Daily Scot: The Impacts of Barcelona’s Strategic Tourism PlanScot picked up this from the CBC: Barcelona has had its fill of tourists. … Two months ago, city council…
Barcelona Superblocks – UpdatePT posted on an item on the Barcelona proposal to create “mini neighbourhoods around which traffic will flow, and in…
Barcelona: Mass Tourism and the Radical MayorFrom The Guardian: … the challenge most likely to define her time in office will be taming Barcelona’s tourist industry.…
Item from Ian: The Transformation of Barcelona’s EixampleFrom The Guardian: In the latest attempt from a big city to move away from car hegemony, Barcelona has ambitious…
Lance Berelowitz: "How Other Cities Do It, and Why Can’t We?"How Other Cities Do It, and Why Can’t We? Lance Berelowitz . Every time I return to Vancouver from a…
The Daily Durning: Compact planning and climate changeThis seems timely. A comparison of Atlanta and Barcelona with respect to their impacts on climate change: . . From…
Barcelona 31: The Diagonal (6) – 22@BCNWhat is 22@ ? First of all, 22@ is a bit of a visual joke. “22a” was the zoning designation…
Barcelona 30 – Impressions (11): Active Life in ÀngelsMost tourists think of Old Barcelona (Ciutat Vella) as synonymous with the Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic) – a maze of medieval streets…
Barcelona 29 – Impressions (10): Daily Life in George Orwell Plaça de George Orwell is a tight triangular space in the centre of the Gothic Quarter: . It’s best…
Barcelona 28 – Impressions (9): La CascadaIn a city with lots of over-the-top architecture, it’s my favourite extravagance: . . This waterfall in the Parc de la…
Barcelona 27 – Impressions (8): Public MarketsEvery tourist photographs them. Me too. And of the 45 public markets – each unique – here are shots from…
Barcelona 26: The Diagonal (5) – La Mina AfterBy the 1970s, La Mina had becomes a ‘sink estate:’ a fortress-like setting with enclosed streets, high densities and few services, poverty…
Barcelona 24 – The Diagonal (4): La Mina BeforeWithin steps of the parks, shopping malls, high-end highrises and corporate towers of Diagonal Mar is the barrio of La…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner