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Mar. 06, 2017 / Gordon Price

SALA Lecture: Sara Stevens – Mar 6

Sara Stevens   Sara Stevens is an architectural and urban historian. Her research focuses on the relationship between architecture and…
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Mar. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

How did the Massey Tunnel Become a Bridge?

In a completely unscientific poll, the Delta Optimist on their website asked readers to vote on whether they were looking forward to…
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Mar. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Avoiding Death by Gentle Density?

Once again from Jen St. Denis with Metro News  housing experts weigh in on the “gentle density ” proposals put…
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Mar. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rogers Sugar Building Losing its View

Carlito Pablo in the Georgia Straight reports on the expansion of the Vancouver waterfront container terminal owned by Port Vancouver.…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New City of Vancouver Logo Benched

Metro News reports that the rather simple design for a new City of Vancouver logo which as  Melody Ma has pointed…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

China's Banks Cooling Vancouver Housing Investment?

There are some interesting changes occurring in China which may impact the Vancouver housing market. As reported in Business in Vancouver …
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Feb. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Church Rezoning versus Single Family Neighbours

  Cheryl Chan in the Vancouver Sun  reports on the  Dunbar Ryerson United Church located in Kerrisdale that has  a…
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Feb. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Density and the Missing Middle-Video Now available

Further to the talk  by Michael Geller at Simon Fraser University about  European examples of “middling” density and form (as…
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Feb. 20, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

More Hum; Less Varoom

The Economist reviews the speed of change in motor vehicles.  The internal combustion engine’s replacement by the electric motor is happening…
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Feb. 16, 2017 / Gordon Price

Daily Scot: Foreign buyer tax – Students and Loopholes

Scot thinks the latest column by Ian Young in his column, “The Hongcouver,” makes for a good read in the…
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Feb. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

For Whom Does the Massey Bridge Toll?

The lack of Provincial response to the concerns of adjacent municipalities and mayors to the impending Massey Bridge mega-billion dollar…
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Feb. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Massey Bridge- Because it's the 21st Century

From Price Tags commentator Alex Botta:…
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Feb. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Micro-Suites in Vancouver-How Small Is Small?

The Vancouver Sun’s Kent Spencer asks the question-do we really want to live in micro-suites?  And should the City be encouraging…
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Feb. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge a Dumb Deal

In the “give your head a shake” department The CBC reports that  that the Massey Bridge is a done deal. Imagine-the…

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