February 8, 2010 Headlines
February 8, 2010
LOCAL
On the eve of the Olympics: Anticipation, excitement, anger, frustration [State of Vancouver]
Photos: 2010 Poverty Olympics showcase homelessness in Vancouver [The Georgia Straight]
Winter Wonder Brand [The New York Times]
CANADA
The Third Urban Revolution [The Mark]
INTERNATIONAL
Active Design Guidelines: A new definition for sustainable cities [Urban Omnibus]
Study: Fewer Cars on the Street = Healthier Kids [Streets Blog NYC]
February 7, 2010 Headlines
February 7, 2010
LOCAL
In Olympic year, Vancouver chooses LEED™ Gold for private buildings! [Planetizen]
Mayor confident of extraordinary success [The Province]
2010 Poverty Olympics torch relay kicks off Sunday [The Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
A tall order for the Ontario landscape [The Toronto Star]
INTERNATIONAL
Just wait – Olympics will benefit region eventually [The News Tribune, Washington]
Detroit cultivates urban farm initiative [Chicago Tribune]
Miami’s reinvention as a design capital [Financial Times]
Computer Aided Architectural Design [Neonascent]
February 6, 2010 Headlines
February 6, 2010
LOCAL
Winter Olympics on slippery slope after Vancouver crackdown on homeless [The Guardian]
In the Shadow of the Olympics [The New York Times]
Olympics Well Worth It: Harcourt [The Tyee]
Let the Games, and the gridlock, begin [The Globe and Mail]
Residents happy views protected [The Vancouver Courier]
INTERNATIONAL
The Urban Future Isn’t All About Population Booms [Truthout]
February 5, 2010 Headlines
February 5, 2010
LOCAL
The media housing wars [State of Vancouver]
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Underscore Need for Transit Transformation [Vancouver Observer]
Measuring the power of sport, one venue at a time [The Globe and Mail]
Close, but no gold in Vancouver’s race to go green [The Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
Making History in a Brooklyn Neighborhood [The New York Times]
London 2030: our expert predictions [The Guardian]
Nice Try [Slate Magazine]
February 4, 2010 Headlines
February 4, 2010
LOCAL
VANOC green effort awarded bronze medal [The Globe and Mail]
Future of social housing at Athlete’s Village remains uncertain [CTV]
T is for Transit [The Vancouver Sun]
Watts steps down from TransLink position [Surrey Leader]
If riders don’t feel safe, they’ll leave bikes at home [The Globe and Mail]
Smoking crackdown coming to public areas in Vancouver [The Georgia Straight]
A Weekend in the Future [The Tyee]
INTERNATIONAL
Portland Bike Plan goes before City Council, but can the city afford it? [The Oregonian]
Mobile Augmented Reality: Apps That Will Change the Way We See the World [GigaOM]
Oregon envy: Can a Seattleite turn green wishing to be there? [Crosscut]
Students See a Creek and Imagine a Bridge for VW [The New York Times]
February 3, 2010 Headlines
February 3, 2010
LOCAL
Two views share stage as mayor and anti-Olympics protester unite [The Vancouver Sun]
Drivers alerted as viaducts set to close [The Vancouver Sun]
How carbon neutral will the Games really be? [CTV]
Robertson calls for post-Olympic homeless count [The Hook]
Vancouver’s Vertical Gated Communities [Alex Waterhouse-Hayward]
A Tale of Two Cities [The Walrus]
CANADA
Huge Gas Plant Approved Despite Emissions Spike [The Tyee]
Mine threatens caribou: First Nation [CBC News]
INTERNATIONAL
Lofty Idea: “Skywalks” for Mumbai Pedestrian [The City Fix]
Empty Lot Syndrome [Governing Magazine]
Waterfront rumble: Where new Seattle confronts old Seattle [Crosscut]
The Architecture of Healthiness [Next American City]
The W Hollywood Hotel & Residences: An urban complexity [The Los Angeles Times]
February 2, 2010 Headlines
February 2, 2010
LOCAL
Poverty: B.C.’s PR nightmare scenario [The Globe and Mail]
Activists hold B.C. feet to fire over housing [The Globe and Mail]
Downtown Eastside info centre a “whitewash” say residents [The Hook]
Vancouver council to vote on adding separated bike lane to Dunsmuir Viaduct [The Georgia Straight]
Vancouver enacts more Olympic road rules [The Globe and Mail]
CANADA
Victoria bids for three low-budget hotels to use as supported housing [The Vancouver sun]
Toronto launches green initiatives designed to build a more sustainable city [Voice of Toronto]
The dukes are up [Ottawa Citizen]
INTERNATIONAL
Suburban retrofit, a solution to sprawl [WFAE, North Carolina]
Has America’s transportation future just been born in Florida? [Southern Political Report]
Population Growth: the Challenge Australia Cannot Ignore [The Epoch Times]
February 1, 2010 Headlines
February 1, 2010
LOCAL
Separated bike lanes coming to city [State of Vancouver]
Olympic homeless pavilion feels contrived and dumbed down [The Vancouver Sun]
Olympic road closures, bus route changes hit city Monday [The Vancouver Sun]
Some living in cities and towns outside Vancouver skeptical of Olympic benefits [Winnipeg Free Press]
INTERNATIONAL
Cities vs. suburbs: The next big green battle? [Grist]
January 31, 2010 Headlines
January 31, 2010
LOCAL
B.C. slow to hop aboard green energy train [The Province]
Canada Pavilion remains mystery [The Province]
The world comes to B.C. [The Globe and Mail]
CANADA
Why are Toronto’s streets so dangerous? [The Globe and Mail]
Canada files emissions target with UN [CBC]
INTERNATIONAL
How Architecture Transformed a Violent City [Utne Reader]
January 30, 2010 Headlines
January 30, 2010
LOCAL
Vancouver’s push to ban plastic bottles won’t hold during Olympics [The Vancouver Sun]
Mayor says solution in the wings for Bloedel Conservatory [State of Vancouver]
Arthur Erickson’s executor sues society for misappropriation [The Province]
Planning director’s take on heights, views and Chinatown [State of Vancouver]
City bracing for 700 per cent increase in trash [CTV]
Public transportation key to getting around during Games [City Caucus]
Olympic makeover: It’s a wrap [The Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
Cities embrace mobile apps, ‘Gov 2.0′ [CNN]
Structural Integrity and People, Too [The New York Times]
Uptown Market goes truly uptown [Crosscut]
A View of Haiti from Liberty City [Places: Design Observer]
