In Focus: A note to let you know I got this far - Postcards, West End
September 30, 2009
A visual essay looking at the associations between the physical environment and memory within the West End.
Statement and Photos by Dave Semeniuk
September 30, 2009 Headlines
September 30, 2009
LOCAL
Credit crunch leaves hole in Vancouver budget [The Globe and Mail]
City budget shortfall rocks park board [The Vancouver Courier]
Public transportation is a healthcare issue, says small-town mayor at UBCM conference [The Hook]
Is Gregor Robertson running out of options on homeless file? [City Caucus]
UBC student wins social housing design contest [Vancouver Sun]
Biennale 2: Pillows [Price Tags]
INTERNATIONAL
An Answer to The Question [Price Tags]
Bicyclists vs. Pedestrians: An Armistice [The New York Times]
City’s first ‘green street’ now open [Sacramento Press]
Futuristic Eco-Housing & Visionary Green Public Space Ideas [WebEcoist]
STACKD [Urban Omnibus]
Portland Artists Have New Outlet to Display Public Art [Northwest Hub]
In a Parched Los Angeles, the Streets Suddenly Run Wet [The New York Times]
Small Town Sustainability
September 29, 2009
Paul Knox and Heike Mayer offer an in-depth investigation into the sustainable characteristics, innovations, and patterns of small towns.
Author: Paul Knox and Heike Mayer (Birkhäuser, 2009)
Reviewed by Ellen Ziegler
September 29, 2009 Headlines
September 29, 2009
LOCAL
Cutback plan has Vancouver scrambling [The Globe and Mail]
Urban rail is a new engine for development [The Globe and Mail]
Vancouver hotel a sanctuary for hard-luck tenants [The Globe and Mail]
Vancouver grapples with $60M shortfall [CBC]
Superbug found at five beaches in Pacific Northwest [Vancouver Sun]
BC Arts Cuts ‘Devastating’ Says Tory Minister [The Tyee]
Mayors suggest Evergreen Line switch to save money [Stephen Rees's Blog]
INTERNATIONAL
Solar Power, Without All Those Panels [The New York Times]
Credit crunch signals end of The World for Dubai’s multi-billion dollar property deal [The Times]
A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1937
September 28, 2009
Mayor Miller planting the coronation oak tree in front of a group of dignitaries at City Hall, May 12, 1937. Item # Tr N10.
In 1937 one bridge was completed and another began, a business owner familiar to most Vancouverites passed away and a new political party was formed.
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives
VPSN launches new public space and civic affairs magazine
September 28, 2009
VANCOUVER – Members of the public are invited to attend the launch of PubliCity – a new print and on-line publication produced by the Vancouver Public Space Network.
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September 28, 2009 Headlines
September 28, 2009
LOCAL
TransLink’s carbon claims challenged [Stephen Rees's Blog]
Making Vancouver Specials something special [City Caucus]
B.C. government wants to jail the homeless [The Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
Electric-car revolution starts taking shape at Montreal conference [The Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
Where Everybody Knows Your Name [Citiwire]
Urban Sports Take German Cities by Storm [Spiegel]
Rethinking Cities: Introduction [Good Magazine]
Growth of city neighborhoods [San Francisco Chronicle]
Provocative New Study Warns of Crossing Planetary Boundaries [Yale Environment 360]
September 27, 2009 Headlines
September 27, 2009
LOCAL
Board of Variance in the ring again with city hall [State of Vancouver]
Grouse goes greener with wind turbine [The Province]
Forced green renos could make living in Vancouver more expensive [The Province]
New life for an old building [The Province]
CANADA
Risks and rewards [Ottawa Citizen]
Issues to debate in mayoral race [The Toronto Star]
Winnipeg a city of trees [City Caucus]
INTERNATIONAL
Blocking build-build-builders [Orlando Sentinel]
Illegal buildings add to congestion [The Times of India]
What’s true cost of a Starbucks latte, author asks [Associated Press]
September 26, 2009 Headlines
September 26, 2009
LOCAL
As BC Burns, Many Towns Lack Fire Protection Plans [The Tyee]
Waiting for his ships to come in [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
New Analysis Brings Dire Forecast Of 6.3-Degree Temperature Increase [The Washington Post]
Survey shows strong support for Metro’s tight growth policies [The Oregonian]
Bike commuting surges in Portland, Census finds [The Oregonian]
Why the West deserves more rail service [Crosscut]
Lost Vegas [The Sun]
Pavement to Parks [Price Tags]
September 25, 2009 Headlines
September 25, 2009
LOCAL
Civic duty? Why bother? The battle against voter apathy [The Globe and Mail]
West Enders seek “100-metre” food diets [The Vancouver Courier]
Sustainable, local agriculture is the way forward [The Vancouver Sun]
City picks six artists to create public artworks for the Games [The Vancouver Sun]
B.C. infrastructure payments announced to tune of $719 M [The Province]
Surrey road connector divides local residents [The Province]
Walking Tour 4: Yaletown Park [Price Tags]
CANADA
Back to boom [The Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
Fewer Commuters Driving Solo In The Northwest [OPB]
The Dead Freeway Society [Portland Mercury]
A new crop of eco-warriors take to their own streets [The Los Angeles Times]
The coming Metro Transit cuts are a rare opportunity [Crosscut]
Ego City: Cities Are Organized Like Human Brains [Science Daily]
Moving Beyond the “Smackdown” Towards an Architecture of Place [Project for Public Spaces]
The Case for Open MTA Data: Transparency, Savings, and Easier Riding [Streets Blog]
The Rural Brain Drain [The Chronicle]
To help slow traffic, planners pick beige [San Francisco Chronicle]
