{"id":25156,"date":"2014-06-27T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25156"},"modified":"2014-06-27T07:05:05","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T14:05:05","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/06\/27\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 TransLink funding referendum put on hold <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/translink-funding-referendum-put-on-hold\/article19356962\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surrey First names Linda Hepner as new mayoral candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/surrey-first-names-linda-hepner-as-new-mayoral-candidate\/article19346107\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver voters wooed with new polling rules <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/vancouver-trying-to-make-it-easier-to-vote-in-order-to-boost-turnout\/article19333904\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Auto Production Sets New Record, Fleet Surpasses 1 Billion Mark <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenrees.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/24\/auto-production-sets-new-record-fleet-surpasses-1-billion-mark\/\">[Stephen Rees&#8217;s Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Riley Park Hillcrest members hold special meeting to remove community centre board <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/riley-park-hillcrest-members-hold-special-meeting-to-remove-community-centre-board\/\">[Frances Bula]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 859 Thurlow Street <a href=\"http:\/\/changingvancouver.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/26\/859-thurlow-street\/\">[Changing Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Pete Fry: The double-edged sword of expanded voting opportunities without campaign finance limits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/674821\/pete-fry-double-edged-sword-expanded-voting-opportunities-without-campaign-finance-limits\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 VIVA Vancouver program brings \u201cUrban Reef\u201d to Robson Street <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/674796\/viva-vancouver-program-brings-urban-reef-robson-street\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City of Vancouver to expand advance voting for 2014 civic election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/674331\/city-vancouver-expand-advance-voting-2014-civic-election\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver council raises concerns about consolidation of community health centres <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/674516\/vancouver-council-raises-concerns-about-consolidation-community-health-centres\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 New townhouse projects help build walkable neighbourhood <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/06\/new-townhouse-projects-help-build.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Are Online Vacation Renters Displacing Vancouverites? <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2014\/06\/27\/Airbnb-Displacing-Vancouverites\/\">[The Tyee]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Can Portland Hotel Society&#8217;s New Boss Restore Faith? <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2014\/06\/26\/New-Portland-Hotel-Society-Boss\/\">[The Tyee]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver wants to almost double voter turnout to 60 per cent by 2025 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Vancouver+wants+almost+double+voter+turnout+cent+2025\/9974823\/story.html#ixzz35qYL9raI \">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Pride flag won&#8217;t fly at Surrey City Hall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/life\/Pride+flag+Surrey+City+Hall\/9974022\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Lower Capilano towers get green light <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/technology\/Lower+Capilano+towers+green+light\/9973994\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Reaction against the possible Kevin Rose demolition of historic northwest Portland home goes overboard <a href=\"http:\/\/bloomingrock.com\/2014\/06\/24\/reaction-against-the-kevin-rose-demolition-of-historic-northwest-portland-home-goes-overboard\/\">[Blooming Rock]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 21 reasons Portland&#8217;s Director Park is one of the most successful public spaces in the world <a href=\"http:\/\/bloomingrock.com\/2014\/06\/26\/21-reasons-portlands-director-park-is-one-of-the-most-successful-public-spaces-in-the-world\/\">[Blooming Rock]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Ingredients for Pro-Kid Cities <a href=\"http:\/\/daily.sightline.org\/2014\/06\/25\/the-ingredients-for-pro-kid-cities\/\">[Sightline Daily Institute]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Affordable housing best practices? Seattle City Council procrastinates <a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2014\/06\/26\/community-idea-lab\/120739\/affordable-housing-seattle-city-council\/\">[Crosscut]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 MIT maps show off the big boons of biking for neighborhoods between Chavez and 82nd <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2014\/06\/25\/mit-maps-show-big-boons-biking-residents-chavez-82nd-107850\">[Bike Portland]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Metro Council approves convention center hotel deal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/business\/index.ssf\/2014\/06\/metro_council_convention_cente.html\">[Oregon Live]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 A Fascinating Map <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtransport.com\/archives\/2014\/06\/fascinating-map.html\">[Portland Transport]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Salt Lake Light Rail System Reduces Vehicle Traffic On Parallel Roadways <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/node\/69998\">[Planetizen]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Why Can&#8217;t We Build Skinny Skyscrapers Everywhere? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/design\/2014\/06\/why-cant-we-build-skinny-skyscrapers-everywhere\/373493\/\">[City Lab]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Beijing&#8217;s Famed Street-Food Scene Struggles to Survive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/work\/2014\/06\/beijings-famed-street-food-scene-struggles-to-survive\/373484\/\">[City Lab]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Hidden Genius and Influence of the Traffic Light <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/06\/the-hidden-genius-and-influence-of-the-traffic-light\/\">[Wired]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What Can a &#8216;Science of Cities&#8217; Offer Planners? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/node\/69957\">[Planetizen]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 TransLink funding referendum put on hold [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Surrey First names Linda Hepner as new mayoral candidate [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Vancouver voters wooed with new polling rules [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Auto Production Sets New Record, Fleet Surpasses 1 Billion Mark [Stephen Rees&#8217;s Blog] \u2022 Riley Park Hillcrest members hold<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/06\/27\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-41\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Friday&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines","category-spacing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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