{"id":25441,"date":"2014-08-01T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25441"},"modified":"2014-08-01T07:47:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:47:13","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/01\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Gregor Robertson holds steady with 59 % decided voters but NPA\u2019s LaPointe starts strong <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/gregor-robertson-holds-steady-with-59-decided-voters-but-npas-lapointe-starts-strong\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surrey candidate McCallum shows he\u2019s ready to fight hard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/surrey-candidate-mccallum-shows-hes-ready-to-fight-hard\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver park board opts not to phase out beluga, dolphin captivity at aquarium <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/vancouver-park-board-opts-not-to-phase-out-beluga-dolphin-captivity-at-aquarium\/article19884974\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kirk LaPointe blasts Vancouver Mayor\u2019s stance on aquarium issue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/former-mayors-lend-support-to-vancouver-aquariums-cetaceans-program\/article19858489\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver rents seen rising faster than home prices <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/economy\/housing\/vancouver-rents-seen-rising-faster-than-home-prices\/article19871202\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 In Vancouver, race undercuts the discussion on real estate affordability <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/home-and-garden\/real-estate\/in-vancouver-race-undercuts-the-discussion-on-affordability\/article19873510\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver park board pulled into Riley Park Hillcrest community centre association dispute <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/two-groups-claim-control-of-vancouvers-riley-park-community-centres\/article19884518\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Changing Times on Jock Radio: Trevor Linden speaks out on bike lanes <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/31\/changing-times-on-jock-radio-trevor-linden-speaks-out-on-bike-lanes\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Bula on BC Transport: \u201cHow Vancouver\u2019s traffic nightmares hurt all of B.C.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/31\/38423\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Quote: Ross Moore on TOD <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/31\/quote-ross-moore-on-tod\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Extraordinary Stats: The Bike-Transit Comparison <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/30\/extraordinary-stats-the-bike-transit-comparison\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Park board votes to end the breeding of whales and dolphins at the Vancouver Aquarium <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/699056\/park-board-votes-end-breeding-whales-and-dolphins-vancouver-aquarium\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 SkyTrain shutdown review from 20 years ago ignored, expert says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/699036\/skytrain-shutdown-review-20-years-ago-ignored-expert-says\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Metro Vancouver count points to poor health among homeless population <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/699021\/metro-vancouver-count-points-poor-health-among-homeless-population\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 For NPA and Vision Vancouver, transparency won&#8217;t extend to disclosing donations before voting day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/698871\/npa-and-vision-vancouver-transparency-wont-extend-disclosing-donations-voting-day\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 NPA candidate Kirk LaPointe slams Gregor Robertson in a show of support for the Vancouver Aquarium<a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/698726\/npa-candidate-kirk-lapointe-slams-gregor-robertson-show-support-vancouver-aquarium\"> [Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Arbutus corridor gardeners hope to save plots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/696271\/arbutus-corridor-gardeners-hope-save-plots\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surrey makes progress on its sustainability goals <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/07\/surrey-makes-progress-on-its.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Crime is Surrey&#8217;s only election issue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/opinion\/surreys-one-and-only-election-issue-crime\">[Vancouver Observer]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Curtain call for Surrey&#8217;s historic Cloverdale cinema <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Curtain+call+Surrey+historic+Cloverdale+cinema\/10080068\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 $4-million Victoria float-plane terminal going to sea <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/business\/4-million-victoria-float-plane-terminal-going-to-sea-1.1269348\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Apartment building donated to house homeless youth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/news\/local\/apartment-building-donated-to-house-homeless-youth-1.1271788\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Homeless evicted from Abbotsford tent city <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Homeless+evicted+from+Abbotsford+tent+city\/10080227\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Map: Is Seattle\u2019s \u2018gayborhood\u2019 vanishing? <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.seattletimes.com\/fyi-guy\/2014\/07\/31\/is-seattles-gayborhood-vanishing\/?syndication=rss\">[Seattle Times]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Bertha at rest: How much will the delays cost? <a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2014\/07\/31\/elections\/121255\/43rd-district-speaker-frank-chopp-jess-spear-house\/\">[Crosscut]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Welcome to Williston, North Dakota: America&#8217;s new gold rush city [The Guardian]<br \/>\n\u2022 How Self-Driving Cars Can (and Should) Improve Transit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/node\/70590\">[Planetizen]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Barcelona 19 \u2013 The Diagonal (2) <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/30\/barcelona-19-the-diagonal-2\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Cheap, Colorful Way Cities Are Trying to Fight Childhood Obesity<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/cityfixer\/2014\/07\/the-cheap-colorful-way-cities-are-trying-to-fight-childhood-obesity\/375390\/\"> [City Lab]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 It&#8217;s Amazing How Many More Commuters Would Drive Less If They Didn&#8217;t Get Free Parking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/commute\/2014\/08\/its-amazing-how-many-more-commuters-would-drive-less-if-they-didnt-get-free-parking\/375402\/\">[City Lab]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 BlaBlaCar is building a global transportation network out of empty car seats <a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/239163\/blablacar-is-building-a-global-transportation-network-out-of-empty-car-seats\/#\/h\/90528,2,90529,1,2,90530,1\/\">[Quartz]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 Gregor Robertson holds steady with 59 % decided voters but NPA\u2019s LaPointe starts strong [State of Vancouver] \u2022 Surrey candidate McCallum shows he\u2019s ready to fight hard [State of Vancouver] \u2022 Vancouver park board opts not to 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