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The (Trans) Am Totem Pole and the (Trans)it Referendum
By Amanda Mackaay, photo from Roaming-the-Planet It’s not Lions Gate Bridge traffic or Massey Tunnel backups that everyone is talking about these days; it’s the five car traffic jam atop a 20 foot high cedar stump that is attracting... Continue reading »
Walking Through Warwick: The Power of Public Space for the Informal Economy
words and photos by Brittany Morris; additional photos from Markets of Warwick and iTRUMP Meet Nonhlanhla Zuma. Nonhlanhla is a traditional medicine trader in Warwick Junction, the busiest transport node and trading hub in Durban, South Africa. Her trading days... Continue reading »
Forgotten Downtown Plazas
by Isabelle Kim, photo from City of Vancouver Archives As a part of research I have been conducting around public spaces within Downtown Vancouver, I was curious to look into Vancouver’s history, and began my search in the Vancouver Archives.... Continue reading »
GET INVOLVED: 2015 QUAD Conference on Transportation
The QUAD Conference is an annual transportation conference held in the Pacific Northwest that provides a forum for transportation professionals to network, exchange ideas, discuss best practices, share research and showcase recent projects. General focus is on land-based transportation, such as... Continue reading »
IN PHOTOS: Vancouver Especially
photos and text by Geoffrey Daniel Ken Lum critiques Vancouver’s housing affordability and architecture through the new public art exhibit Vancouver Especially. The piece lives at 271 Union St in Chinatown and lampoons the Vancouver special style housing. The boxy... Continue reading »