{"id":24326,"date":"2014-02-28T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=24326"},"modified":"2014-02-28T06:33:05","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T14:33:05","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/02\/28\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver reveals $1-billion plan for Downtown Eastside revival <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/vancouver-reveals-1-billion-plan-for-downtown-eastside-revival\/article17155956\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mode share <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenrees.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/27\/mode-share\/\">[Stephen Rees&#8217;s Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 HandyDART Trip Denials Soar to Record Levels <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenrees.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/27\/handydart-trip-denials-soar-to-record-levels\/\">[Stephen Rees&#8217;s Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 B.C.&#8217;s move to longer election terms draws scrutiny <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/596786\/bcs-move-longer-election-terms-draws-scrutiny\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Downtown Eastside LAP members say more time is needed to review key social impact report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/595411\/downtown-eastside-lap-members-say-more-time-needed-review-key-social-impact-report\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Downtown Eastside social impact assessment describes community fears of gentrification <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/595696\/downtown-eastside-social-impact-assessment-describes-community-fears-gentrification\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 It&#8217;s a sad day when MLAs believe mayors and municipal councillors need longer terms in office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/595496\/its-sad-day-when-mlas-believe-mayors-and-municipal-councillors-need-longer-terms-office\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Old Finning property emerging as Vancouver\u2019s newest neighbourhood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/593871\/old-finning-property-emerging-vancouvers-newest-neighbourhood\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Road Pricing in Metro Vancouver Report Released <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/02\/city-of-langleys-new-wayfinding-signage.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City of Langley&#8217;s new wayfinding signage being installed <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/02\/city-of-langleys-new-wayfinding-signage.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 New Metro Van plan to heat homes, boil water with sewer gas <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/news\/new-metro-van-plan-heat-homes-boil-water-sewer-gas\">[Vancouver Observer]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Province won\u2019t grant Vancouver\u2019s request to change campaign finance rules <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Province+grant+Vancouver+request+change+campaign+finance+rules\/9560574\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 TransLink says waste award for empty Surrey parking lot doesn\u2019t stand up to scrutiny <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/TransLink+says+waste+award+empty+Surrey+parking+doesn+stand+scrutiny\/9555378\/story.html#ixzz2ucsa4chk\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 TransLink in the media: The expanded lot at the South Surrey Park and Ride <a href=\"http:\/\/buzzer.translink.ca\/2014\/02\/translink-in-the-media-the-expanded-lot-at-the-south-surrey-park-and-ride\/\">[Buzzer Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver mayor wants UBC subway line considered of \u2018national significance\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Vancouver+mayor+wants+subway+line+considered+national\/9555121\/story.html#ixzz2uctCz6qp\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver\u2019s switch to low-carbon utilities will likely cost taxpayers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/technology\/Vancouver+switch+carbon+utilities+will+likely+cost+taxpayers\/9550662\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 CRD decision on disposal of food scraps delayed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/news\/local\/crd-decision-on-disposal-of-food-scraps-delayed-1.869103\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 In some central Portland neighborhoods, one in 10 new homes is now tiny <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2014\/02\/25\/in-some-central-portland-neighborhoods-one-in-10-new-homes-is-now-tiny-102031\">[Portland Bike Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 TriMet to build fewer bike lockers and more covered bike racks at new transit stops <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2014\/02\/27\/trimet-is-building-fewer-bike-lockers-and-more-covered-bike-racks-at-new-transit-stops-102146\">[Portland Bike Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Streetcars as Part of the Transit Network <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtransport.com\/archives\/2014\/02\/streetcars-part-transit-network.html\">[Portland Transport]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Declining Traffic Through Seattle <a href=\"http:\/\/daily.sightline.org\/2014\/02\/26\/declining-traffic-through-seattle\/\">[Sightline Daily]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANADA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Luxury bus service between oil sands and Edmonton set to offer sleeping cabins, flat screens and a kitchenette <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2014\/02\/27\/luxury-bus-service-between-edmonton-and-fort-macmurray-offers-sleeping-cabins-flat-screens-and-a-kitchenette\/\">[National Post]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Take A Stroll On New York&#8217;s New High Line, Coming Soon To Queens <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3026881\/take-a-stroll-on-new-yorks-new-highline-coming-soon-to-queens?partner=rss\">[Fast Co.Exist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Copenhagenize Reviews the Agenda for the Next Mayor of Paris <a href=\"http:\/\/www.copenhagenize.com\/2014\/02\/copenhagenize-reviews-agenda-for-next.html\">[Copenhagenize]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Road Tolls Are Fair and Benefit the Poor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/node\/67554\">[Planetizen]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 We&#8217;re Driving Less, So Should We Stop Building New Roads? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2014\/02\/were-driving-less-so-should-we-stop-building-new-roads\/8507\/\">[The Atlantic Cities]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 Vancouver reveals $1-billion plan for Downtown Eastside revival [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Mode share [Stephen Rees&#8217;s Blog] \u2022 HandyDART Trip Denials Soar to Record Levels [Stephen Rees&#8217;s Blog] \u2022 B.C.&#8217;s move to 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