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Oct. 24, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

A Tower by Any Name other than…

BBC News reports on what happens when your brand and your name is Donald Trump. The Vancouver hotel designed by Arthur…
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Oct. 19, 2016 / Gordon Price

Viewpoint: Issues with the 'Zoned Capacity' Argument

The ‘Zoned Capacity’ Argument is Misleading – We need a different conversation By Bryn Davidson – Lanefab* At a recent…
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Oct. 15, 2016 / Ken Ohrn

If I Had a Billion Dollars (Updated)

David Negrin of Aquilini Development and Construction Inc. will take over as CEO for FN development on 6 properties spanning…
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Oct. 14, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

A New School Use-Housing Teachers

In the “why didn’t I think of that” department, The St. Louis Dispatch reports on an innovative idea-they are planning to turn…
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Oct. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Oakridge Transit Site Going going gone.

Business in Vancouver has published an article about the Really Big Deal-The sale of the Oakridge Transit Centre located on 41st…
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Oct. 11, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

CBC, Gil Kelley, Housing Affordability and Vancouver

This radio interview with new City Planner Gil Kelley on CBC’s Early Edition identifies the biggest challenge in metro Vancouver, and…
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Oct. 07, 2016 / Gordon Price

VHF Laneway House Tour – Oct 22

Join us on this self-guided tour inside examples of gentle densification on heritage and character properties. In 2016, we visit…
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Oct. 07, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Silicon Valley, Affordable Housing, and a new Voting Block

As reported in the New York Times the San Francisco Bay area  is known for high housing prices often blamed on…
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Oct. 06, 2016 / Gordon Price

Item from Ian: Airbnb Effect in Amsterdam

From The Guardian:  “I think it’s obvious that Airbnb contributes to gentrification,” Sito Veracruz, an urban planner, says. “It drives…
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Oct. 06, 2016 / Gordon Price

Re:address Week – Oct 24-29.

Discussions On Housing Affordability In Vancouver RE:ADDRESS SUMMIT HOUSING AND THE FUTURE OF CITY BUILDING … with the rapid commodification of housing,…
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Oct. 06, 2016 / Gordon Price

Quote: What Tsawwassen Mills means

From The Sun:   “What the Tsawwassen First Nation was able to accomplish with the opening of the mall is…
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Oct. 05, 2016 / Gordon Price

Item from Ian: "This is my home. It's all I got …"

Ian: Seen whilst out biking the other day … not going to say where (although it’s not exactly trying to…
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Oct. 05, 2016 / Gordon Price

ADUs in PDX: The Small-House Movement

From the New York Times: Portland’s Small-House Movement Is Catching On A simple 800-square-foot cottage in Portland, Ore., has helped…
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Oct. 05, 2016 / Gordon Price

Gentrification in Berlin: The Strategy of Milieuschutz

Another in The Guardian series: Until a few years ago, investors discovering Berlin ignored Neukölln as too scruffy and working-class.…

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