May 4, 2009 Headlines

LOCAL
City wants homeless in emergency shelters during Olympics [The Vancouver Sun]

A New BC Rail Cover-Up? [The Tyee]

BC Rail Trust Fund: Timing of Financial Blackout Questioned [The Tyee]

Debating STV, Round Three [The Tyee]

STV gets green seal of approval [The Vancouver Sun]

Leaders stick to their scripts at B.C. election debate [CBC]

Green Party Leader ignored in B.C. debate [The Globe and Mail]

Campbell questions James’s ability to take the helm [The Globe and Mail]

Where’s The Square? [Vancouver Observer]

Budget Cuts Regretfully Approved by Board of Education [Vancouver Observer]

INTERNATIONAL
Q&A: William Saunders [Metropolis]

High-speed rail opposition picks up speed [San Francisco Examiner]

Mayor Bozeman’s Seattle slapfest: returning the favor [Crosscut]

The Grid May Be Smart, But Will It Also Be Green? [National Public Radio]

The Future of Streetlights: 6 Brilliant New Concepts [The Infrastructurist]

This Diseased Utopia: 10 thoughts on swine flu and the city [BLDGBLOG]

Picture Show: Traffic! [GOOD Magazine]