A is for AbsurdBrent Toderian sends along a book review: In Architecture of the Absurd, John Silber dares to peek behind the curtain…
Portland's PrideA positive review of Portland’s latest (Vancouver-style) neighbourhood in Seattle’s Crosscut. Crosscut is just one online source of news about…
Lesson? What lesson?Sometimes Mother Nature gets a little heavy-handed with the irony: This pic comes from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer – a flooded…
Click, clickThe Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version) This beautifully done video on web 2.0 has gone viral. Worth seeing for…
David Sucher Needs Your HelpSucher is the author of “City Comforts” – a gem of a book that explains how to design good cities.…
Hapa CultureMy column in Business in Vancouver last week: Vancouver culture now meeting newcomers halfway In Vancouver today, there’s a lot…
Things Do ChangeHere’s that video I wanted to post – a delightful way of showing that, yes, the world can change. Thanks…
Green AlleysOnce again, Chicago leads the way: Chicago has decided to retrofit its alleys with environmentally sustainable road-building materials under its…
Embedding YoutubeOkay, I need help. Youtube used to have a button that would automatically embed a video in a blog, along with a…
OuttahereOff to Montreal and San Francisco for a week. Weather for Montreal: sunny Weather for San Francisco: sunny and warmer. Heh,…
Henriquez's TowerArchitect Richard Henriquez has an idea for a tower in Queen Elizabeth Park. Little Mountain is the highest point in…
More Sites to SeeSites and suggestions from PT readers: Paul Krueger recommends this site for an animated overview of the Big Dig and…
Price Tags 97 – Silver SpringClick here for Price Tags 97. The third ‘Metrohood’ in our series, “Washington on Rail.” Silver Spring, Maryland, was an…
Give Me LibertyRobert Liberty, the Portland Metro Commissioner who once led 1,000 Friends of Oregon, will be up our way on November…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner