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10716917193_d6a68a5e56_z 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 »

September 26, 2014   |   0 comments
3950442795_2ac95ce537_z “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 »

September 25, 2014   |   0 comments
DSC02977 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 »

September 23, 2014   |   0 comments
The Dome at Seymour and Hastings The dome rezoned: 601 West Hastings plaza to be redeveloped

City Council has approved the rezoning of 601 West Hastings, along with the redesign of one of the city’s most distinctive public spaces. The “dome” on the North West corner of Seymour and Hastings was built in the mid-1980s, as... Continue reading »

September 17, 2014   |   0 comments
Who Needs Drive Ins? Park(ing) Day Special: Vancouver’s first Bike-in Movie Night

On Friday, September 19, the Vancouver Public Space Network presents Vancouver’s first “Bike-in Movie Night”, a public installation offered as a part of Park(ing) Day—an annual worldwide event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into... Continue reading »

September 17, 2014   |   0 comments