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Dec. 08, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Sustainable Cities

Several PT contributors have sent this along. Many thanks to you. As Mr. Durning says: “The search for absolute consensus can…
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Dec. 08, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

The Cost of Housing

Two things have come my way today on transportation costs as a component of housing.  And the way the two…
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Dec. 07, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Waterfront Words

Charlie Smith writes in the Straight about the proposed new development by Cadillac Fairview at 555 w Cordova. He quotes…
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Dec. 06, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

5-Year Cycling Network Additions and Upgrades

The City of Vancouver’s Council Standing Committee On Planning, Transportation and Environment will hear this report at the 0930 Thursday…
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Dec. 06, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image – the Stanley Park Seawall

Took the long way home after doing a little shopping at the Bay.…
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Dec. 06, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Items From Ian — Savvy Unions

Speaking of Cadillac Fairview and Waterfront center .. Here’s good background on their backing. Whenever I hear people saying how…
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Dec. 05, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Let's Build Transit: Vancouver Sun

The Vancouver Sun’s editorial for December 4, 2015 is a review of Premier Clark’s performance in Paris at COP21. While…
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Dec. 05, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Road Tolls and Transit — As the Dollars Beckon

Don Cayo writes in local Postmedia outlet the Vancouver Sun.  He seems to me to be reading tea leaves and…
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Dec. 05, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Items From Ian -Fighting City Council

I wonder how many instances of Lambeth Council could be replaced with Vancouver, and Cressingham Gardens with Little Mountain. Written…
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Dec. 05, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Ladner On Infrastructure

Peter Ladner writes in Business In Vancouver about the upcoming increase in Canadian infrastructure spending.  He introduces a few new…
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Dec. 05, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

The Origami Tower – Part II

  Kenneth Chan writes in VanCity Buzz about the newly revised tower being proposed for 555 W Cordova.  To me,…
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Dec. 04, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

More Climate Opinion

The nice thing about climate change opinions (like information technology standards and ice cream flavours) is that there are so…
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Dec. 04, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Images — Lost Lagoon With Sleeping Ducks

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Dec. 04, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Transit — Hints About a Rule Change

As reported by Jeff Nagle in the Surrey Leader. To me, the new transit question has always been “who raises…

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