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Aug. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Versus Burnaby: Selling Place & Context, Or Towers Above Clouds?

Gordon Price  has been writing about Burnabyism and how the Grand Bargain is being enacted, with point towers on podiums…
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Aug. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Curator of Bentall Centre

Chuck We is a curator. His gallery is the Bentall Centre. As a Senior VP, Western Canada, for Hudson Properties,…
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Aug. 11, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Why Can’t We Have Public Washrooms? And a Look at a Great “Pop-Up” in NYC

  You know there is a problem when the former head of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Area, (DVBIA) the…
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Jul. 21, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Secret of Vancouver-The Hidden Industrial Area Gem: The Northern Cafe

There are no words to describe one of the most memorable places to eat and it is in an industrial…
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Jul. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

How to Commute without Commuting

Helpful hints for those who will work at home  – from The Atlantic: Many people liberated from the commute have…
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Jun. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Developer Disses Pedestrian Friendly Street in New Zealand

  In the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department, here’s one to stick in the time machine and…
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May. 31, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Public Washrooms on South Granville Street or the New Broadway Rapid Transit Connection? Nope.

Once again I ventured onto South Granville Street and once again I was greatly disappointed when I need to find…
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May. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Optimistic State of Downtown Vancouver

The Downtown BIA presents their State of Downtown report this year via video: It’s been particularly rough for Downtown in…
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May. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Post-Pandemic Seasonal Restaurant

Here in the Gilford Street minipark in the West End, there is a restaurant – once the fabled Delilah’s (ask…
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Apr. 14, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

How Three Simple Words Will Transform Wayfinding in Cities and Spaces

  Veronica Reynolds is the sustainable travel advisor for Milton Park which is a one square kilometre office and industrial…
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Apr. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Battery Revolution in Our Times

When technology and economy come together, that’s usually called a revolution. You can get one of these electric scooters for…
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Apr. 05, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Pandemic, the Need for Public Washrooms & Why Don’t We Have Them

Spring is finally here and everyone wants to get outside. The next wave of the pandemic means that restaurants can…
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Feb. 17, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Lego Evolution From Boys Toy to Universal STEM Building Blocks

Seven years ago Charlotte Benjamin wrote a hand printed letter to the Lego company talking about her visit to the…
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Jan. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

Why Mobility Pricing is So Immobile

The mobility-pricing conversation has been mostly about technology and social engineering.  Mostly speculation, not specifics. No matter how much sense…

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