April 26, 2009 Headlines

LOCAL
Mayor backs plan for high-speed rail from Oregon to B.C. [The Province]

NPA councillor backs fast trains through White Rock [The Province]

Transit is a taxing issue for Metro homeowners [The Vancouver Sun]

It’s not about transit [Stephen Rees]

Garbage in, garbage out: Vancouver to send trash to U.S. [CBC]

Political leaders hit the road as campaign heats up [CBC]

Great street design, and coming full-circle with our design heroes [Planetizen]

Price Tags 107 - NYC1: Times Square [Price Tags]

One step closer to legalizing pot?? [Chinese in Vancouver]

Active Transportation in Portland [Stephen Rees]

CANADA
The shocking truth about the value of your home [Macleans]

INTERNATIONAL
Scholar: It’s Time For The Post-Automotive Era [NPR]

Japan’s many roads to ruin [Japan Times]

Net tool tracks carbon footprint by ZIP code [San Francisco Chronicle]

Greening the Skyline [The Architects Newspaper]

Debating the Design Depression: Austerity vs Extravagance [Fast Company]

An Effort to Save Flint, Mich., by Shrinking It [The New York Times]