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compiled weekly by Brittany Morris DESIGN (Re)designing a city for the people, Future Christchurch released a documentary series telling the people’s story of how the post-quakes-ravished-city on New Zealand’s South Island is revitalizing itself as a city rebuilt by the people,... Continue reading »
Mobilizing the People’s Climate March on the Streets of Vancouver
photos and article by Victor Lam On Sunday, September 21st, several thousand people gathered by the CBC plaza by Georgia and Hamilton to gather and march for action on climate change. The Vancouver march was a local effort and sign... Continue reading »
Transportation Costs: Impacts on Metro Vancouver (Part 1)
by George Poulos, reposted with permission from the author and Price Tags. Part 1 of 5. We were recently alerted to George Poulos’ well-researched and comprehensive paper that aims to “develop a means to assess a wider scope of transportation impacts in... Continue reading »
“Youthification” of Vancouver : Redefining Accessibility and the Urban Form
by Victor Lam On September 16th, I had the opportunity to listen to Markus Moos, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Planning of the Faculty of Environment from the University of Waterloo. Mr. Moos spoke at the ‘Rethinking Transportation:... Continue reading »
Field Notes: Thailand’s Pedestrian Streets and Open Markets
by Emily Huang Last year, I traveled to Thailand to teach English. This was my second time travelling to Thailand. The first time, I was around twelve years old and only followed my parents around. This time, I observed the locals and... Continue reading »