May 12, 2009 Headlines

LOCAL
Chinatown supporters prepare for battle against proposed towers [The Globe and Mail]

This year’s Bike to Work Week an easier commute in Vancouver [Vancouver Sun]

Amazing Skyscraper Farm for Vancouver [Inhabitat]

New housing price index declined in March: StatsCan [CBC]

Swing ridings hold key to B.C. election race [CBC]

Economy made 2010 Olympics moot issue [The Hook]

CANADA
Canadians cool on carbon tax: poll [Globe and Mail]

A walk down history lane [Winnipeg Free Press]

INTERNATIONAL
Seattle bicycling clubs for disadvantaged kids get rolling [Seattle Times]

Oregon House Approves Energy Efficiency Bill [OPB News]

Abalone are treasured _ nearly to extinction [Seattle Times]

The Fundamentals of Urban Complexity [Emergent Urbanism]

This Is Your Brain on Architecture [Fast Company]

6 Lessons For Builders From the Housing Bust [Builder Magazine]

Study Suggests Bioelectricity Could Be More Efficient than Ethanol to Power Vehicles [UCMerced]