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Aug. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: SmartGrowth Network on Managing the Climate Crisis

Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought, and Wildfire The climate, relatively stable for centuries, is…

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Aug. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Creating Equitable & Sustainable Urban Heritage Tourism Districts

Thursday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time You can register by clicking this link. Urban (heritage) tourism has become…

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Aug. 12, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

HUB Cycling Presents Local Community Ride in Richmond

Join us for a summer ride to help celebrate Bike to Shop week and see some Richmond scenery on your…

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Aug. 03, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Conservation: Parks, Rewilding & Local Development

Join us for a virtual discussion with conservationist and author Ignacio Jiménez about his book Effective Conservation: Parks, Rewilding, and…

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Aug. 02, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Leading an Equitable Energy Transition

Join us on Thursday, August 4th at 2:30 p.m. ET in conversation with Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell, author of…

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Jul. 26, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar with SmartGrowth USA: John Muir, Walking, & 150 Years of Change

What changes in 150 years in nature? And did you know that John Muir the naturalist walked from Kentucky to…

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Jul. 25, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Book Launch! Do You Know About Britannia Secondary School’s “Streetfront” Alternative Program?

Sometimes in the eyes of others you can better see ourselves. Vancouver has had a unique relationship with the University…

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Jul. 20, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Dangerous By Design: The Crisis in Road Deaths in America

Smart Growth America is hosting this webinar to walk through the latest “Dangerous by Design” report on the crisis of…

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Jul. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

What are Sustainable & Best Responsible Recreation Practices?

Cultivating responsible recreation practices – a discussion of existing and emerging approaches We all know that not everybody is as…

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Jul. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

In person invitation to Kwantlen University Eco-Talk, Surrey 72nd Avenue Campus

Viewpoint Vancouver Guest Writer Dr. David Sadoway is on faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is inviting Viewpoint Vancouver readers…

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Jul. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Save the Date: Second International Road Symposium October 31-November 1

This event was last held pre pandemic and turned out to be a fascinating conference with the most recent work…

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Jul. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Restoring Nature to the Urban Landscape

WEBINAR The City Parks Alliance presents “Restoring Nature to the Urban Landscape” Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 Time: 12 noon…

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Jul. 12, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Road Mobility, Technology & Safety: Next 20 Years with David Zipper

The American National Safety Council (NSC) presents a report commissioned last year considering the potential evolution of transportation over the…

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Jul. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar with Dan Burden: Designing Road Diets

Designing Road Diets as a Tool for Walkability and Community Revitalization If you have not heard the remarkable Dan…

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