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Not that I want to upset the debate over bike lanes with a bunch of annoying facts, but people keep sending me these things.Results of the survey indicate widespread local business support for the corrals with few exceptions. In addition, the busin...

topics: business, investment

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Scot Bathgate, our Kiwi correspondent, sends a link for a New York Times piece on the transformation of Broadway - which should be compulsory reading for anyone attending the City s Open House on the Hornby Street cycle track this Wednesday, Septe...

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Scot Bathgate, via Streetsblog, sends in the lastest thing to pop up in New York City:With the city s first pop-up caf , the Department of Transportation is testing out a solution to & the lack of public space caused by cramped sidewalks.The wood...

topics: business, downtown, transportation

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It s almost time for the Fall Lecture season to begin. Here are some upcoming ones you might want to put in your calendar:_________________________________________A Special Lecture from the SFU City Program and SFU Urban Studies: Dr. Brad Pettitt, M...

topics: climate-change, councillor, developer, ecological, elected

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Two parades in the West End this summer the Gay Pride Parade and the PNE s 100th anniversary. Can you tell which is which? [Click on the title above to enlarge.] ...

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Think you know Vancouver neighbour- hoods? Thanks to the latest issue of Vancouver Magazine's City Guide, we can compare stats. Of the following neighbourhoods, which is the oldest - i.e., has the highest average age of residents?DowntownCom...

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The separated bike lane proposed for Hornby Street is being opposed because, it s argued if not assumed that it s bad for business.Says Laura Jones of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses: The city has taken an extremely cavalier a...

topics: business, downtown, economy, planning, transit

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The Civic Plaza in front of the main library of the City of North Vancouver. Hard to go wrong with coffee, gelato, south-facing benches and a building full of books. 120 West 14th Street. Architecture by Diamond + Schmitt Architects Inc. (Toro...

topics: architecture, design, north-vancouver

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Frontiers is a series of photographs that document houses on the forefront of interaction with the economy and the environment.Taken in 2009, these images depict Merced and Malibu, two distinct communities in California, one reeling from the miscalc...

topics: climate-change, economy, environment

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Day 10 on the Beijing-Tibet Highway, and counting. According to the Wall Street Journal:As the jam on the highway, also known as National Highway 110, passed the 10-day mark Tuesday, local authorities dispatched hundreds of police to keep order and...

topics: downtown, transit