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The ideal city?

There may be no such thing, but Vancouver has shown the world an admirable model.

Original reporting by Richard Littlemore

The ideal city?
IdeasA photograph of Vancouver taken from a helicopter above the Stanley Park area. It shows West Georgia Street, with False Creek and Science World at the end, and East Vancouver in the background. Photo: Jeremy Lee (@jw.klee) There may be no such thing, but Vancouver has shown the world an admirable model.Photo: Richard Littlemore

Where the work begins

There may be no such thing, but Vancouver has shown the world an admirable model.

What follows

Further reporting continues across the university network.

At a glance

  • Campus: UBC Vancouver & Okanagan (Point Grey & Kelowna)
  • Focus: Research & public discovery (Ideas)
  • Outcome: Verified reporting (September 2026 issue)
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  1. Original reporting · magazine.alumni.ubc.ca

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