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May. 30, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Sydney Suburbs~Aerial Photo Eye Candy

In 2006 Andrew Merry created some fascinating photos of Sydney, Australia from the air, looking at pattern, colour and shape…
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May. 28, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Not Getting a Whole Lotta Love

Simple optics tells us plenty about status of folks upset over the new proposed levy on high-value homes in British…
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May. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

It's PARTY Time!

In Vancouver, the 2018 civic election is taking an expansionary turn, as existing party structures appear unable to provide a…
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May. 24, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Density and Affordability Debate

The headline says it all. And the rest of the article, by Adam Belz of Minnesota’s StarTribune, is worth the…
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May. 23, 2018 / Gordon Price

Daily Durning: Life in Shanghai

“Shanghai: Life in the Megacity” is a 24-minute video by Germany’s DW Documentary, offering a glimpse at the quality and pace…
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May. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Survey Says: We're Happy with Empty Homes Tax, But Homeowners Still Questioning 10-Year Housing Strategy

In the Vancouver Sun, Dan Fumano has reported on a poll commissioned by the City of Vancouver on three housing initiatives…
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May. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Ask a Planner: What would you re-do, and would it have made a difference?

What good questions. Bethany Lindsay of CBC asked it of three of our past planners: We prepared a precis of…
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May. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Geller Lecture: Housing Metro Vancouver – May 10

Public lecture and webcast Looking back, Looking forward: Reflections on Housing Metro Vancouver While Metro Vancouver has changed dramatically over…
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May. 04, 2018 / Gordon Price

Seattle: The single-family zoning lock-up

Another backgrounder on the housing dilemma from the Seattle Times.  And just so you know, it’s estimated that 80 percent…
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May. 02, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Condo Presale Shell Game Just About Over in Metro Vancouver

From the “it was too good to be true” department, investigative reporter Kathy Tomlinson peels the speculative skin off the local…
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Apr. 24, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Province Seeking Input on the Future of the Agricultural Land Reserve

Price Tags has been reporting on the devastating losses of arable Class 1 farmland in Metro Vancouver to gated private…
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Apr. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

City of Richmond Dithers while Buyers Snap Up Best Farmland in Canada for McMansions~SFU City Conversation

Last week, Simon Fraser University hosted a packed house for another City Conversation panel discussion, this on the topic of…
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Apr. 13, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Economist~Chinatown Resisting Developers in "Property Battle"

Even the magazine The Economist is weighing in on the importance of Vancouver’s Chinatown as a historic and very special cultural place…
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Apr. 12, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills Mall, Design & Over Eight Thousand Parking Spaces

Price Tags Vancouver has been reporting  on the ongoing saga of Tsawwassen Mills, a 1.2 million square foot retail mall…

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