

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Architecture

111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss

Authors: Dave Doroghy & Graeme Menzies (Emons Verlag, 2023) Where did Harry Houdini hang out – literally? What do those secret stones hidden in...

By Sean Ruthen

Features

The Governance Gap

Would You Let an Untrained Surgeon Operate on a City?

By Erick Villagomez

Features

UCS #45: Retail Reset

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Hudson’s...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Architecture

I Love These Streets. Come Walk with Me

See ‘the Drive’ through an urban planner’s eyes.

By Emilie K Adin

Spacing

UCS #44: Strange Bedfellows

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Housing and...

By Urban Cartoon Syndicate

Features

Book Review – City Science: Performance Follows Form

Authors: Ramon Gras and Jeremy Burke (Actar, 2024) Cities have long been at the intersection of art and science, blending architecture, engineering, and...

By Erick Villagomez

Features

Rising High, Falling Short: Social and Economic Division

Key Metrics Summary Building: A 40-story residential building constructed of a reinforced concrete frame with a curtain wall facade on a site without...

By Erick Villagomez