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Apr. 12, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Stacked and Shifting Boxes on Vancouver's Melville Street Tower

Further to talking about twisty buildings, the design is in for a 36 storey highrise at 1133-1155 Melville Street between…
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Apr. 11, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Development of Davie West – 1

In 2013, City Council passed this: This community plan was a response to objections over the development of a few…
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Apr. 11, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Meeting On the Road To Change

Wondering who’s thinking about housing and might bring change to City Council? Here’s a few cross-party names. @RAICMetroVan +@museumofvan Affordable…
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Apr. 11, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

The Struggle For Change

Vancouver’s October civic election contains a fascinating struggle by young new faces to effect real change on council and the…
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Apr. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Lecture: Geller on Housing in Metro Vancouver – May 10

Looking back, Looking forward: Reflections on Housing Metro Vancouver While Metro Vancouver has changed dramatically over the past four decades,…
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Apr. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Trying to Save the Best Farmland in Canada from Richmond City Council

It is very hard to believe that we still need to be reminded about the importance of food security and…
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Apr. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Living with Kids in Higher Density~Five Kids, One Condo

Kirsten Dirksen is a television producer who has become an on-line video blogger.  Her company Faircompanies.com has a media site…
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Apr. 08, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

That Housing Thing

Alex Bozikovic writes in the Globe and Mail on housing:  the hot topic now firmly entrenched at the top of…
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Mar. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

If houses were designed like car-dominant cities ….

From 21st Century Cities: …
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Mar. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

Ideas, Not Taxes – Solutions for Affordable Housing in BC

Regular PT commenter Thomas asked to have this analysis he wrote of the ‘speculation tax’ posted on Price Tags, to…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Gordon Price

This Week in Victoria – 3

This week, selected items and observations from a short trip to Victoria. Back in 2016, Dan Ross reported on Victoria’s…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Fire Department Proposes Excess Hydrant Space for Parking~but what about for People Space?

While proposed by the Fire Chief in Surrey as a way to give more parking back to communities, Chief Garis’…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Hong Kong Reviews Radical Housing Options

  Another city that is really facing the housing squeeze is Hong Kong as reported in this New York Times article that…
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Mar. 27, 2018 / Gordon Price

Mini-Charrette: Affordable Housing – Apr 7

Guest speaker Bowinn Ma, MLA, Parliamentary Secretary for Translink, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Museum of Vancouver in partnership…

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