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Jun. 02, 2020 / Gordon Price

Will the temporary become permanent … or Motordom Redux?

PT: With respect to the future of urban transportation, we are in a fragile moment: the pandemic has resulted in…
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Jun. 01, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Post Pandemic Trends~The Return of the Corner Store

Remember the corner store in your neighbourhood? Coming out of the pandemic is the need to access goods right in…
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Jun. 01, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Post Pandemic Homeless & Businesses Need Assistance from City, Province

As Vancouver enters the recovery phase in the pandemic and starts opening up commercial businesses, it is important for locals to…
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May. 29, 2020 / Gordon Price

Dr. Henry Approves

Michael Alexander grabbed this shot on the Marinaside seawall.…
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May. 29, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Webinar: Enhancing Walkable Spaces Through Public Art

  America Walks presents a new webinar  on walkability and public art. Promoting walking in communities with noticeable disinvestment can…
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May. 28, 2020 / Gordon Price

Queue Space is New Space

As part of its covid response, the City is providing “Room to Queue” – the reallocation of curb lanes next…
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May. 28, 2020 / Gordon Price

Discoveries, Memories and Sounds on the Slow Streets

At the very moment when Vancouver Council was discussing and approving Lisa Dominato’s motion to move forward on a network…
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May. 28, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Declares 2020 Year of the Post Pandemic Patio

I have been writing  that cities need to be nimble during this slow reopening shops and services.  Facilitating reopening of…
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May. 27, 2020 / Gordon Price

The biggest non-story of the covid emergency

When I first saw the news report in early March, I was astonished: the City and Park Board, in conjunction…
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May. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Drivers Prepared to Take A Walk in Post Pandemic Great Britain

Everyone has been enjoying bluer skies, better views, great sunsets and better air quality with the reduction of vehicular and…
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May. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Transportation Infrastructure as Reimagined Public Space

“Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge: Transportation Infrastructure as Public Space”. We’ve invited leaders in urban design, transportation, and public policy to share…
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May. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver~Let’s Talk Public Washrooms First, Drinking Alcohol in Public After

At the City of Vancouver where Council meetings  are turning out to be more of a cave spelunking expedition through…
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May. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Debuts “Slow Streets” Plan

There’s finally more information about Vancouver’s Slow Streets in a press release that came out Monday, but still no overall…
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May. 23, 2020 / Gordon Price

Vancouver’s First ‘Slow Streets’ – Wall, Lakewood, Ridgeway

Here are some of the first images of our first Slow Streets. (Click title for all images.) Thanks to Anthony…

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