1.0Spacing Vancouverhttps://spacing.ca/vancouverSean Ruthenhttps://spacing.ca/vancouver/author/seanruthen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BGX2yPR30d"><a href="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2009/10/28/townshift-a-surrey-odyssey/">TownShift: A Surrey Odyssey</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2009/10/28/townshift-a-surrey-odyssey/embed/#?secret=BGX2yPR30d" width="600" height="338" title="“TownShift: A Surrey Odyssey” — Spacing Vancouver" data-secret="BGX2yPR30d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Can we build livability, walkability, sustainability, and residential density around the shopping mall, along the retail strip, beside the rec centre, down the street from bungalows? The City of Surrey presents an ideas competition, as previewed by re:place. Text and photos by Sean Ruthenhttp://regardingplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cloverdale1.jpg