May 6, 2009 Headlines

LOCAL
Port purchase of Richmond farm seen as latest ‘attack’ on agricultural land reserve [The Vancouver Sun]

Townhouse plan panned [The Vancouver Courier]

Vancouver leaning to feet and pedals [The Globe and Mail]

It lives! Ecodensity lives! [Price Tags]

BC-STV is a big step forward for women [Common Ground]

BC-STV voice for communities [Common Ground]

Bike to Work Week 2009 gets rolling on Monday, May 15 [Buzzer Blog]

Role of Government in Putting a Roof Over Our Heads [Vancouver Observer]

CANADA
Jane’s Walks celebrate what makes city great [Calgary Herald]

INTERNATIONAL
How high speed rail has revived small town Spain [Planning Pool]

Learning Through World-Wide Bridge Building [CitiWire]

The complex grid [Emergent Urbanism]

Clean, safe and a little bit dull… the world’s most liveable cities [The Independent]

In Los Angeles, Art That’s Worth the Detour [The New York Times]

Portland: Quest for the Livable City, a Documentary Film Chronicling Struggle for Sustainablity, Debuts May 4 [Yahoo News]