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Nov. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

There Goes Neighbourhood Commercial~The Story of 33rd Avenue and MacKenzie Street

Sometimes the best way to understand a problem is just to go through it. That is exactly what Kerry Gold does…
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Nov. 24, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Political Dilemma

Dan Fumano writes about the freshly-printed City of Vancouver 10-year housing strategy in the PostMedia outlet Vancouver Sun: Of particular…
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Nov. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Housing Vancouver Strategy" addresses Accessibility and Affordability

As reported by Frances Bula in the Globe and Mail and as posted on the City of Vancouver website the City is finally developing…
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Nov. 22, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

The Feds: Housing Affordability

While the BCGEU focuses on taming speculation-fuelled price increases, the Feds today released THIS $40B, 10-year plan to get back…
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Nov. 22, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Housing Affordability Action – BCGEU

This 12-page report from the BC Gov’t and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) recognizes that our affordability crisis has many causes,…
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Nov. 21, 2017 / Gordon Price

Is the Need for More (Sydney) Housing Supply a "Myth"?

Lots of coverage of John Rose’s report on “The Housing Supply Myth” in Vancouver. Thomas Beyer sends along this article…
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Nov. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New York City Releases Flood Resiliency Guidelines for City Parks

With increasingly large rain events and Hurricane Sandy, New York City has responded to climate change and threats to river…
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Nov. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Is the Need for More Vancouver Housing Supply a "Myth"?

There’s a big news story circulating right now from the Globe and Mail by Kerry Gold which clearly suggests that increasing the…
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Nov. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills Mall Owners Have Malls For Sale!

All is not well in merchandising mall land. As the Globe and Mail reports  the Quebec “caisse de depot et placement…
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Nov. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Asim Waqif's "Salvage" at the Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite Location

Price Tags Vancouver has previously written about the “Fight For Beauty” art exhibition hosted by Westbank  developments  at a downtown hotel. The…
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Nov. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City Approves Short-Term Rentals~but no Basements or Laneway housing

As reported in Metro News by Jen St. Denis, Vancouver’s city council  has been considering how to regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb.…
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Nov. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

How the Flooded City of Vanport Changed mid century Portland's Attitudes to Racial Segregation

From Christina Capatides with CBS  comes the story of Vanport Oregon and Henry Kaiser. During World War Two this industrialist brought…
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Nov. 07, 2017 / Gordon Price

Warren Gill Lecture: David Hulchanski – Dec 1

Dr. Warren Gill was passionately engaged in the cities and neighbourhoods in which he lived and worked. As a member of…
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Nov. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Unlocking the Night New York Style

  New York City is embarking on a competition on  how to encourage the night-time use and animation of Brownsville  a…

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