[URBAN NOTE] Ten links on cities, in all their dimensions

• The Conversation notes how Canadian cities need new revenue sources as their economies evolve.
• Can Canada learn from a New Jersey trying to move homes and residents out of flood-prone areas? CBC reports.
• CityLab looks at how St. Louis is finally removing the artificial concrete barriers blocking its streets and neighbourhoods.
• The controversial “new towns” of the United Kingdom are the subject of this Guardian Cities feature.
• Bloomberg looks at how second-tier cities in China like Wuhan are also competing for white-collar migrants.
• JSTOR Daily looks at how urban architecture can be made to work better.
• CityLab looks at the extent to which Millennials in North America really do like cities, and why.
• CityLab examines the various reasons why Americans have become less mobile than many before, from a love for their community to note being able to move.
• This Guardian Cities article looking at how British cities have become dependent on alcohol sales and nightclubbing, despite the social toll, is disturbing.
• Justin Fox at Bloomberg looks at how cities like Buffalo and Pittsburgh can thrive despite losing population.

[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: New York City, Pittsburgh, Montréal, Brande, Cork

• Bloomberg notes that, while New York City is gaining jobs, it is losing residents because of its housing crisis.
• CityLab takes a look at patterns of crime and race and violence in greater Pittsburgh.
• La Presse notes that Montréal, picking up from neighbouring Laval, has started a process of public consultations to try to come up with a common image of the metropolis’ future.
• Guardian Cities notes that fashion giant Bestseller plans on building its skyscraper headquarters, 320 metres tall, in the rural Denmark town of Brande.
• This Irish Examiner article, part of a series, considers how the Republic of Ireland’s second city of Cork can best break free from the dominance of Dublin to develop its own potential.

[BLOG] Some Monday links

• D-Brief notes that, with the Dawn probe unresponsive, its mission to Vesta and Ceres is now over.
• The Dragon’s Tales reports that NASA is seeking commercial partners to deliver cargo to the proposed Gateway station.
• JSTOR Daily looks back to a time where chestnuts were a staple food in Appalachia.
• Language Log takes a look at prehistoric words in Eurasia for honey, in Indo-European and Old Sinitic.
• Joy Katz at the LRB Blog writes about her lived experience of the conventional Pittsburgh neighbourhood of Squirrel Hill, a perhaps unlikely scene of tragedy.
• The Map Room Blog links to an interactive map showing the Québec election results.
• Marginal Revolution links to that New York Magazine article about young people who do not vote to start a discussion.
• Roads and Kingdoms looks at the real dangers faced by Venezuelan refugees in the northern Brazilian state of Roraima, at the start of the era of Bolsonaro.
• Window on Eurasia argues that changes to the Russian census allowing people to identify with multiple ethnicities could lead to a sharp shrinking in the numbers of minority nationalities.

[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Montréal, Pittsburgh, Saskatoon, Atlanta, Calgary

• CityLab takes a look at how Montréal took care of the problem of an excess of raccoons in that city’s Mount Royal Park, particularly around the Camillien-Houd lookout.
• CityLab takes a look at the city-defining design of Pittsburgh-based architect Tasso Katselas.
• The Yellow Quill First Nation is setting up an urban reserve in the city of Saskatoon. Global News reports.
• Guardian Cities looks at the roots of the black art renaissance in Atlanta.
• Joe McFarland at Global News argues that, particularly with its skepticism over the 2026 Olympics, Calgary is starting to retreat into an anti-development mood.

[URBAN NOTE] Four city links: New York City, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Saskatoon and Regina

• The landlord who destroyed the 5Pointz warehouse in New York City, for real estate development, despite the importance of its graffiti, has been ordered to compensate the art’s creators almost seven million dollars. VICE reports.
• Pittsburgh’s model of urban renaissance, based on heavy investment in high-tech and education, is still used as a model for cities everywhere. Bloomberg View has it.
• Vancouver has announced plans to remove viaducts and to replace them with towers and park space. Global News reports.
• Saskatoon and Regina, the two leading cities of Saskatchewan, are leading Canada in terms of growth. Global News reports.

[NEWS] Eight links from around the world

• Yahoo News shares the story of a cat that visited every national park in the United States, with photos.
• CBC’s Mike Crawley takes a look at the impact of the Ontario $15 minimum wage, finding it should have little effect on the economy at large.
• In The Globe and Mail, Tony Keller suggests that Donald Trump’s actions do a great job of promoting China as a responsible superpower.
• CBC notes research suggesting that global warming will make the heat island effect in cities much worse.
• It is easy, editor David Shribman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes in The Globe and Mail, to mistake Pittsburgh for Paris.
• The Toronto Star notes Ariana Grande’s surprise visit to her fans in hospital before tomorrow benefit concert.
• The Atlantic reports on the problems of post-Communist gentrification in Moscow.
• The Georgia Straight shares one Vancouver artist’s goodbye to her adopted city, beloved but now too expensive.