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Oct. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Emphasizing Walkability on Commercial Streets Increase Revenue for Merchants

Businesses often base their hopes for future revenue on what has worked well in the past, and that used to…

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Oct. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Future of Trucking: Hint-There’s No Drivers!

Trucking logistics are a big problem in North America, with lots of goods to be moved and not that many…

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Oct. 05, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Statistics Canada Data Shows Vancouverites Paying More, Doubling Up at Home

There was a new data release this week from Statistics Canada data that illustrates the changing trends in how people…

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May. 19, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills Mega Mall Ownership Transferred to Chinese Development Company

Viewpoint Vancouver has been covering the story of Metro Vancouver’s latest mega mall, the 1.2 million square foot Tsawwassen Mills…

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May. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Time to Rethink Construction Site Trucks in Metro Vancouver Neighbourhoods

Everything stops when the unbelievable happens-a 14 year old student was killed by a dump truck in the first week…

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Mar. 04, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Victoria’s Government Street Redesign: No Public Washrooms, But Milano Coffee Shop Saves the Day

Victoria British Columbia is a tourist town and has a lot of businesses on Government Street. So it made sense…

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Feb. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Downtown Hudson’s Bay Flagship Hauling Anchor, Sailing to New Future?

In no surprise to anyone, the Hudson’s Bay store downtown at Granville and Georgia Streets is announcing plans to redevelop.…

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Nov. 19, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Shop & Go Covid Physical Distancing at Dunbar’s Celtic Treasure Chest

Every shop has a different way of ascertaining how many customers are in their premises before they have reached capacity…

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Nov. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

STAR Award to Wallflower Modern Diner & A Tribute to Rick Moranis Exhibit

At Viewpoint Vancouver we never advertise restaurants and businesses and it is true we get no recompense for telling you…

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Oct. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

The New Density Bar: How Indigenous partnerships could reset civic politics

There’s a seismic shift occurring in Vancouver’s real-estate and development industry, and it’s going to shake up our politics too. …

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Sep. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

The best places in the world to work from home

Here’s a list (found on a list of the 24 underrated web sites) that has been compiled by Nomadlist of…

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Sep. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Bye Downtown Department Store, Hello Post-Covid Downtown Public Space

What to do with the new economic reality of many downtown “anchor” flagship stores unable to survive changing shopping trends?…

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Sep. 08, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Downtown Department Store: Purveyor of Women’s Independence?

Vancouver has already seen the reuse of large downtown retail floorplates for other purposes. Take a look at Simon Fraser…

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Aug. 31, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Paris Goes 30 Km/h Everywhere: Here’s Why We Should Too

Paris is implementing what other European cities like Brussels Belgium, Grenoble and Lille France, and Bilbao Spain are already…

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