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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Ode to Oberlander

The view of landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander’s work atop the Vancouver Public Library as seen from Telus Garden’s 24th floor.…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Public Art is the @VanRealDeal

Vancouver Deputy Mayor Heather Deal has a number of portfolios – usually all the ways to make sure our City…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Save the dates to plan a fabu Jane's Walk @janeswalk #janeswalkvan

Jane Jacobs, urbanist and author, believed in walkable neighbourhoods, urban literacy, and cities planned by and for everybody. We celebrate Jane’s…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

How are you supporting local shopping districts through fear to data and bicycle parking?

How many times have you thought: I’d love to sit outside but it’s kinda noisy and stinky with the cars…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Putting Puzzle Pieces Together #ArbutusCorridor #bikeshare @SouthGranville

1) Bikeshare system area On February 24th, the City of Vancouver announced the Summer 2016 launch of our first bikesharing…
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Mar. 26, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Gastown Rehab: Try it Before We Dig it Up?

The Gastown area in downtown Vancouver – especially the 3 blocks of Water Street – will need major street rehabilitation…
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Mar. 26, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Making Commercial Drive Safer to Shop: 5 Strategies @CommercialD @Streets4Every1 #bikeyvr

Did you really think I was going to skip this topic? The Grandview-Woodlands Community Plan – including the Transportation component…
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Mar. 25, 2016 / tanyapazzy

First Baptist Church dev app proposes 120 #parking spots >minimum. In #downtown #Vancouver.

969 Burrard St & 1019-1045 Nelson St This is my second article on Good Friday about a development application that…
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Mar. 25, 2016 / tanyapazzy

NIMBY Rage: Not just for towers any more. Townhouses too.

809 West 23rd Avenue The last PT Guest Editor wrote about comparing Burnaby’s density to Vancouver’s in Who Does Density Better?. …
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Mar. 24, 2016 / tanyapazzy

You have 24 hours to email comments on 5 bike lanes downtown #bikeyvr #Vancouver

Let’s work backwards from September, 2016. Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place, almost always held in the US, will be in…
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Mar. 24, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Traffic Cones. Orange is the New Urban: Mockery, Fashion, and Rogue Transformer @AwarenessCone #Philly @PBOTrans #PDX @Moschino

OMG traffic cones are all the rage. The revolution has begun and it has bounced off Twitter onto our streets.…
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Mar. 24, 2016 / tanyapazzy

.@tanyapazzy Highlights of Our Evening with JSK @JSadikKhan @pricetags #vanpoli #bikeyvr

On Tuesday I cracked myself up in prep for an evening with Janette Sadik-Khan (JSK), former NYCDOT Transportation Commissioner and author…
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Mar. 23, 2016 / tanyapazzy

#BDGT16 Transit Teaser

There was much anticipation before the federal budget was unlocked yesterday. Many of us were particularly interested in how much…
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Mar. 22, 2016 / tanyapazzy

Mayor as Celebrity or Let's Make Bogotà's Mayor More Famous

Today Toronto Mayor Rob Ford died at age 46. RIP. Click here for my earlier post about it. It got…

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