Thursday, March 26, 2015

From BT | A | Works —
The Hipsterhomelands of Vancouver

Andy Yan, @BTArchitects StatsCan map: 25-39 yr olds leaving the neighbourhoods of multi-million dollar single family...

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Thursday, March 26, 2015
BT | A | Works » The #Hipsterhomelands of #Vancouver

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

How urban designer Ken Greenberg's neighbourhood made succesful transition from industrial to mixed use

More at @CBCToronto Toronto 2025: How to grow, with minimal growing pains

How Much Sprawl Costs America — $1trillion+ according to new report

How Much Sprawl Costs America @CityLab @LitmanVTPI

Posted by The Sidewalk Ballet on Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Friday, March 20, 2015

From @Upworthy — Cities being described
as "obesogenic" environments.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Why Cities Around The World
Are Suddenly Ditching Traffic Lights

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

From Price Tags —
How Vancouver does successful retail

Sam Newberg – known as ‘Joe Urban’ – sent this request to Price Tags:
 We’re having a crisis of urban design in Minneapolis. (How the City of Minneapolis Actually Influences Building Design). We’re talking too much about materials and not enough about frontage. One of the comments in this post is from a city planner who is sticking up for his staff at the city, but I still think we need to do a better job at frontage. More doors, more active, not just windows. Any advice on what specifically Vancouver does to get better results? More at: Advice for Minneapolis: How Vancouver does successful retail | Price Tags

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