And They Are Off! Mayor’s Race for City of Vancouver From 40 Years AgoOn August 15 we come up to the the 60 day mark until the municipal elections in Vancouver and it’s…
Why Don’t We Value Trees in the City of Vancouver? Even the Jurisdiction is ConfusingLast week Viewpoint Vancouver wrote about the magic of trees in the city with data showing the tremendous remediation that trees…
Portland Loo Finally Flushes in CRAB Park, Rest of Vancouver ‘Underserved’After over a year saying they were going to do this, Vancouver Park Board is finally doing what the City…
Overall Vancouver Plan Creates Capacity, Nixes Neighbourhood InputIt is kind of in reverse order, but after passing the Broadway Plan with a myriad of amendments Vancouver City…
David Ley on Vancouver & Broadway Plans: Tower Densification Does Not Mean AffordabilityDavid Ley is a thoughtful and well known urban geography professor emeritus at University of British Columbia who is just…
Michael Geller, The Broadway Plan & The Great Myth: Density Does Not Make for AffordabilityThis week the Broadway Plan will be back at Council committee. Everyone has an opinion on this plan which impacts…
Is It Time to Put Vancouver’s Park Board Out to Pasture? In Vancouver there’s a crowded starting line for Mayor, and many people running for Council and Park Board that…
Urban Designer/Author Scot Hein-Why “Zoning Must Evolve: Because You Forgot About Me”The Broadway Plan has shown the Big Cleave, with social media pundits ascertaining commenters as being either “for” housing or …
Allowing Axing of Private Property Trees Not Such a Greenest City Idea After AllIt seemed kind of strange at the time. You would think during a climate emergency and the need to speed…
Heather Lands Rezoning Approved, Heritage “Class A” Building to be RemovedOn Tuesday May 24 Council unanimously approved the rezoning of 4949-5255 Heather Street and 657-707 37th Avenue, which formerly were…
Ken Cameron: How the Spadina Expressway Gave Vancouver SkyTrainKen Cameron, the now-retired strategic planner for the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro), asked me recently whether I had…
Supporting Vancouver’s Chinatown -“More than Just a Label”Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods, and for over a century housed not only many early Canadians,…
Survey: Public Hearings and How to Improve ThemFrom the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue project exploring the current state of public hearings and potential improvements:…
Despite Pedestrian Deaths & Serious Injury, Province Ignores Request for Slower Municipal StreetsAs the weather warms up, everyone is out walking, rolling, biking…or driving their vehicle. Last year in Vancouver there were…
Aug. 03, 2022And They Are Off! Mayor’s Race for City of Vancouver From 40 Years AgoSandy James Planner
Why Metro Vancouver Needs to Step Up on the Oldest Form of Micro MobilityAugust 9, 2022Sandy James Planner
Servicing Agreement for Squamish Nation’s Senakw Development Now PublicAugust 8, 2022Sandy James Planner
Post-war bungalows vs transit-hub skyscrapers. Lee-Ann Garnett brings the Burnaby housing story to life.