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Nov. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Hudson's Bay Store on Granville For Sale

Is it an example of shifting tastes and market demand? One of the most iconic downtown buildings, the Granville Street…
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Nov. 03, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Baby Amazon Steps

HQ2 is way out there in the future, but today the Feds, Provs, City and Amazon announced that the tech…
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Nov. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A Drive Through 1966 Vancouver

The Ministry of Transport has released this gem of a 1966 car trip from Horseshoe Bay to New Westminster. Already garnering over…
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Nov. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Mayor and Chief Planner to San Francisco~Vancouver wants to Collaborate on Housing Solutions

The Mayor of Vancouver and the Chief City Planner Gil Kelley have jointly submitted an editorial which has appeared in the San…
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Nov. 02, 2017 / Gordon Price

The Next Big Thing: Free-Floating Bike Share

I was amazed.  Having not been in Seattle for a few months, I didn’t realize what was happening with bike…
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Nov. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Province Announces Massey Bridge Reviewer

It was one of the most prudent decisions of the new Provincial government.  Instead of implicitly accepting the proposed ten…
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Nov. 02, 2017 / Gordon Price

The Exchange Tower: How does it rate?

The Exchange Tower is the newest downtown office building: From Iredale Architecture: THE EXCHANGE TOWER This project involves rehabilitating the Old…
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Nov. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Oak Tree returns to Beach Avenue

Earlier this year Price Tags Vancouver wrote about the large pin oak tree that was perched on the roof top of…
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Nov. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Having a Spooktacular Time and Why This Matters

Vancouver’s Duke of Data and Director of the City Program Andy Yan is interested in all things related to statistics. …
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Nov. 01, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Halloween Hot Spots

Thanks to SFU‘s Andy Yan, the Duke of Data, and occasional PT contributor. As usual, click to enlarge.…
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Nov. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New Restrictions for Foreign Buyers being introduced in New Zealand

In a move to provide housing as a right to residents of New Zealand, the new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
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Nov. 01, 2017 / Gordon Price

Why they call it Bayshore Gardens

Bayshore Gardens (once the parking lots of the Bayshore Hotel) was one of the six (or seven, or eight –…

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