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Nov. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

Welcome to Bicycle City – an Essay by Jeff Olson

Jeff Olson, a retired urban designer for the City of Vancouver, submitted this “idea on the pathway to housing affordability.” …
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Nov. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Hudson's Bay Store on Granville For Sale

Is it an example of shifting tastes and market demand? One of the most iconic downtown buildings, the Granville Street…
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Nov. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Mayor and Chief Planner to San Francisco~Vancouver wants to Collaborate on Housing Solutions

The Mayor of Vancouver and the Chief City Planner Gil Kelley have jointly submitted an editorial which has appeared in the San…
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Nov. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New Restrictions for Foreign Buyers being introduced in New Zealand

In a move to provide housing as a right to residents of New Zealand, the new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
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Oct. 31, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Nimbys Nixed In Kerrisdale

Vancouver City council has unanimously approved the Ryerson development in Kerrisdale. Justin McElroy writes on CBC News. By a 10-0…
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Oct. 31, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Heather Street Lands – Another Step

The planning process moves along with documents and another open house about this 21-acre (8.5 hectare) site in the heart…
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Oct. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

105 Keefer Street in Chinatown~the new Gastown?

  There is a growing gap between the knowledge of place and how we treat one of the most important…
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Oct. 25, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Heather Street Lands — Open House

Come to VanDusen Gardens’ Floral Hall and see three preliminary concept plans for this 21-acre site at 33rd and Heather…
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Oct. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Seating, Pee Paint and Creating Inclusive Cities

What does a city that meaningfully designs for all of its citizens look like? One of the reasons I am…
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Oct. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

When is an Art Exhibition not just an Art Exhibition?

There’s a bit of a firestorm for a developer curated art exhibition at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Coal Harbour…
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Oct. 22, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Amazon HQ2 — Metro Vancouver's Proposal

Kenneth Chan writes in Dailyhive.com:  The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) has delivered its proposal to Seattle, so our hat is…
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Oct. 19, 2017 / Gordon Price

George Affleck: On housing supply and the prospect of a new city plan

Councillor George Affleck responded on Facebook to this post asking whether more supply can address afforability.  Here’s his comment:  …
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Oct. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City of Richmond~Agricultural Land, not Mini Estates!

The Richmond News reports that Green Party leader Andrew Weaver is serious about his proposal to ban foreign ownership of land on…
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Oct. 18, 2017 / Gordon Price

Michael Mortensen provides some not-so-simple answers

Occasional Price Tags contributor Michael Mortensen provided a detailed response to the post: What is the simple answer to this question? – on…

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