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Jul. 04, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Overall Vancouver Plan Creates Capacity, Nixes Neighbourhood Input

It is kind of in reverse order, but after passing the Broadway Plan with a myriad of amendments Vancouver City…

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Jun. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

David Ley on Vancouver & Broadway Plans: Tower Densification Does Not Mean Affordability

David Ley is a thoughtful and well known urban geography professor emeritus at University of British Columbia who is just…

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Jun. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Michael Geller, The Broadway Plan & The Great Myth: Density Does Not Make for Affordability

This week the Broadway Plan will be back at Council committee. Everyone has an opinion on this plan which impacts…

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Jun. 20, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

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…

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Jun. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

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 …

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Jun. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Allowing Axing of Private Property Trees Not Such a Greenest City Idea After All

It seemed kind of strange at the time. You would think during a climate emergency and the need to speed…

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Jun. 02, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Heather Lands Rezoning Approved, Heritage “Class A” Building to be Removed

On Tuesday May 24 Council unanimously approved the rezoning of 4949-5255 Heather Street and 657-707 37th Avenue, which formerly were…

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May. 12, 2022 / Gordon Price

Ken Cameron: How the Spadina Expressway Gave Vancouver SkyTrain

Ken Cameron, the now-retired strategic planner for the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro), asked me recently whether I had…

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May. 02, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

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,…

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Apr. 29, 2022 / Gordon Price

Survey: Public Hearings and How to Improve Them

From the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue project exploring the current state of public hearings and potential improvements:…

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Apr. 27, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Despite Pedestrian Deaths & Serious Injury, Province Ignores Request for Slower Municipal Streets

As the weather warms up, everyone is out walking, rolling, biking…or driving their vehicle. Last year in Vancouver there were…

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Apr. 26, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Vancouver & Broadway Plans: Should “Livability” in Vancouver Mean Erasing Existing Neighbourhoods?

As the City of Vancouver strives to create a new “Vancouver Plan” and “Broadway Plan” which seems to focus…

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Apr. 21, 2022 / Gordon Price

“To do with what they want” – The Cambie Report’s Idea of Reconciliation

If you have a more-than-average interest in municipal and regional politics, I’d recommend Cambie Report – the podcast in particular…

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Apr. 20, 2022 / Gordon Price

Weaponizing Traffic Disruption: A Tactic for Left and Right

Both the extreme Left and Right (to use overly general categories) seem to have gravitated towards the same protest mechanism.…

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