The City We Love January 31, 2007

Kits Pool and English Bay, taken a few days ago by VancouverDuane.  Click over and check out some of his amazing shots taken in HDR (high dynamic range, whatever that means).

The City That Never Walks January 30, 2007

New York? Robert Sullivan explains.

The Highway Mentality in Action January 30, 2007

A sterling example in today’s Oregonian (thanks to Sightline’s TidePool) on the attitude of the Federal Highway Administration when it comes to planning for the future.
Metro, the regional government responsible for strategic planning in the Portland area, is giving the highest priority to projects that support the region’s goals for coping with growth, whether that [...]

A Good Question for Gordon Campbell January 30, 2007

An Op-Ed in today’s Sun: 
The 2002 B.C. Energy Plan strongly promoted fossil fuels, supporting coal-fired power plants, coal-bed methane development, and offshore oil and gas exploration. It was panned by those who pointed out that it would worsen climate change. These criticisms were ignored by the provincial government and also by most of us, the [...]

The Daily Alarm: Quote 1 January 29, 2007

There is going to be a huge amount of response to the Fourth Assessment of the IPCC on Feb 2 - and lots of quotes.  In fact, it’s already started.  Here’s the best one I’ve seen today, from John Holdren, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science:
“We basically have three choices: [...]

Mutual Admirers January 29, 2007

Brian Libby writes the definitive blog for those admirers of things architectural and urban in Portland. I sent him the recent issue of Price Tags on a comparison of our two cities - and he in turn has featured it in a post on his blog.
Another example of the self-referential world of the blog - [...]

Stanley Park: More Views January 29, 2007

I have to agree with Stuart Lefeaux, the long-time superintendent of Stanley Park, about the consequences of the December windstorm: “The end result is that Stanley Park will be much more interesting than before.”
Though retired in 1979, Lefeaux saw the results of Hurricane Freda in 1962. In this article in the Courier, he told [...]

Good Advice from a Bench January 28, 2007

At the corner of Barclay and Denman Streets in the West End, on a small rectangular lot next to King George High School, there are four benches.  Rusty red, flaked and nicked, they look as uncomfortable as the stone walls they butt up against and as worn as the ground they stand on.   But there’s something bright [...]

Denigrating Mr. Sullivan January 26, 2007

The most circulated article around City Hall yesterday was Gary Mason’s column in the Globe and Mail. (Here, if you’re a subscriber.)
While Mayor Sam Sullivan’s Eco-Density initiative hasn’t produced much excitement locally, it’s drawing attention elsewhere.
The program, which promotes increasing density as a means of reducing our collective impact on the planet, is [...]

Thrilling Wonders January 25, 2007

From Max Richter’s Shortlist, a link to a very cool blog: Dark Roasted Blend from Thrilling Wonder, who in turn have collected items from other blogs … Oh, forget it.  Just click.
From Moscow: people on the subway ….

Or if you prefer to drive in Moscow (not a good idea), here’s an example from Incomprehensible Intersections of how [...]