{"id":25598,"date":"2014-08-22T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25598"},"modified":"2014-08-22T04:59:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T11:59:54","slug":"vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/22\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver\u2019s Urbanism Headlines: Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Pete McMartin: Forget bike helmets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/Pete+McMartin+Forget+bike+helmets\/10135397\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Car-share comes right to the doorstep of city halls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/car-share-comes-right-to-the-doorstep-of-city-halls\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Latest poll: 46 per cent approval for Robertson, 40 per cent disapproval, few know who LaPointe is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francesbula.com\/uncategorized\/latest-poll-46-per-cent-approval-for-robertson-40-per-cent-disapproval-few-know-who-lapointe-is\/\">[State of Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver housing data reveals Chinese connection <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/economy\/housing\/vancouver-housing-data-reveals-chinese-connection\/article20164662\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 False Creek residents challenge zoning ruling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/vancouver-land-meant-for-park-use-will-remain-a-condo-sales-centre-for-now\/article20154189\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Coal-shipping facility on Fraser River in Surrey gets go-ahead <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/coal-shipping-facility-on-fraser-river-in-surrey-gets-go-ahead\/article20153640\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 635 Burrard Street <a href=\"http:\/\/changingvancouver.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/21\/635-burrard-street\/\">[Changing Vancouver]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 \u201cAn Argument for Alleys,\u201d or, Why Melbourne beats us on livability <a href=\"http:\/\/pricetags.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/21\/an-argument-for-alleys-or-why-melbourne-beats-us-on-livability\/\">[Price Tags]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Arbutus corridor gardeners working to salvage plots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/713131\/arbutus-corridor-gardeners-working-salvage-plots\">[Georgia Straight]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Willoughby\u2019s Latimer Draft Neighbourhood Plan <a href=\"http:\/\/sfb.nathanpachal.com\/2014\/08\/willoughbys-latimer-draft-neighbourhood.html\">[South Fraser Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Port Metro Vancouver OKs Massive US Coal Terminal <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2014\/08\/21\/Coal-Terminal-Approved\/\">[The Tyee]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Vancouver Secedes! The Saga Wraps up <a href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Culture\/2014\/08\/22\/Vancouver-Secedes-Conclusion\/\">[The Tyee]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 How to hack into Vancouver&#8217;s real estate market with a laneway house <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/news\/how-hack-vancouvers-real-estate-market-laneway-house\">[Vancouver Observer]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Setting sights on November&#8217;s Vancouver municipal election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/metro\/Setting+sights+November+municipal+election\/10136508\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Fence to keep homeless away from vacant Surrey lot leads to increased crime for Legion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Fence+erected+vacant+Surrey+leads+increased+crime+Legion\/10137618\/story.html\">[Vancouver Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASCADIA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Why settle for a house when you can have the whole town? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/why-settle-for-a-house-when-you-can-have-the-whole-town\/article20164123\/\">[Globe and Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 With tiny houses in the news, a look back at micro apartments (video) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/business\/index.ssf\/2014\/08\/tiny_houses_micro_apartments_portland.html\">[The Oregonian]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Tiny cost of tiny houses: Comparing two contemporary custom houses, one tiny, one on the Street of Dreams <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/hg\/index.ssf\/2014\/08\/tiny_cost_of_tiny_houses_compa.html\">[The Oregonian]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Study: Renters! There goes the neighborhood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartgrowthseattle.org\/renters-goes-neighborhood\/\">[Smart Growth Seattle]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Revolving Fund for Transit-Oriented Development In the Works <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlemet.com\/news-and-profiles\/publicola\/articles\/obrien-suggests-revolving-fund-for-transit-oriented-development-august-2014\">[Seattle Met]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 A Call for Minimum Service Standards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetransportpolitic.com\/2014\/08\/20\/a-call-for-minimum-service-standards\/\">[The Transport Politic]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 California\u2019s New Performance Metrics &#038; Getting What You Measure <a href=\"http:\/\/portlandtransport.com\/archives\/2014\/08\/californias-new-performance-metrics-getting-measure.html\">[Portland Transport Blog]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 People are happier when they live near public transit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2013\/09\/12\/people_are_happier_when_they_live_near_public_transit\/\">[Salon]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 European Rail Should Learn From Airlines&#8217; Price-Slashing Measures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/commute\/2014\/08\/european-rail-should-learn-from-airlines-price-slashing-measures\/378929\/\">[City Lab]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 It\u2019s hard to build cities for kids. But do they really need them? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/storyline\/wp\/2014\/08\/19\/its-hard-to-build-cities-for-kids-but-do-they-really-need-them\/\">[Washington Post]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 Pete McMartin: Forget bike helmets [Vancouver Sun] \u2022 Car-share comes right to the doorstep of city halls [State of Vancouver] \u2022 Latest poll: 46 per cent approval for Robertson, 40 per cent disapproval, few know who LaPointe is [State of Vancouver] \u2022 Vancouver housing data reveals Chinese connection [Globe and Mail] \u2022 False<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/22\/vancouvers-urbanism-headlines-friday-45\/\">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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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