September 2, 2010 Headlines
September 2, 2010
LOCAL
B.C. government rethinks arts funding [Globe and Mail]
Top Burnaby garden gets massive renovation [Vancouver Sun]
City staff politicized, worn down by aggressive council agenda: memo [Vancouver Sun]
David Suzuki: Our obsession with private automobiles is unsustainable [Stephen Rees's Blog]
Ziplining Past the ‘War in the Woods’ [The Tyee]
CANADA
The end of Canadian real estate insanity [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
Most Ambitious Transportation Projects of the 21st Century [AOL Travel News]
This year’s Venice Architecture Biennale is about people, not plans [The Guardian]
Which Way for The Future of Planning in L.A.? [The Planning Report]
Livability in rural and small town America [Transportation for America]
Windy City [BLDG BLOG]
September 1, 2010 Headlines
September 1, 2010
LOCAL
Oil Sands Pollute with Fish-Killing Toxins, New Study Shows [The Tyee]
Vancouver cycling advocates peddle stop sign rule change [Vancouver Courier]
Gregor Robertson halts housing plan after calling community members ‘hacks’ [Globe and Mail]
Vancouver’s high housing prices threaten growth [Vancouver Sun]
Logging threatens largest Douglas fir on earth, activists say [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
The Truth about London’s Cycle Superhighways [The Big City]
FedEx Makes More Efficient Deliveries with Zero Emissions Electric Bikes [The City Fix]
Model city Singapore shows symptoms of urban stress [Yahoo News]
Pakistan Flood Sets Back Infrastructure by Years [The New York Times]
Four powerhouse teams named finalists in central waterfront design [Crosscut]
August 31, 2010 Headlines
August 31, 2010
LOCAL
Vancouver crime statistics show overall rate down [Globe and Mail]
Olympics opening doors for B.C. businesses [Vancouver Sun]
Bikes and Business [Price Tags]
Mike Magee: Mayor Gregor Robertson’s Right Hand Man [Vancouver Magazine]
INTERNATIONAL
Cafe Life, PDX Style: Recreating the Euro Bar [Enzyme PDX]
Family-size apartments in urban areas could help smart-growth communities [The Washington Post]
Groundbreaking NYCDOT Pedestrian Study Recommends Testing 20 mph Limit for Neighborhoods [Tri-State Transportation Campaign]
Spit, Glue and Maybe Even Chewing Gum [The New York Times]
Portland streetcar success has fueled interest elsewhere [Stephen Rees's Blog]
August 30, 2010 Headlines
August 29, 2010
LOCAL
Farmland in the city: Too close for comfort? [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
City parks, bringing urban centers back to life [The Washington Post]
August 29, 2010 Headlines
August 29, 2010
CANADA
Toronto’s Geography of Class [Creative Class]
INTERNATIONAL
The Suburban General Store [Metropolis Magazine]
August 28, 2010 Headlines
August 28, 2010
LOCAL
B.C. sockeye salmon bounty estimate upped to 30 million [Globe and Mail]
CANADA
Victoria’s ‘tent city’ on verge of becoming public health hazard [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
The Challenge of Making HafenCity Feel Neighborly [Der Spiegel]
A disdain for urban planning is the problem, not overcrowding [The Guardian]
Cities scramble to woo first wave of electric vehicles [Boston Herald]
Californians Dreaming About the Next Metropolis [The New Republic]
Driven Over by I-69 [Next American City]
New Cultural District Takes Shape in Hong Kong [ASLA The Dirt]
How an economic bust can spark a civic-planning buzz [Crosscut]
August 27, 2010 Headlines
August 27, 2010
LOCAL
Proposed Vancouver bike lane will have catastrophic effects, businesses say [Vancouver Sun]
Gordon Campbell’s $20 million bike trail projects can’t be audited due to lack of financial records [Vancouver Sun]
Olympic Village apartments to remain empty until November [Globe and Mail]
Surprising salmon run masks an industry in crisis [Globe and Mail]
The HST: A textbook example of how not to introduce a tax [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand [The New York Times]
In Oregon, Students Seek Key to a Sustainable City [The New York Times]
A High-Tech Titan Plagued by Potholes [The New York Times]
World’s Fastest-Growing Megalopolis Hides in Fog [Wired]
Running bike-sharing networks through smartphone [Grist]
August 26, 2010 Headlines
August 26, 2010
LOCAL
Dilapidated property gets major facelift [Vancouver Courier]
Iconic Vancouver movie theatre gets reprieve [Globe and Mail]
CANADA
montréal’s new frequent network brand [Human Transit]
New treatment plant to stop dumping of raw sewage into Pacific [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
Communities go solar together, save money [USA Today]
Mayor announces plan to create new Seattle jobs [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
Why does the Infrastructurist hate libertarians so much? [Market Urbanism]
August 25, 2010 Headlines
August 25, 2010
LOCAL
Subsidies help homeowners, but hurt would-be buyers [Vancouver Sun]
B.C. parks system not ready for climate change, auditor general finds [Georgia Straight]
White Rock mayor rejects move to chlorination [Globe and Mail]
With biggest salmon run in nearly a century, hope returns to the Fraser [Globe and Mail]
Councillors question mayor’s pricey plans for office expansion [Vancouver Sun]
The spirited things Vancouverites say about house prices [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
Public libraries: enablers of Americans’ dreams [The Seattle Times]
Turning Sewers into Sidewalks in Delhi [The City Fix]
Smart budgeting needed in a city with jobs problem [Crosscut]
Design + Policy = Fit Cities [Metropolis Magazine]
August 24, 2010 Headlines
August 24, 2010
LOCAL
Vancouver house prices: who are the bad guys? [Vancouver Sun]
Old Vancouver motor hotel gets new life as part of homelessness experiment [Vancouver Sun]
David Byrne more than a Talking Head when the subject is bicycles [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
City thinking is stuck in the 90s [New Geography]
More Accident Data: Motorcyclists and the Elderly, Beware [The New York Times]
A City in the Cloud: Living PlanIT Redefines Cities as Software [Fast Company]
China traffic jam stretches ‘nine days, 100km’ [BBC]
L.A. program aims to make parking easier [The Los Angeles Times]
