{"id":22463,"date":"2013-08-08T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=22463"},"modified":"2013-08-08T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T14:27:05","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-thursday-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/08\/08\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-thursday-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 In Vancouver\u2019s Downtown Eastside, new housing endangers historic buildings <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/in-vancouvers-downtown-eastside-new-housing-endangers-historic-buildings\/article13605644\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 In Vancouver, Traffic Decreases as Population Rises <a href=\"http:\/\/dc.streetsblog.org\/2013\/08\/05\/in-vancouver-traffic-decreases-as-population-rises\/\">[DC Streetsblog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Community Correspondent: A kinder, gentler density in Kerrisdale <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancourier.com\/Sports+template\/7018292\/story.html#ixzz2bO0BmN61\">[Vancouver Courier]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 12th &#038; Cambie: Mayor Gregor Robertson wants safety on track <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancourier.com\/News+List+Vancouver+Courier\/3084423\/story.html#ixzz2bO0LkQRa\">[Vancouver Courier]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Bike lanes build the path to a more sustainable, livable Vancouver <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/environment\/bike-lanes-key-reducing-ghg-emissions\">[Vancouver Observer]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 No word from Via on future of Island rail <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/news\/local\/no-word-from-via-on-future-of-island-rail-1.572567\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vacant downtown Victoria buildings host artwork <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/vacant-downtown-victoria-buildings-host-artwork-1.572474\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Taxi vs. Lyft: My Commute <a href=\"http:\/\/daily.sightline.org\/2013\/08\/06\/taxi-vs-lyft-my-commute\/\">[Sightline Daily]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Seattle\u2019s ride-sharing debate reaches its boiling point <a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2013\/08\/07\/transportation\/115876\/has-seattles-ride-sharing-debate-reached-boiling-p\/\">[Crosscut]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANADA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Metrolinx mega-contract too big, say builders and architects <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/transportation\/2013\/08\/08\/metrolinx_megacontract_too_big_say_builders_and_architects.html\">[Toronto Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Rise in pedestrian deaths may be due to texting while walking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-na-pedestrian-safety-20130806,0,643932.story\">[Los Angeles Times]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Unused London underground station for sale, just $30M <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/world\/2013\/08\/08\/unused_london_underground_station_for_sale_just_30m.html\">[Toronto Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 How Many Gentrification Critics Are Actually Gentrifiers Themselves? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/housing\/2013\/08\/what-happens-when-critics-gentrification-are-gentrifiers-themselves\/6468\/\">[The Atlantic Cities]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Why Don&#8217;t More U.S. Airports Connect to Amtrak? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/jobs-and-economy\/2013\/08\/why-dont-more-us-airports-connect-amtrak\/6452\/\">[The Atlantic Cities]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Britain\u2019s new towns: Paradise lost <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/britain\/21582559-britains-new-towns-illustrate-value-cheap-land-and-good-infrastructure-paradise-lost\">[The Economist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Have the suburbs hit a dead end? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/are-the-suburbs-dying-or-just-evolving\/2013\/08\/02\/13778fb6-facd-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html?Post_generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost\">[Washington Post]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 In Vancouver\u2019s Downtown Eastside, new housing endangers historic buildings [Globe and Mail] \u2022 In Vancouver, Traffic Decreases as Population Rises [DC Streetsblog] \u2022 Community Correspondent: A kinder, gentler density in Kerrisdale [Vancouver Courier] \u2022 12th &#038; 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