I noticed another change in Vancouver on this trip: besides the over-grown, over-crowded cityscape, are the lovely community gardens popped up all over the city.
These community gardens are located on City of Vancouver’s parkland but organized through neighborhood groups.
Alone side the old train tracks in Kitsilano area, I walked through several very well-tended, beautiful gardens. [...]

Every summer, I take the kids to visit my parents for a few weeks. Last year, they were down in Taiwan. Kids got to use the  Taipei’s Metro system and walking so much under 90 something degree heat.
This year, they are back in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the 15 green cities as Grist listed, [...]