{"id":15315,"date":"2012-12-05T09:13:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=15315"},"modified":"2013-02-25T20:53:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T04:53:12","slug":"december-5-2012-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/12\/05\/december-5-2012-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"December 5, 2012 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The top 5 most wacky transit stories of 2012 [<a href=\"http:\/\/buzzer.translink.ca\/index.php\/2012\/12\/the-top-5-most-wacky-transit-stories-of-2012\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TLBuzzer+%28The+Buzzer+blog%29\" target=\"_blank\">The Buzzer Blog<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Development tests the upper limits in Vancouver\u2019s Grandview-Woodland [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/development-tests-the-upper-limits-in-vancouvers-grandview-woodland\/article5988703\/?cmpid=rss1\" target=\"_blank\">Globe and Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Park board moves to change \u2018antiquated\u2019 community centre funding model [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/metro\/Vancouver+park+board+moves+change+antiquated+community+centre\/7646208\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Which four global cities beat Vancouver in quality-of-living rankings? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/which-four-global-cities-beat-vancouver-in-quality-of-living-rankings\/article5954829\/?cmpid=rss1\" target=\"_blank\">Globe and Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 UBC anxiety ramps up at talk of a two-phase approach to building Broadway rapid-transit line [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/ubc-anxiety-ramps-up-at-talk-of-a-two-phase-approach-to-building-broadway-rapid-transit-line\/\" target=\"_blank\">State of Vancouver<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver\u2019s First 360 Degree GigaPixel Photo [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.miss604.com\/2012\/12\/vancouvers-first-360-degree-photo.html\" target=\"_blank\">Miss 604<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Evidence of Declining Traffic from All Over [<a href=\" http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/04\/evidence-of-declining-traffic-from-all-over\/\" target=\"_blank\">Price Tags<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 New, safer streets coming to Downtown soon [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.civicsurrey.com\/2012\/12\/05\/new-safer-streets-coming-to-downtown-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Civic Surrey<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 New York City officials, developers to break ground on $15 billion mini-city Hudson Yards [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/life-style\/real-estate\/officials-developers-break-ground-15b-hudson-yards-article-1.1212797\" target=\"_blank\">New York Daily News<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Landscape Architecture&#8217;s Ascendance [<a href=\" http:\/\/archpaper.com\/news\/articles.asp?id=6386\" target=\"_blank\">The Architect&#8217;s Newspaper<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Voters Approve $85 Million Downtown Streetcar Tax [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.ladowntownnews.com\/news\/voters-approve-million-downtown-streetcar-tax\/article_6007eaec-3dd1-11e2-9cad-001a4bcf887a.html\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Downtown News<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What Jane Jacobs Got Wrong About Urban Economies [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/jobs-and-economy\/2012\/12\/what-jane-jacobs-got-wrong-about-urban-economies\/4057\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Atlantic Cities<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites [<a href=\" http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn22587-cigarette-butts-help-urban-birds-ward-off-mites.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news\" target=\"_blank\">New Scientist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Venice: from Gated Lagoon to Bioregion [<a href=\" http:\/\/observatory.designobserver.com\/feature\/venice-from-gated-lagoon-to-bioregion\/37564\/\" target=\"_blank\">Observatory: Design Observer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 The top 5 most wacky transit stories of 2012 [The Buzzer Blog] \u2022 Development tests the upper limits in Vancouver\u2019s Grandview-Woodland [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Park board moves to change \u2018antiquated\u2019 community centre funding model [Vancouver Sun] \u2022 Which four global cities beat Vancouver in quality-of-living rankings? 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