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Posted February 22nd, 2010The Think City Minute is a regular bulletin sent to thousands of subscribers each month, providing news, opinion, events, case studies and information on civic life in Vancouver.
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NEWS: Have Your Say on City Elections
Posted February 22nd, 2010
By Think City Staff
The last time substantial changes were made to how we elect our local governments was in 1993 under then Premier Mike Harcourt. Now another former Vancouver mayor and the current premier, Gordon Campbell, is considering big changes at the local level.
OUR VIEW: Vancity – Making Dreams Reality
Posted February 18th, 2010
With over 136,000 members living in Vancouver, $14.5 billion in assets and a presence in most of its 23 neighbourhoods, Vancity is a powerful force for shaping the city’s democratic, economic, social and environmental future.
And many Think City supporters can and should have a say in what Canada’s largest English-language credit union will do in coming years.
NEWS: re:place a Fresh Take on Vancouver
Posted February 18th, 2010
By Think City Staff
Have you ever wondered which blocks in the city receive the most sunlight? Why gas stations are disappearing from the urban landscape? Or which neighbourhoods are home to the most kids?
NEWS: Economy Flat, Housing Costs Soar
Posted February 11th, 2010
By Think City Staff
Is your rent going up faster than your income? Does that first rung on the property ladder look too high to reach? You’re not alone.
NEWS: From Protest to Power
Posted January 20th, 2010
By Think City Staff
In the past few months, citizens in three BC communities have forced local governments to reconsider their plans for major projects. Using a little-known process under BC's community charter, citizen David has taken on the government Goliath. And won.
OP-ED: Let the Games Begin
Posted January 20th, 2010
By James Fletcher
As the Olympic torch winds its way across the country, many Vancouverites are counting down the days and anticipating the Olympics with equal parts of excitement and anxiety over what it will mean to actually host the world.
OUR VIEW: Re-vision Open Government
Posted January 20th, 2010
With the beginning of their second year in power, Mayor Gregor Robertson and his seven Vision councillors have much to be proud of when it comes to initiating new green initiatives, tackling street homelessness and supporting arts and culture.
NEWS: Broadway – SkyTrain or RAV II?
Posted January 20th, 2010
By Think City Staff
With Cambie Street back to normal and the Canada Line running smoothly, city planners and politicians are now turning their heads to what's next for rapid transit in Vancouver. Cue the debate about the future of transit on the Broadway corridor.
2010 Budget Spares Libraries, Little Else
Posted December 18th, 2009
By Think City Staff
Think City Chair Neil Monckton says the unprecedented outpouring of support from Vancouver residents over the past month helped persuade city council to save library services from the axe at today's final vote on the city's 2010 operating budget.