{"id":24679,"date":"2014-04-18T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=24679"},"modified":"2014-04-21T13:05:09","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T20:05:09","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/04\/18\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Activists decry lack of affordable rooms in Vancouver <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/activists-decry-lack-of-affordable-rooms\/article18063881\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Defection poses challenge to mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/surrey-councillor-breaks-ranks-with-mayor-presses-for-change\/article18054038\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 MLA Harry Bains says Surrey city politics remind him of 2005 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/629251\/mla-harry-bains-says-surrey-city-politics-remind-him-2005\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ideological differences underlie Coun. Barinder Rasode&#8217;s decision to leave Surrey First <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/629066\/ideological-differences-underlie-coun-barinder-rasodes-decision-leave-surrey-first\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Dianne Watts: \u201cSaddened and disappointed\u201d by Rasode\u2019s actions, \u201cwill not engage in electioneering\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/dianne-watts-saddened-and-disappointed-by-rasodes-actions-will-not-engage-in-electioneering\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surrey councillor Barinder Rasode quits Dianne Watts\u2019 party, says \u201csystemic failure\u201d at city hall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/surrey-councillor-barinder-rasode-quits-dianne-watts-party-says-systemic-failure-at-city-hall\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Adriane Carr wants public to vote on Vancouver&#8217;s captive dolphins and whales <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/news\/adriane-carr-wants-public-vote-vancouvers-captive-dolphins-and-whales\">[Vancouver Observer]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Higher rents forcing low-income residents from Vancouver&#8217;s Downtown Eastside <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Higher+rents+forcing+income+residents+from+Vancouver+Downtown+Eastside\/9749314\/story.html#ixzz2zEk1Ndvy\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Disenchanted Surrey First councillor considers mayoral run <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Disenchanted+Surrey+First+councillor+Barinder+Rasode+considers\/9750547\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver braces for rising homeless count <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Vancouver+braces+rising+homeless+count\/9746298\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Councillor Barinda Rasode ditches Surrey First, claims council has become &#8220;hostile&#8221; toward her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Councillor+Barinda+Rasode+ditches+Surrey+First+claims+council\/9748339\/story.html#ixzz2zEkUW569\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Victoria approves major coal terminal expansion on Texada Island <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/Victoria+approves+major+coal+terminal+expansion+Texada+Island\/9750658\/story.html#ixzz2zEjp2jzz\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City installs two blocks of protected bike lanes in U District <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlebikeblog.com\/2014\/04\/10\/city-installs-two-blocks-of-protected-bike-lanes-in-u-district\/\">[Seattle Bike Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Report: Car2Go a (Slightly Qualified) Success <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlemet.com\/news-and-profiles\/publicola\/articles\/report-car2go-a-slightly-qualified-success-april-2014\">[Seattle Met]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Seattle parks plan: Why does City Council want to control it? <a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2014\/04\/18\/seattle-city-hall\/119616\/seattle-parks-plan-why-does-city-council-want-cont\/\">[Crosscut]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 In Many Cities, Rent Is Rising Out of Reach of Middle Class <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/15\/business\/more-renters-find-30-affordability-ratio-unattainable.html?ref=us&amp;_r=1\">[New York Times]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Stupid is as Stupid does <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strongtowns.org\/journal\/2014\/4\/14\/stupid-is-as-stupid-does.html?utm_content=bufferd1ed9&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer#.U1ELN_mSyxV\">[Strong Towns]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 If You Live Near A Park, You&#8217;re More Likely To Be Happy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3029115\/if-you-live-near-a-park-youre-more-likely-to-be-happy?partner=rss\">[Fast Co.Exist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Nashville&#8217;s Revised BRT Isn&#8217;t Actually BRT at All <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2014\/04\/nashvilles-revised-brt-isnt-actually-brt-all\/8907\/\">[The Atlantic Cities]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Political Economy of Sprawl <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baconsrebellion.com\/2014\/04\/the-political-economy-of-sprawl.html\">[Bacon&#8217;s Rebellion]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 Activists decry lack of affordable rooms in Vancouver [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Defection poses challenge to mayor [Globe and Mail] \u2022 MLA Harry Bains says Surrey city politics remind him of 2005 [Georgia Straight] \u2022 Ideological differences underlie Coun. 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