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LOCAL<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Surrey asks feds for $1.8 billion for light rail [Vancouver Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Imminent opening of Biltmore transitional housing in Mount Pleasant prompts community debate, promises to choose tenants \u2018carefully\u2019 [State of Vancouver]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Council endorses liquor licence for Fox (former porn theatre) cabaret on Main [State of Vancouver]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Badly-needed B.C. legislature dome refit could cost millions [Globe and Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Referendum: The Monster They\u2019re Making [Price Tags]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Referendum Potholes: The Bait-and-Switch [Price Tags]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Translink Update: The Base Plan \u2026 and its consequences [Price Tags]<\/a>
\n\u2022 A vision for reducing BC\u2019s Transportation Emissions [Stephen Rees’s Blog]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Two-percent property tax increase proposed in Vancouver budget [Georgia Straight]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Surrey picks Vincent Lalonde to succeed Murray Dinwoodie as city manager [Georgia Straight]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Vancouver political parties spar over property-tax records [Georgia Straight]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Metro Vancouver to review pipeline expansion [Georgia Straight]<\/a>
\n\u2022 What Vancouver City Hall Is Doing for Renters [The Tyee]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Is Vancouver getting enough bang for its buck? [Vancouver Observer]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Former Surrey city planner faces jail time for soliciting money from developer [Vancouver Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Vancouver plans action to save historic buildings [Vancouver Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Compass card rollout delayed for West Coast Express [Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n

CASCADIA<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Victoria councillors suggest slowing traffic on busy roads [Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Proposal for height rezoning near Mount Baker station raises controversy [Crosscut]<\/a>
\n\u2022 TriMet testing grassy ‘eco-track’ on Portland-Milwaukie MAX line (video) [Oregon Live]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Seattle Subway\u2019s Thoughts on Sound Transit\u2019s Long Range Plan [Seattle Transit Blog]<\/a><\/p>\n

CANADA<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Staples: Short history of LRT expansion: Expect disappointment [Edmonton Journal]<\/a>
\n\u2022 TTC, Metrolinx estimate time for transfers on Crosstown [Toronto Star]<\/a><\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Seventeen Suburbs in Search of a (Cycling) City [HUSH]<\/a>
\n\u2022 When Neighbors Tore Down Their Fences, Incredible Things Happened [Fast Co.Exist]<\/a>
\n\u2022 What Driverless Vehicles \u201cSee\u201d [Portland Transport]<\/a>
\n\u2022 The Suburbs Are the New Swing States [The Atlantic Cities]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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