Vancouver

Backyard cottage housing is a benefit, not a threat, to single family neighborhoods, and in keeping with the values that shaped Seattle. Let's have more.

Utopia: Are we there yet?

Posted Wed, Sep 9, 9:24 p.m.

An art exhibit in Port Angeles displays creative responses to the Cascadia dream.

Islam in Cascadia

Posted Tue, Aug 25, 6 a.m.

A report from British Columbia on Pacific Northwest Muslims and how they view life in the West.

Serene stone sculpture from a violent country

Posted Mon, Aug 24, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

A notable exhibition of Zimbabwe's leading sculptors has opened in Vancouver's botanical gardens

Inside a Tent City near Microsoft

Posted Mon, Aug 10, 6 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

As a national video shows, these encampments have much to commend them. But they are no substitute for more permanent living places.

Joy ride

Posted Wed, Jul 22, 6 a.m.

The new light rail line opens up new ways to see the city, and brings visibility to long-neglected and fascinating parts of Seattle.

Light rail does not a 'grown-up' city make

Posted Mon, Jul 20, 6 a.m.

Seattle has acquired light rail and a strongman mayor, but that doesn't put us in the big leagues. In fact, we were more mature a few decades ago. And Seattle's civic DNA is about not imitating other cities.

Future Shack or Future Schlock?

Posted Tue, Jul 14, 6 a.m.

Two panels wrestle with the future of Washington's residential architecture, and especially the fabric of a growing Seattle. An overriding question: How much can good design solve the problems of density?

Local tourism: hanging on til the Olympics

Posted Tue, Jun 23, 6 a.m.

By Sue Frause

In British Columbia and Washington, 2009 is going to be a tough year for the tourist business. Here's what some experts are doing to get through the recession.

The Great Vancouver vs. Seattle Debate

Posted Mon, Jun 22, 6 a.m.

Is the civic grass greener on the other side of the border? Two urban experts each make the case for the others' home town.

6,000 things you can't say in Seattle (or Portland)

Posted Tue, Jun 16, 6 a.m.

The list grows longer once the public weighs in on local taboos.

And for Seattle's next 'world's fair,'...

Posted Fri, Jun 5, 6 a.m.

Puget Sound boosters are proposing to launch an annual Global Health Celebration in 2012 to re-brand Seattle for the new century.

Is Cascadia's train coming in?

Posted Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.

High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.

The Cascadian Dream

Posted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.

Can a Pacific Northwest utopia be shaped on the shared belief that nature is sacred? This latest installment in a series on regional identity looks at the patron saint of the environmental movement, John Muir, and how his thinking informs the desire for a new, greener, and elusive entity some call Cascadia.

Is Seattle's growth unstoppable?

Posted Mon, Feb 23, 6 a.m.

Walling off migration is not possible. But there are ways to downsize our ambitions to a Lesser Seattle, which might be good for America and the environment.

Are the Vancouver Olympics turning into a stimulus plan?

Posted Fri, Dec 26, 6 a.m.

By Jonathan Hiskes

Smart thinking, Canadians. The Winter Games are shovel-ready for the recession.

A Christmas essay: a better way to help the homeless

Posted Thu, Dec 25, 9 a.m.

By Monte Paulsen

Vancouver faces a potential public relations embarrassment during the 2010 Olympics, owing to the city's tremendous homeless population. An architect proposes a bold solution: temporary, modular housing.

Can Seattle be a Slow City?

Posted Wed, Dec 24, 6 a.m.

An international movement to change the ethic of growing cities seems right for the Northwest. But we'd have to check the boom-town impulses embedded both in our growth economy and our frontier DNA.

Cross-border commerce and the 2010 Olympics

Posted Tue, Nov 25, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Money isn't flowing as freely as once thought, and the challenges of the border and exchange rates determine whether and how Northwest contractors and service providers will benefit from the Vancouver Games.

THE TYEE (VANCOUVER, B.C.)

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Other media

Pre-Olympics visit to Vancouver, looking for its gritty soul and best eats You won't find it in the celebrated downtown, which is bland and shopping-center-like, says this writer. Look for life in the surrounding neighborhoods. Head for Commercial Drive, for instance.

WALL STREET JOURNAL

New Vancouver Mayor: 'Let's own green' Gregor Robertson wants to position the B.C. city as a leader in the clean economy.

GLOBE AND MAIL

Vancouver Library nixes a suicide class for the terminally ill A group wanted to rent a library meeting room for the classes. The City Librarian said aiding or abetting suicide violates Canada's criminal code.

CBC

The great Portland-Vancouver B.C. debate: A Seattle critic referees Verdict: Vancouver, with a bad case of Portland-envy, is being too hard on itself.

Vancouver vs. Portland: Where would you rather live? Portland's more bike friendly. The Canadian city puts lots fewer people in jail. A Seattle writer caught in the geographic middle looks at pros and cons.

SIGHTLINE DAILY

Blog posts

Settling the 'which Vancouver?' question

Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 p.m.

Washington state's Vancouver is considering a slight but significant name change

Hey, it's a whale-meat shish kabob

Posted Wed, Sep 16, 6 a.m.

What one vessel caught in Alaska this summer, and other tales of how eco-unfriendly cruise ships are.

Urban Cascadia goes to China

Posted Fri, Jul 31, noon

A Vancouver, BC architect will represent the USA at the Shanghai expo.

Most livable cities aren't in U.S.

Posted Wed, Jul 15, 6 a.m.

by David Brewster

Seattle is not in this league at all, while Vancouver does very, very well

Washington finally notices the Winter Olympics

Posted Mon, Jul 13, 9:21 a.m.

by Sue Frause

Note to the tourism promoters: the Winter Games take place in cold weather.

Signs of livability in Seattle and that other place

Posted Tue, Jun 30, 6 a.m.

More thoughts from the Seattle and Vancouver urban debaters on what makes their cities livable, or not.

The mystery of the Asian "Nones"

Posted Mon, Apr 27, 7:45 p.m.