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Mar. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Vancouver, Time to Let Go of the Green Lawn

It’s a busy week at Vancouver City Council and there’s a few gems worthy of mention. The first, sensibly brought…
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Feb. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Downtown Congestion Charges Out: London Moving to Citywide Road Pricing

It worked for a while and then it did not. We all watched as  London in Great Britain did admirable…
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Feb. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Remember the One about Electric Vehicles Overloading the Electricity Grid?

At Viewpoint Vancouver we’ve been dismayed at the City of Vancouver legalizing the right of electric vehicles to have conduited…
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Jan. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Want to Boost Your Well-Being & Mental Health? Go For a Walk in the Woods Now

Want to feel better about yourself quickly? Get out into a forest for a walk. It has been known for…
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Jan. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

It’s Time to Get Serious About Sea Rise & Flooding

Sea rise, water infiltration and flooding is nothing unexpected-it was UBC’s Kees Lokman who has been insisting that every municipality…
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Dec. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver City Council Approves Climate Emergency Tax for Property Owners

  It was in late November that Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced a climate emergency action levy that would be introduced…
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Dec. 01, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

Climate Change and Flooding — who’s responsible now?

Climate change is a big factor in the ongoing damage caused by this November’s BC floods, but so is planning.…
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Nov. 29, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Flooding, Sponge Cities, Resiliency, & the Need for Regional Response

Everything old is new again~and streams and old river beds have a renewed purpose in weatherproofing  and providing new recreational…
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Nov. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Flood of ’48 and the Lessons We Learned

What you can see from the flood coverage in the valley, at least in some of the images, is that…
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Nov. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Wind, Rain, Rivers & Landslides: How Do We Make Room For Water?

Here we are in a climate emergency: an unprecedented “atmospheric river” carrying over 160 cm of rain to parts of…
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Oct. 28, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

Translink unveils TRANSPORT 2050, and Policy Development Manager Eve Hou is here to spill the beans.

Big news for the Region! Translink has just unveiled Transport 2050: its blueprint for the next 30 years of regional…
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Oct. 10, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Climate Emergency Parking Program: How the Mayor of Vancouver Saved His Council

The Climate Emergency Parking Plan was considered by Vancouver City Council last week. The plan has first been introduced earlier…
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Oct. 01, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

Residential Parking Fees: Climate Action or City Cash Grab?

  On Oct. 5 2021, Vancouver Council will debate a recommendation to implement the Climate Emergency Parking Program (CEPP), which…
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Sep. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Time for a Check In & Reboot of the Strata Property Act

This week Viewpoint Vancouver covered the challenge of tall towers and outlined some of the nightmarish costs when building systems…

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