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Nov. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

As Fall turns to Winter

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Nov. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Crossing the Street Can Kill You in Vancouver's Winter Months

We have just entered the dark cold rainy months of winter, and Vancouver is in an unusual situation. Unlike most…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Amazon Delays Shortlist

The 238 HQ2 proposals sent to Amazon have slowed them down, it seems. The shortlist, scheduled for release this Friday,…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Do You Care to Be a Cop? The Kiwi Video

The New Zealand Police have approached recruiting 400 new police officers in a different way by filming “real-life social experiment”…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

The Beautiful Data Maps of Mountain Doodle

Jens von Bergmann at Mountain Doodle crunches data and does it quickly.  And then comes up with some graphically beautiful…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver's New Housing Plan Approved~Can it Make Vancouver Affordable?

It’s a new era at  Vancouver City Hall now that the new Housing Plan is approved. But as Jen St.…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Gordon Price

Census on Commuting – a 20-year Perspective

From Andy Coupland: I thought you might like the 20 year comparisons. City of Vancouver is seeing a decline in…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Gordon Price

Census 2016 – Commuting in Metro Vancouver

Andy Yan provides some graphs that illustrate data from the 2016 census on how we in Metro Vancouver get to…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Cambie Bridge Changes — Open House

Check out this 9-page PDF, this website, and get in front of city staff to talk and learn. November 30,…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Someone Shrunk the Fire Truck" – San Francisco's Response to Curving Streets and Vision Zero

In designing streets for all users and throating down vehicular traffic people often ask if emergency vehicles and fire trucks…
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Nov. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Drivers Learn What a Bike Lane is in Edmonton

As posted on twitter by urbanist  and neuroscientist Robin Mazumder: “At what point does driver frustration with bike lanes become…
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Nov. 28, 2017 / Gordon Price

Gill Lecture Series: What is Happening to my Neighbourhood – Dec 1

The Annual Warren Gill Lecture Series Presented by Simon Fraser University’s City Program   What is happening to my neighbourhood?…
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Nov. 27, 2017 / jamesavbligh

Will the new Housing Vancouver Strategy Improve Affordability?

This month, the City of Vancouver released its proposed Housing Vancouver Strategy (2018 – 2027), made in response to the…
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Nov. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Looks like Foreign Ownership was a Vancouver Issue After All

After being vilified for doing the right work for the right reason,  urban planner and Duke of Data Andy Yan…

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