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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

What Happens to Those Shuttered Large Floorplate Malls? Lessons From the Sears Warehouses

There is no doubt that the heaving  change in retail malls and major store closings will leave structural buildings demanding…
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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

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. 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. 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. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Should Pot Be Grown On Metro Vancouver's Agricultural Lands?

There is no doubt that growing marijuana is going to be a big business. And there is also no doubt…
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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 / Gordon Price

Amazon HQ2: Is it worth it?

From NPR: Thursday marks the deadline for bids in Amazon’s highly publicized search for a location for its second headquarters,…
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Oct. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Google 's Sidewalk Lab Chosen for Toronto's Quayside Development

As reported in the Toronto Star a federal-provincial-city agency overseeing Toronto’s Quayside 12 acre  project site  announced that Sidewalk Labs a sister…

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