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LOCAL<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Vancouver School Board backs province-wide cycling education [Vancouver Courier<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Black history month a time to remember Joe Fortes [Globe and Mail<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Metro Vancouver\u2019s bid to curb urban sprawl faces instant tests [Globe and Mail<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Vancouver councillor proposes launch of mobile ‘City App’ [Straight.com<\/a>]
\n\u2022 B.C.\u2019s population growth good for the economy: business council [Vancouver Sun<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Watts insists on TransLink audit ahead of more taxes [Surrey Leader<\/a>]<\/p>\n

CANADA<\/strong>
\n\u2022 By the numbers: How Canada\u2019s cities are changing [Globe and Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Levels of Service and Travel Projections: The Wrong Tools for Planning Our Streets? [Project For Public Spaces<\/a>]
\n\u2022 What the History of Diocletian’s Palace Can Teach Us About Adaptive Reuse [The Atlantic Cities<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Have Americans Given Up On McMansions? [The Atlantic Cities<\/a>]
\n\u2022 An Interview with Jacques Herzog [Places: Design Observer<\/a>]
\n\u2022 TriMet announces fare increases, route changes; Portland-area riders sigh in frustration [The Oregonian<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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