{"id":25523,"date":"2014-08-13T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25523"},"modified":"2014-08-13T06:20:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T13:20:35","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/13\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The NPA plan for more \u201copenness and accountability\u201d at city hall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/2014-vancouver-civic-election\/the-npa-plan-for-more-openness-and-accountability-at-city-hall\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 In five months, all condo owners, businesses have to be ready to recycle food scraps. Ready? Umm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/in-five-months-all-condo-owners-businesses-have-to-be-ready-to-recycle-food-scraps-ready-umm\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver transit police say they will fine passengers who force SkyTrain doors open <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/vancouver-transit-police-warn-passengers-against-forcing-skytrain-doors-open\/article20023575\/?cmpid=rss1\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Puzzle Pics: Surprising scenes of daily life <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/12\/puzzle-pics-surprising-scenes-of-daily-life\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Quote: The 20-Minute City <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/12\/quote-the-20-minute-city\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Extraordinary Stats: Driving like it was the Sixties <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/12\/extraordinary-stats-driving-like-it-was-the-sixties\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Burrard Otter II arrives in B.C. waters <a href=\"http:\/\/buzzer.translink.ca\/2014\/08\/burrard-otter-ii-arrives-in-b-c-waters\/\">[The Buzzer Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver selects participants for Grandview-Woodland citizens\u2019 assembly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/705016\/vancouver-selects-participants-grandview-woodland-citizens-assembly\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 NPA vows accountability measures including city ombudsperson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/704976\/npa-vows-accountability-measures-including-city-ombudsperson\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Surrey delivers cost-effective, critical services for its residents <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/08\/surrey-delivers-cost-effective-critical.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Debate: Should Vancouver Change How It Zones Big Projects? <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Opinion\/2014\/08\/13\/Should-Vancouver-Change-How-It-Zones-Big-Projects\/\">[The Tyee]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Downtown Eastside alley adorned with people jumping for joy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/entertainment\/Downtown+Eastside+alley+adorned+with+people+jumping\/10109816\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Transit police issue warning about passengers forcing open SkyTrain doors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Transit+police+issue+warning+about+passengers+forcing+open+SkyTrain+doors\/10112470\/story.html#ixzz3AHElR3F2\">[Vancouver Sun] <\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 NPA mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe promises friendlier, more accountable city hall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Mayoral+candidate+Kirk+LaPointe+promises+friendlier+more\/10111721\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Is sewage mail-out plan to Esquimalt residents down the tube? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/news\/local\/is-sewage-mail-out-plan-to-esquimalt-residents-down-the-tube-1.1308502\">[Victoria Times Colonist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Give Link Transfers a Chance <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletransitblog.com\/2014\/08\/12\/give-link-transfers-a-chance\/\">[Seattle Transit Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Tired of growth? Be careful what you wish for <a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2014\/08\/13\/urban\/121170\/seattle-growth-jobs-degrees-michael-luis\/\">[Crosscut]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Council leader irked with SDOT&#8217;s dropping work on bike plan <a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2014\/08\/12\/politics-government\/121450\/seattle-bicycle-master-plan-delay\/\">[Crosscut]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Uber\u2019s operations in Vancouver are illegal, city attorney says <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2014\/08\/12\/ubers-operations-in-vancouver-are-illegal-city-attorney-says-109956\">[Portland Bike Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 With biking sidelined at Portland City Hall, BTA strategy shifts to long term <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2014\/08\/12\/biking-sidelined-portland-city-hall-bta-strategy-shifts-long-term-109972\">[Portland Bike Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The uncomfortable facts about biking and minorities <a href=\"http:\/\/bloomingrock.com\/2014\/08\/12\/biking-is-not-a-race-issue-or-is-it\/\">[Blooming Rock]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANADA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The end of neighbours <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/the-end-of-neighbours\/?utm_content=buffer2340a&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=facebook.com&#038;utm_campaign=buffer\">[Maclean&#8217;s]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The Hidden Ways Urban Design Segregates The Poor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/3034206\/slicker-city\/the-hidden-ways-urban-design-segregates-the-poor?partner=rss\">[Fast Co.Design]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Population ain&#8217;t nothing but a number: standardizing the size of the great American city <a href=\"http:\/\/beltmag.com\/population-aint-nothing-number-standardizing-size-great-american-city\/\">[Beltmag]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Can a &#8216;Transit Mode&#8217; Stop Us From Texting While Driving? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/cityfixer\/2014\/08\/can-a-transit-mode-stop-us-from-texting-while-driving\/375897\/\">[City Lab]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Walkable cities mean lower obesity and disease rates, says CU Denver study <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/denver\/news\/2014\/08\/11\/walkable-cities-mean-lower-obesity-and-disease.html\">[Denver Business Journal]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Transportation for the aging poses mounting challenge in Twin Cities <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/health\/2014\/08\/transportation-aging-poses-mounting-challenge-twin-cities\">[Minnesota Post] <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 The NPA plan for more \u201copenness and accountability\u201d at city hall [State of Vancouver] \u2022 In five months, all condo owners, businesses have to be ready to recycle food scraps. 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Umm [State of Vancouver] \u2022 Vancouver transit police say they will fine passengers who force SkyTrain doors open [Globe and Mail] \u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/13\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-50\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday&#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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/13\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-wednesday-50\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LOCAL \u2022 The NPA plan for more \u201copenness and accountability\u201d at city hall [State of Vancouver] \u2022 In five months, all condo owners, businesses have to be ready to recycle food scraps. 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