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EVENT: City Conversations—A New Northeast False Creek Park, June 7, 2017

Published: 20/05/2017

Presentation & Conversation on Northeast False Creek Park Design The Vancouver Park Board and the City of Vancouver, in partnership with SFU City Conversations, invite you to a presentation by the ... Read more

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EVENT: People on bikes challenge transit and cars to see who has the fastest, most enjoyable commute—May 24th, 2017

Published: 19/05/2017

Via HUB Cycling: 10 Teams including New West Mayor/Councillors, Vancity & TransLink Executives WHEN: Wednesday, May 24th, 2017, 8:30am-9:30am. Most participants to arrive between 8:45am and 9:00am ... Read more

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WWW: Unexpected urban gems

Published: 17/05/2017

The Strip: the unexpected, all-American city? Examining how Las Vegas can be defined as a model for modern urban development, following the ever-evolving ideals of the American dream to produce an urb ... Read more

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Book Review: Merrick House

Published: 16/05/2017

Edited by Anthony Robins, ORO Editions (2017) UBC SALA West Coast Modern House Series Nestled on a wooded hillside, the house is truly contextual, yet eccentric and outrageous at the same time. It is ... Read more

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Recap: Vancouver Design Week(end) 2017

Published: 16/05/2017

Via Vancouver Design Week: With over 50 events in just two days the second edition of the Vancouver’s official interdisciplinary design festival came to a close Sunday afternoon. An eventful wee ... Read more

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WWW: Cities fighting for the death of car culture

Published: 10/05/2017

Make cycling cool again How China is attempting to reverse its car-centric, status oriented, development agenda and re-popularize the bicycle utilizing mobile technology. Taxis vs. Cyclists: How Belfa ... Read more

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Book Review: Reinventing the Automobile

Published: 9/05/2017

Author: William J. Mitchell, Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, and Lawrence D. Burns (The MIT Press, 2010) One technology that is due for an update is the automobile. The design of a car follows the same g ... Read more

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RELEASE: Vancouver Design Week(end) 2017

Published: 9/05/2017

Showcasing stand out design talent from the edge of the world Vancouver’s official interdisciplinary design festival is back. After a successful first installation in 2014, Vancouver Design Week ... Read more

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Wellbeing in the City: The Impact of Culture, Heritage and Community on Healthy Cities

Published: 8/05/2017

Numerous publications, research labs, and international organizations have been dealing with the question: “What makes us happy?” Vancouver’s Wellbeing Dialogue addressed this exact ... Read more

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WWW: Street hawking economies are seeing changes

Published: 3/05/2017

Increasing the hygienic standards for street food in rapidly developing urban centers In an effort to reduce food-borne illnesses that result from poor water quality and hygiene standards, a new type ... Read more

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Video Vancouver: The Future of Mobility

Published: 2/05/2017

The future of mobility. As usual. Västtrafik via Movin’On The post Video Vancouver: The Future of Mobility appeared first on Spacing Vancouver . Read more

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Book Review – Medieval Cities: Their Origins and The Revival of Trade

Published: 2/05/2017

Author: Henri Pirenne (Princeton University Press, 2014) The late fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett once stated: “If you do not know where you come from, then you don’t know where you are, and if ... Read more

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10 Common Ground Principles for Affordable Housing

Published: 1/05/2017

When it comes to affordable housing, are there some principles we can all agree on? Last year, Generation Squeeze – a political lobby for Canadians in their 20s-40s – ... Read more

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EVENT: Wellbeing Dialogue—Embracing a Livable and Healthy City

Published: 28/04/2017

Wellbeing Dialogue: Embracing a Livable and Healthy City through Strong Cultural and Social Connections Details Date: Thursday, May 4, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT Location: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classi ... Read more

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EVENT: Jane’s Walk, Burnabyism: Envisioning 52,600 people in Brentwood

Published: 26/04/2017

Burnabyism: Envisioning 52,600 people in Brentwood (Gilmore SkyTrain Station) WHEN: May 6, 2017, 2:30 PM, LENGTH: 2 Hours About This Walk The population of Metro Vancouver continues to grow, an ... Read more

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WWW: Standing ground or biting the hand that feeds you?

Published: 26/04/2017

Barcelona’s war on tourism How Barcelona is reclaiming the city for residents, not tourists in order to reinvigorate the central city and manage the hordes of tourists and industry that caters to them ... Read more

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Book Review: Seeing the Better City

Published: 25/04/2017

Author: Charles R. Wolfe (Island Press, 2017) In many cities, the process of planning and designing our communities has become separated from the experience of living in them. Increasingly, abstract t ... Read more

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What does the future hold for Vancouver’s Chinatown?

Published: 25/04/2017

In 2014, the City of Vancouver announced a three-year, $2.5 million grant program to provide critical upgrades to Chinatown’s historic clan and society buildings. At the time, critics warned that whil ... Read more

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Release: REFBC Building Change report released

Published: 24/04/2017

People live in places. The places that we build – small towns, communities, cities, suburbs – all have impacts on our environment and on shared resources, like air, water, greenspace and energy. In Ca ... Read more

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The Artful City: Art That Belongs to All of Us

Published: 24/04/2017

Interview by: Gill Baldwin The Artful City series looks beyond Toronto in a new set of articles and interviews investigating public art practices and programs across the country. For the first install ... Read more

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