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Nov. 01, 2019 / Colin Stein

Coming Soon! is the Public Art Every Construction Site Needs

If you’ve already seen these posters around Vancouver over the past year-plus, then your Vancouver street cred is showing… “Coming…
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Jul. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

Notes from a Podcast: The North Shore’s Grand Bargain

At our live Price Talks recording on June 26th, Gord introduced the idea of a “grand bargain” having been struck…
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Jun. 21, 2019 / Colin Stein

Panel Discussion: Creative Housing Options for North Shore Seniors – June 25

Can’t make the Price Talks event next Wednesday? On Tuesday, June 25th, a coalition of five North Shore community agencies…
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Jun. 21, 2019 / Colin Stein

Last Call for Tickets: A Night on the North Shore with Price Talks

We’re about two-thirds capacity for next Wednesday’s podcast recording — Wednesday, June 26 Doors @ 6:30pm | Recording @ 7:00pm…
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Jun. 13, 2019 / Colin Stein

A Night on the North Shore: Live Recording of the Price Talks Podcast

Do you live or work on the North Shore? Are you a fan of Price Talks, the podcast? Want to…
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Jun. 13, 2019 / Colin Stein

Downtown Vancouver Bike Network Expansion: Drake Street Options

The ‘golden age’ of active transportation development in Vancouver continues, with ongoing expansion of the downtown bike network now reaching…
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Jun. 07, 2019 / Colin Stein

Why We Need Mayors on the Metro Vancouver Board

What’s the big deal about District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little’s decision to step off the Metro Vancouver Board?…
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Jun. 05, 2019 / Colin Stein

Inspire Jericho Talks 3: Margie Ruddick on life-enhancing landscapes

At 7pm this evening, award-winning landscape designer and author Margie Ruddick presents the third of the Inspire Jericho Talks public…
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May. 15, 2019 / Colin Stein

As Climate Alarms Continue to Sound, Some Governments Prefer to Move Slow and Break Things

Like some unprecedented mass shooting, it’s the kind of record-breaking news one tends to think twice about discussing at the…
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Apr. 28, 2019 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: I’ll Have What San Francisco’s Having

During a recent trip to central California — bookended by a weekend in Yosemite National Park, and Passover/Easter break with…
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Apr. 19, 2019 / Colin Stein

Still Time to Give Feedback on Surrey-Langley Skytrain

TransLink sums it all up in two conveniently tweet-able sentences: Public engagement is a key component of rapid transit planning.…
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Apr. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

The Sea Captain, at Surrey Central Station

Kudos to TransLink, for making some space for Indigenous art that doesn’t shy away from engaging people on social and…
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Apr. 04, 2019 / Colin Stein

Whither Vancouver Parks? Open House April 7

If you’ve ever wanted to see changes in how City of Vancouver parks — the public spaces themselves, as well…
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Mar. 28, 2019 / Colin Stein

Jim Hanson’s Brilliant Idea for Housing in District of No Vancouver

You may have caught wind of the District of No Vancouver’s — how shall we say — odd approach to…

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