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Sep. 17, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Jimmy Pattison, The Environment & the E-bike Revolution

Sometimes change happens when you least expect it~as Natalie Obiko Pearson  and Divya Balji write in the Vancouver Sun Jimmy…
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Sep. 14, 2020 / Gordon Price

The NPA Co-opts Seniors and the Disabled for the Sake of Motordom

  A report from Global News reporter Nadia Stewart, with a headline that distorts the story: The protest had three…
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Sep. 11, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Enough Talk~Provide Downtown Public Accessible Washrooms Now

  We have a culture that makes excuses about the fact we don’t require a public basic service for a…
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Sep. 04, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Families/Caregivers Allowed Back Into Ontario Long Term Care Facilities

  For anyone that has loved ones or friends in long term care facilities in British Columbia the pandemic has…
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Sep. 01, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Covid’s Impact on Downtown Retailers with No Tourists & Few Downtown Workers

I have just written a post about London England where businesses in the suburbs have returned to pre-Covid pandemic levels…
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Sep. 01, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

AARP Livable Communities Transportation Workshop~Free Registration

  The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) presents a two day on-line event that is free with registration. “The…
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Aug. 31, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Steveston Crowned CBC’s Best Neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver

Trust the CBC’s (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)  Justin McElroy who is about all things municipal to find a way to organize…
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Aug. 28, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Your Input Wanted on Vancouver’s Pandemic Public Streets & Spaces

The City of Vancouver has made temporary changes to enable physical distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the City is…
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Aug. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Seeding Community One Front Yard At A Time

The Covid pandemic has meant that many people have had to stay home,  and miss the social connections of their…
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Aug. 25, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

London England Where Covid Shoppers are Staying in the Burbs

In a study of credit card data London England’s outer ring of suburbs appear to be the big winners in…
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Aug. 25, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Registration Still Open for 2020 Public Art Bikennale/Walkennale

The reviews are coming in and they are very positive for the Vancouver Biennale 2020. If you like public art,…
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Aug. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Point Roberts Gets Emergency Covid Ferry Service to American Mainland~at a Cost

Point Roberts Washington State  is one of the unique anomalies resulting from the Pacific Northwest-Canadian border dispute settled in 1846…
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Aug. 10, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

How Do Pandemics Change Housing Unit and Building Design? Lessons from 1918 For Today

Andy Yan of Simon Fraser University’s City Program notes that cities are not prepared for bio-medical emergencies like the  Covid-19…
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Aug. 07, 2020 / Gordon Price

Make the Beach Avenue Bikeway Permanent!

Let’s make the Beach Avenue Bikeway (connecting Stanley Park to False Creek North) permanent. This incredibly popular and scenic route…

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