Cities

At night, a large burgundy wood-paneled house is loaded onto a large yellow trailer for relocation.

Builders and Cities Seek Alternatives to Demolition

Meeting the need for new homes doesn’t mean old ones belong in the landfill.

Caroline Dobuzinskis

June 12, 2024 - 5 min read

A silhouette of a man with a skyline of the city in the background at sunset.

Cities Climate Change

When You Can’t Afford to Keep Cool

A student’s heat wave experience showed him the costs of the climate disaster.

Julia Archelene Magsombol

March 09, 2023 - 7 min read

A group of cyclists drink coffee at a harbourfront park in Vancouver, their bikes parked against railings and trees nearby.

Can Inclusive Cycling Culture Be Brewed in a Coffee Pot?

Coffee Outside gatherings and “no-drop” group rides offer alternatives to competitive cycling.

Sun Woo Baik

May 31, 2022 - 7 min read

A herd of goats graze on an overgrown, leafy tangle of shrubs in a Pittsburgh park.

Cities Plants & Animals

Who Controls Invasive Species in Pittsburgh Parks? Goats!

The grazing animals' appetite for weeds is helping restore native bird habitat.

Abbie Synan

May 18, 2022 - 6 min read

A great blue heron—a long-necked bird with a long narrow beak—treads in muddy water, the Vancouver skyline in the background.

Cities Plants & Animals

Making Cities Safe for Birds

Urban areas can be deathtraps for birds. A new certification aims to make them havens.

Brett Tryon

May 13, 2022 - 6 min read

A brown squirrel sits atop a wooden, vine-covered fence, eating what looks like a nut.

Cities Plants & Animals

If Feeding Wildlife Is Wrong, Why Does it Feel So Right?

Backyard squirrels made me ponder the pleasures of wildlife feeding, and what we should do instead.

Kat Tancock

April 14, 2022 - 9 min read

Groups of 4-5 people stand outside an orange building with the letters "LMG" painted in purple above the front door.

Art & Design Cities

Vancouver’s Affordability Crisis is No Laughing Matter

It’s hard to find budget-friendly space in the city, to live or make art. For this comedy venue, it’s begun to look impossible.

Lindsay Sample

November 19, 2021 - 9 min read

Murals of a man shouting, a tennis player, and a blue-skinned woman with colourful hair and goggles in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Art & Design Cities

How Text Messages Taught me a Lesson in Gentrification

The Textilandia walking tour showed me how Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood has changed.

Jeremy Friedrichs

November 09, 2021 - 8 min read

A vine with bright pink flowers and small green leaves hangs from the balcony of an apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam.

When it Comes to Tiny Gardens, We Need to Think Big

Cities promote community gardens, but where's the support for those gardening on patios and balconies?

Erin Despard

August 20, 2021 - 7 min read

A calm lake in Bangalore with a large apartment complex along its shore. Another apartment complex lies in the distance.

Art & Design Cities

In This Game, Bangalore’s Lakes are at Stake

An interactive theatre game aims to inspire people to save lakes in India’s tech capital.

Shailaja Tripathi

August 05, 2021 - 7 min read

A small outdoor pantry with doors opened to show to a fridge and a shelf of canned goods.

Community Fridges Support Neighbours and Fight Food Waste

Volunteers are confronting food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rebecca Tucker

May 27, 2021 - 6 min read

A wide, wedge-shaped four-storey building with wrap-around glass walls sits on the south shore of Vancouver Harbour.

Get to Know the Global Scheme that Promotes Green Building

Know Logo helps you navigate today’s greenwashed marketplace, one logo at a time. Next up: LEED.

Barry Rueger

November 04, 2020 - 6 min read

A bronze sculpture in the Northwest Coast style of circular faces overlapping each other in Whistler, BC.

Cities Indigenous

Decolonizing the City: A Q&A with Ginger Gosnell Myers

Vancouver’s first Indigenous relations manager reflects on the urban Aboriginal experience.

Wawmeesh Hamilton

January 15, 2020 - 6 min read

Playing cards from the game "Hey!" are arranged in piles on a table. A person is lifting one of the cards up.

Art & Design Cities

How a Card Game Could Improve Urban Planning

An Istanbul architect has created a role-playing game so citizens can help design their cities.

Ruth Terry

October 02, 2019 - 5 min read

A young woman wearing a cap, vest, and black pants uses a shovel to dig soil on a grassy hillside in Los Angeles.

California Cities

In Urban Nature, I’ve Found a Home Away from Home

Among Indigenous elders and my fellow immigrants, I’ve put down roots at a nature center in Northeast Los Angeles.

Dana Poblete

August 15, 2019 - 9 min read

Make a Farmers Market Vendor Smile with these Five Questions

Five West Coast farmers market vendors told us which questions they love to be asked.

André LaRivière

July 26, 2019 - 4 min read

A large pile of red onions in a black plastic crate.

California Cities

Asparagus Magazine’s Guide to the Farmers Market

Freshly picked answers and questions to celebrate local bounty from the ground up.

André LaRivière

July 16, 2019 - 13 min read

An art installation named Paradise Has Many Gates by Ajlan Gharem at Vanier Park, Vancouver.

Art & Design Cities

Public Art Mosque Opens Gates to Conversation

It may look like a cage, but a new installation in Vancouver aims to build bridges.

Dima Yassine

November 09, 2018 - 5 min read

A bike leans against a metal fence as a bus drives past. Behind is a stone building with an awning that reads "Liverpool."

The Bus Rider and Cyclist Should Be Friends

A semi-satirical plea for allyship among the car-free set.

Eric Unmacht

October 20, 2018 - 5 min read

A packed, multi-storey auditorium of people hold small lamps, lighting up the entire space.

Art & Design Cities

Musical Revolution: A Q&A with Rebecca Foon

The co-founder of Pathway to Paris is prompting climate action through art.

Jessie Johnston

September 14, 2018 - 9 min read

An inside view of a bus turned into a mobile market, with shelves filled with ginger, broccoli, and onions.

Food Desert Residents find Relief at Mobile Markets

Grocers on wheels are bringing fresh food to the North American city-dwellers who need it most.

Ruth Seeley

August 14, 2018 - 7 min read

Crystal Smith and Kat Zucomulwut Norris stand in a park talking to each other, as Kat gestures with her left hand.

Art & Design Cities

Growing the Vines Festival: A Q&A with Heather Lamoureux

Vancouver’s eco-arts festival brings activist performance to the people.

Jessie Johnston

August 08, 2018 - 9 min read