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Apr. 27, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Make your place more walkable-free webinar

  In late 2015, the Surgeon General of the United States issued a national call to action asking every person…
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Apr. 25, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Modernist classic going, going gone!

            The Globe and Mail reports on the scheduled demise of a truly iconic house located…
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Mar. 06, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills-Mega Mall or College?

On the retail front, work is going ahead on Tsawwassen Mills, the huge mall being built on First Nations lands…
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Mar. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Walking that Dog

The Surgeon General of the US  has issued a call to action encouraging people to walk 150 minutes a week, or 20…
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Mar. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Millionaire Boomers are Zoomers

        I wrote about this earlier on Price Tags-just where are those boomers that are cashing out…
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Mar. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Laneway House as Carbon Neutral Garage Mahal

      There is an interesting article on laneway homes in the Huffington Post where a couple in Calgary have built…
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Mar. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Are Street Designers the Volkswagen Brand?

    That question was asked in a post by Angie Schmitt on Streetsblog. In this cogent article the author…
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Mar. 02, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Gateway Commercial Drive Style

The previous post shows the beautiful angel gateway in Bisbee  Arizona. And here is my vote for a great local…
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Mar. 01, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

You, vehicles, visibility and the Safety Sash

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by CBC Radio about the frequency of pedestrians being hit by vehicles in…
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Feb. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Where are those Boomers Going?

Green Acres was a television program that ran from 1965 to 1971 that featured an older socialite couple from New…
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Feb. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

100,000 and counting

  We have been talking about the virtual and sharing economies and Vancouver hit a milestone today. In the parlance…
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Feb. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Build it and they will come

Bjarke Ingels is partnering with Ian Gillespie to build a fantastical tower in downtown Vancouver. When the tower was in…
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Feb. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Police Retrofit in Times Square

Perhaps one of the most telling changes in Times Square New York City is the need for its police station…
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Feb. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Traffic calming with polka dots and paint

  This excellent article came by way of the Atlantic CityLab  related to the work undertaken by the City of…

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David Sadoway

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Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

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