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Jun. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Folsom City Fireworks Go Full Scale Modern: Why Can’t “Green” Vancouver?

Folsom California is a town of 80,454 people in Sacramento County, California. Intel moved here in 1992 and employs 6,100…

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Jun. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar From Vision Zero Network: Safe Streets Funding: Go Big & Bold

New Safe Streets Funding: Go BIG & Bold Webinar There are some major funding changes happening for Transportation under the…

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Jun. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Why are We Still Talking About Public Fireworks in Vancouver in the 21st Century?

If you want to divide a room of people really fast, ask them whether they are for or against public…

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Jun. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Hop! App to promote walking to schools

The Ontario Active Travel in association with Green Communities Canada presents this free webinar that is aimed at Ontario school…

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Jun. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Why Won’t the NDP Government Give Municipalities the Authority for 30 km/h Areas?

A few months ago, a major active transportation advocacy group in British Columbia asked me to review a response they…

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Jun. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar with Smart Growth Network: The Past, Present & Future of Electric Bikes

As sales of electric bicycles (e-bikes) have surged and outpaced the sales of all-electric cars since 2020, more and more…

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Jun. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Urban Designer/Author Scot Hein-Why “Zoning Must Evolve: Because You Forgot About Me”

The Broadway Plan has shown the Big Cleave, with social media pundits ascertaining commenters as being either “for” housing or …

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Jun. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar-Build Beyond Zero: New Ideas for Carbon Smart Architecture

“Net Zero” has been a goal of the green building movement, to have every building generate at least as much…

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Jun. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Want Your Child to Learn in School? Get Rid of Traffic Noise. It’s Time to Expand “School Streets”

It used to be that apartments and multi-family units were located near major roads for ease of transportation. It has…

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Jun. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

How Do We Cool A Hot City? Coroner’s Report Released on Last Year’s Deadly “Heat Dome”.

Today heat waves in the United States kill more people than natural disasters, and the United Kingdom is estimating a…

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Jun. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Indigenous History Month at MOA: Artist Talk-Musqueam Knowledge Keeper Richard Campbell

Artist Talk with Knowledge Keeper Richard Campbell In recognition of Indigenous History Month, MOA invites you to listen and learn…

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Jun. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Allowing Axing of Private Property Trees Not Such a Greenest City Idea After All

It seemed kind of strange at the time. You would think during a climate emergency and the need to speed…

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Jun. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Car Share, Electric Vehicles and “Urban Freight”

West Coast Climate Action Network presents “Transportation in a Time of Climate Crisis” looking at Carsharing, Electric Vehicles, and Urban…

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Jun. 03, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Hidden Gem in Industrial Area #3: The Truck Stop Cafe at Clark & Napier

At Viewpoint Vancouver we have been highlighting those wonderful eating places that are not necessarily where you think they would…

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