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Noise: The Invisible Pollutant
By 2050, an estimated one million new individuals are expected to make their home in the Metro Vancouver area. This projected influx of new residents is...
By Thierry Haddad -
Inequality, Gender, Intersectionality, Gentrification, and the City: An interview with Leslie Kern
Cities are political and economic centers of power. This comes with its fair share of challenges like poverty and inequality. Spacing Vancouver...
By Erick Villagomez -
S101 Series: Introduction and Call
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated. Complexity refers to...
By Erick Villagomez -
EVENT: Alain Bertaud Public Salon, Sept. 20th
Alain Bertaud Public Salon, Sept. 20th DATE & TIME Mon, September 20, 2021 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT LOCATION Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Reflections Series: Prologue
June 8th 2015: Adam wakes up to a sunny Monday morning; a blessing any Vancouverite appreciates. He does his daily routine of brushing his teeth...
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Video Vancouver: In conversation with TransLink’s incoming CEO Kevin Quinn
Kevin Quinn, TransLink‘s incoming Chief Executive Officer, talks about what’s next, employee engagement, how he’s moving to Vancouver...
By Yuri Artibise -
Transit gain doesn’t have to equal renter pain
Allan Fernandez knows his building’s days are numbered. Others like his in Burnaby have already been bulldozed to chips, replaced by glass towers that...
By Christopher Cheung -
Video Vancouver: What’s transportation going to look like after the pandemic?
Via CBC: In this episode, Uytae Lee explores transportation networks – and how they’ll recover after the pandemic. Are we headed for more traffic...
By Yuri Artibise -
The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that drove me to write The...
By Erick Villagomez -
Transform Underutilized Lands, Revitalize Our Cities, Recover Our Economy
It’s time for the new normal. But what exactly is the new normal? For the city building sector, it could be using a confluence of unprecedented new...
By carlaguerrera -
Six-foot City: Public Transit
Anybody who has experienced a well-used public transit system during rush hour knows that relaxing their ‘personal space bubbles’ to a minimum is...
By Erick Villagomez -
Six-Foot City: Introduction
Although the recent pandemic has brought to light many important issues, none has been more pervasive than social distancing. Embedded in this discussion...
By Erick Villagomez