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Nov. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Vision Zero Network Presents Free Webinar-Developing a Safe System Approach and Vision Zero

What does it take to start a Vision Zero program and to build a strong Action Plan? Join us in…
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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

West Coast Affordable Housing Conference Feb 2-4 2023

The Planning Institute of British Columbia Vancouver Island North Chapter is excited to bring you a professional development event on…
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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Trees in the City: We Need More Diversity & Density To Mitigate Climate Change

There’s a famous story of the renowned ethnobiologist Wade Davis being asked to do research on potential positive impacts of trees…
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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Traffic Calming Measures to Encourage Active School Travel

Between 2020 and 2022, Green Communities Canada and the Human Environments Analysis Lab at Western University conducted extensive policy research…
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Nov. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Donut Economics & The Built Environment In Birmingham & Oslo

What are Doughnut Economics? “They consist of two concentric rings: a social foundation, to ensure that no one is left…
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Nov. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The No Joke Joke: Llandegley International Airport Closes After 20 Years

What do you do when you used to write copy for a former member of the British comedic Monty Python…
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Nov. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar TODAY on a Vital Issue: Why Don’t We Insist on Truck Side Guards?

This is such an important issue. We live in a region where regularly  75 percent of commercial vehicles fail basic…
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Nov. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: How Are Complete Streets Being Rolled out in the United States?

The Smart Growth Network presents this free webinar. Implementing Complete Streets policies requires major shifts in framework and thinking compared…
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Nov. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

30 Km/h: Going Slow in Spain & Going Buggy in Britain

Even though the Province of British Columbia has refused to give the authority to create 30 km/h areas to the…
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Nov. 11, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Remembrance Day November 11, 1932

Photo by Stuart Thomson, 1881-1960. ,images:vancouversun,vancouverarchives,cbc…
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Nov. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Newly Elected or Returning to Council in British Columbia? Here’s the Course for You!

So you are a newly minted City Councillor in British Columbia  and you want to know a bit more about…
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Nov. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

A New Day, A New Council: City of Vancouver Inaugural Ceremony For Mayor Ken Sim

  On Monday the Orpheum Theater on Granville Street was host to the 2022 Inaugural Ceremony for the incoming City…
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Nov. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

America Walks Free Webinar: Learn How to AI-Generate Street Scenes for Local Advocacy

AI-generated street scenes This webinar is a special workshop where participants will learn to use tools to support local advocacy.…
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Nov. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Island Press Offers Free E-Book Downloads : Books on Ecology

Island Press does not only sponsor some great free webinars, they also offer downloads of some of their E-books for…

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Dec. 22, 2022

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

David Sadoway

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Dec. 21, 2022

Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

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Dec. 20, 2022

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Sandy James Planner

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Dec. 19, 2022

Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time

Sandy James Planner

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