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6 TEDx Talks on Cities

November 19, 2011 by Yuri Artibise
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It’s TEDx season. Between now and mid December, 100′s of independently organized TEDx events will be held throughout the world, including here in Vancouver as well as Phoenix. For those unfamiliar with TEDx events, here how the main TEDx site describes them: Created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas... [read more]

Vancouver Gets Parklets

September 8, 2011 by The Dirt ASLA
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San Francisco may have started something with its innovative Pavement to Parks or “parklet” program, which turns transportation infrastructure into public spaces. New York City is also a leader, given its recent decision to redesign sections of Broadway as permanent pedestrian malls. Now, Vancouver has gotten... [read more]

Bing Thom: Social Architect

July 28, 2011 by The Dirt ASLA
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Bing Thom is the subject of a new full-color book by Princeton Architectural Press. Prominently featured in the collection is his new Arena Stage, which has helped catalyze redevelopment in southwest Washington, D.C. (see earlier post). The book, however, also goes way beyond his recent critically-acclaimed D.C. work and... [read more]

Why I Love Transit

July 12, 2011 by Yuri Artibise
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It’s I Love Transit Week in Vancouver!  This week (July 11-17th) The Buzzer Blog and Translink are celebrating what people love about transit in Metro Vancouver. Throughout the week The Buzzer Blog is featuring feature essays, stories, and submitted photos from Vancouver transit riders. In addition,... [read more]

Projecting Transportation Change in Vancouver

May 31, 2011 by Yuri Artibise
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Easy and convenient transportation is key to Vancouver’s status as one of the world’s most livable and sustainable cities. However, as population and employment continue to grow, transportation needs and trips overall increase. To manage this growth, while maintaining livability and creating a more sustainable city, we need a robust... [read more]

The Vancouver That (Thankfully) Never Was

May 24, 2011 by Yuri Artibise
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I can across an interesting post in Gordon Price’s Price Tags‘ archives that looks at a decision Vancouver made in the 1960s, or rather chose NOT to make. There are few singular decisions made in any North American city that have had such a dramatic impact of the future of a city, especially when the decision ... [read more]

A Critique of The Economist’s ‘Most Liveable Cities’ Report

March 1, 2011 by This Big City
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Is Vancouver the best city and Zimbabwe’s Harare the worst city? Yes, according to this year’s Global Liveability [sic] by the Economist. The ranking considers indicators in five categories – Stability, Healthcare, Culture & Environment, Education, and Infrastructure. The choice of indicators seems ambitiously comprehensive and fair... [read more]

Streetcars Are Central to Sustainable Communities

February 15, 2011 by The Dirt ASLA
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At the National Building Museum, Patrick Condon, ASLA, a professor of landscape architecture at the University of British Columbia, gave a run-through of his new book, “Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities,” which argues that bringing streetcars back is the smartest thing cities can do become more sustainable... [read more]

Beyond Sprawl: Creating Self-Contained Neighborhoods

January 5, 2011 by Next American City
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A rendering of Dockside, in British Columbia Credit: Busby, Perkins + WillLook at many large North American cities and you see a sea of suburban houses. Sprawl has become the norm. But it is costly, damages the environment and affects quality of life. A new generation of planners and architects is beginning to look at sustainable, human-... [read more]

The greening of professional sports

November 17, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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    You’re looking above at AT&T Park, where the World Series champion San Francisco Giants play.  It’s one of the greenest stadiums in the country, writes Amanda Little in Forbes: “[The Giants’] stadium, AT&T Park, which accommodates about 45,000 fans, runs its scoreboard on solar power, recycles and composts... [read more]

Placemaking Energizes the Campaign for Buffalo’s Waterfront Development

November 16, 2010 by Project for Public Spaces
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Buffalo’s Canal Side Community Alliance (CSCA), a coalition of community groups campaigning for the future of their city’s waterfront, recently called on Fred Kent and PPS Board Member Tony Goldman of The Goldman Properties Company to bring Placemaking and PPS’ international experience in creating great waterfront... [read more]

Sustainable places: where the healing can begin

November 3, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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    Can an urban place be located and designed so that it nourishes and heals?  Mark Holland, one of the key principals involved in the planning and certification of the highest-rated development in the LEED-ND pilot program, thinks so.  (The project, by the way, is Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek, which served as... [read more]