Category Archives: Academia
Vancouver Province column: Resourceful dumpster divers are important part of our city’s fabric
October 29, 2008 Richard Florida, the high-profile University of Toronto professor, recently spoke to a receptive crowd at a Vancouver Board of Trade cities conference. Florida, author of the best-selling book The Rise of Creative Class, postulates that cities with … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, Crime, Entertainment, Environment, Industry, Law and Order, Vancouver, Vancouver Province Columns
Province column: Government must do more to speed travel between Vancouver and Seattle
The Province Monday, March 31, 2008 Road trips to Seattle, Portland and other Pacific Northwest destinations have long been popular with British Columbians hankering for some fun and recreation south of the 49th parallel. But given the dreadfully long lineups … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, British Columbia, Cascadia, Commuting, Entertainment, Politics, Portland, Seattle, Tourism, Trade, Transportation, Vancouver Province Columns
Vancouver Province column: Let’s show the world that West Coast buildings do not have to be boring
Sunday, February 10, 2008 The frenzy of construction taking place across Metro Vancouver might lead some to believe this region is getting the urban equivalent of a personal makeover. But as the highrise condos sprout up from the ground, locals … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, Architecture, Nimbies, Urban Planning, Vancouver, Vancouver Province Columns
Price Tags Turns 100
Gordon Price, who heads up the Cities program at Simon Fraser University, commemorates the 100th issue of his Price Tags publication with a terrific resource — an index that spans the publication’s existence. This includes urban journalism and photography covering … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, Architecture, Commuting, Cycling, Journalism, Neighbourhoods
$14 billion for public transit in British Columbia
This week’s announcement of major funding for rapid transit in British Columbia should put to rest the naysayers who argue that rail technologies such as SkyTrain are an unnecessary luxury. By extending the successful SkyTrain network to the University of … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, British Columbia, Transportation, Urban Planning
Trek Park?
It seems the college sit-ins and protests of 2007 just don’t resonate like they did in the 1960s — at least on Canada’s West Coast. Case in point: Trek Park at the University of British Columbia, designed as a gathering … Continue reading
