{"id":25313,"date":"2014-07-23T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25313"},"modified":"2014-07-23T07:12:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T14:12:48","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/07\/23\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Electrician suspended in connection with Vancouver\u2019s SkyTrain shutdown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/crippling-skytrain-outage-caused-by-human-error-vancouver-authority-says\/article19711156\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Homelessness pressure mounts in Vancouver <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/homelessness-pressure-mounts-in-vancouver\/article19718571\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Homeless campers bring protest to Vancouver City Hall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/690496\/homeless-campers-bring-protest-vancouver-city-hall\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 David Suzuki: Canadian cities lead on climate action <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/690341\/david-suzuki-canadian-cities-lead-climate-action\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ohrn Images: Kids in Space <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/22\/ohrn-images-kids-in-space\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Update on cause of SkyTrain disruptions <a href=\"http:\/\/buzzer.translink.ca\/2014\/07\/update-on-cause-of-skytrain-disruptions\/\">[Buzzer Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Monday&#8217;s SkyTrain Fail Exposes &#8216;Integration Risk&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2014\/07\/22\/SkyTrain-Fail-Risk\/\">[The Tyee]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The dangers of having a too efficient transit system: the SkyTrain meltdown <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/07\/the-dangers-of-having-too-efficient.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver will buy Granville Island from feds if necessary: mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Vancouver+will+Granville+Island+from+feds+necessary+mayor\/10053406\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Metro Vancouver to pay $415,000 to waste removal company for handling less garbage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/technology\/Metro+Vancouver+waste+removal+company+handling+less+garbage\/10053364\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver moves to ban all food scraps from landfills <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/technology\/Vancouver+moves+food+scraps+from+landfills\/10053313\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surrey mayoral race heats up with high-profile backers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Surrey+mayoral+race+heats+with+high+profile+backers\/10053127\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver rises to new heights <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/business\/commercial-real-estate\/Vancouver+rises+heights\/10052905\/story.html?__lsa=7d58-f2e3\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Oppenheimer Park protesters slam Vancouver mayor&#8217;s efforts to solve homelessness <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Oppenheimer+Park+protesters+slam+Vancouver+Mayor+Gregor\/10052363\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 View Royal councillor confident his name will be cleared after firing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/news\/local\/view-royal-councillor-confident-his-name-will-be-cleared-after-firing-1.1256650\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Victoria&#8217;s boulevard-garden rules need cultivating, councillor says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/news\/local\/victoria-s-boulevard-garden-rules-need-cultivating-councillor-says-1.1256611\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Seattle council delivers votes, not money, for First Avenue streetcar <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.seattletimes.com\/today\/2014\/07\/seattle-council-delivers-votes-not-money-for-first-avenue-streetcar\/\">[Seattle Times]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANADA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toward Multimodal Transport: Learning from Ottawa\u2019s Suburban Biking Culture <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalsiteplans.com\/environmental-design\/toward-multimodal-transport-learning-from-ottawas-suburban-biking-culture\/\">[Global Site Plans]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford tied in three-way lead for Toronto mayoral race as Olivia Chow support drops: poll <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2014\/07\/23\/rob-ford-tied-in-three-way-lead-for-toronto-mayoral-race-as-olivia-chow-support-drops-poll\/\">[National Post]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Automated Cars May Boost Fuel Use, Toyota Scientist Says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-07-16\/automated-cars-may-boost-fuel-use-toyota-scientist-says.html\">[Bloomberg]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Barcelona 5 \u2013 Colour in Architecture <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/22\/barcelona-5-colour-in-architecture\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Barcelona 6 \u2013 The Darkness of Gaudi <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/22\/barcelona-6-the-darkness-of-gaudi\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Forgotten History of L.A.&#8217;s Failed Freeway Revolt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/commute\/2014\/07\/the-forgotten-history-of-las-failed-freeway-revolt\/374843\/\">[City Lab]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 Electrician suspended in connection with Vancouver\u2019s SkyTrain shutdown [Globe and Mail] \u2022 Homelessness pressure 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