[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Windsor, Québec City, Calgary, Tokyo, Tijuana

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• Low-lying Windsor, Ontario, faces the prospect of serious flooding that might be alleviated if old features of the natural landscape like trees and wetlands were restored. CBC reports.


• Robert Vandewinkel at Huffington Post Québec makes an argument for a subway system for Québec City.


• Jason Markusoff at MacLean's, noting the referendum vote in Calgary against hosting the 2026 Olympics, suggests this vote can be best sign as a sign of this city's maturity and confidence, that Calgary does not need the Olympics to be successful.


• The Diplomat notes how costs for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have ballooned, despite promises of an affordable Olympics.


• VICE notes the plight of the Central American refugees gathering at Tijuana, unlikely to gain asylum in the United States.