Vancouver

Vancouver, B.C. is known for its strong commitment to progressive planning, which has resulted in a dense, vibrant downtown. Planning director Brent Toderian explains his city's biggest plan yet.

May 1, 2011 - re:place Magazine

Vancouver is expanding its city-approved downtown street food vending program, with a recently approved list of new vendors allowed to cook and sell food from carts on the street.

April 8, 2011 - Globe and Mail

From high drug use to overpriced housing, Vancouver has its flaws despite its 5-year strong top spot as the world's most livable city.

March 4, 2011 - National Post

Vancouver wrestles with the potent form of advertising and its impact on the public realm.

February 26, 2011 - The Dependent Magazine

After having a hard time financing their Olympic Village, Vancouver, which was home to the 2010 Winter Olympics, has begun an new campaign to attract residents to the developments.

February 25, 2011 - The New York Times

This column from The Seattle Times looks at two of the physical legacies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and finds both success and room for improvement.

February 24, 2011 - The Seattle Times

Australian and Canadian cities dominate the Economist Intelligence Unit report.

February 22, 2011 - The Huffington Post

The Tyee presents a conversation between two Vancouver urban thinkers about the city's downtown and how some efforts to improve the city's core have worked while others have fallen short.

February 15, 2011 - The Tyee

Transit ridership boomed during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but the numbers have since fallen.

February 12, 2011 - CBC

The city of Burnaby, near Vancouver, may soon approve a proposed gondola line connecting university students to rest of city.

February 10, 2011 - The Vancouver Sun

Daily pedestrian trips in Vancouver, Canada are at 318,000, while bike trips are at 60,000. So why do bikes have a committee and pedestrians don't? City planners are rectifying that situation now, with a new focus on walkers.

February 10, 2011 - The Vancouver Courier

Long-held plans for a new bridge over the Columbia River between Portland and Vancouver, Washington, have been thrown out by a panel of experts who have suggested cheaper alternatives.

February 9, 2011 - The Oregonian

In the 1960s and 70s, Chinatowns were threatened by highway development in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. None of the proposed highways was built, thanks to concerted efforts by the Chinese communities.

January 21, 2011 - Price Tags

This piece from The Globe and Mail takes a look at the history of Vancouver's waterfront, and how it gradually became public land.

January 3, 2011 - The Globe and Mail

Garrett Bradford of TheCityFix reviews some of the most innovative and sustainable transit systems from around the globe that made their debut over the last twelve months.

December 29, 2010 - TheCityFix

Housing activists in Vancouver are criticizing the city for only offering a small portion of the Olympic Village built for the 2010 Winter Olympics as affordable housing.

December 29, 2010 - Straight

With new skyscrapers planned for Vancouver, some citizens are getting worried about preserving the mountain views. Not to worry, says planning director Brent Toderian.

December 20, 2010 - The Vancouver Sun

The city of Vancouver is considering a plan to increase maximum building height restrictions in certain parts of town by 100 feet and more.

December 16, 2010 - The Vancouver Sun

Planning students at the University of British Columbia unveiled bold new plans for Vancouver for the next 40 years, but as planning director Brent Toderian put it, the plans are "the easy part."

December 13, 2010 - The Vancouver Sun

The largest bus and transit expo in North America happened this week in Vancouver, and manufacturers showed off the latest in transit technology.

November 19, 2010 - The Vancouver Sun