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UBC SkyTrain Subway Gaining Steam – Is it An Unstoppable Train? « Rail For The Valley
For 1 subway line, one can build many LRT/streetcar lines One year ago, with Cambie Street merchant’s Susan Heyes lawsuit against TransLink fresh in many peoples minds, any thought of a SkyTrain subway under Broadway was quietly ignored.
Using YouTube to Make Zoning Understandable | Planetizen
From the transcript of the video: "Zoning matters in more ways than you might think. Zoning determines what you can build on your property, and what your neighbors can build on theirs.
When people have the opportunity to work, play, and shop closer to their homes, they drive less. This translates into reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and helps in the fight against climate change. ULI’s new report, Land Use and Driving: The Role Compact Development Can Play in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, shows that changing our land use patterns can be a meaningful component of broader strategies to address climate change.
Land Use and Driving
Current Planning, "Living First" in Downtown Vancouver
“Downtown residential” is the mantra for urban vitality in the new century.
30 Resources to Find the Data You Need
Let's say you have this idea for a visualization or application, or you're just curious about some trend. But you have a problem.For many of us, zoning means protecting the quality of life for residents and minimizing the adverse impacts of one property upon another.
Placemaking Through Zoning | Planetizen
Entrepreneur Mark Gorton wants to do for people what he already helped do for files: move them from here to there in the most efficient way possible using open-source tools.