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Dec. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Developer Gets Rezoning in Steveston without paying full Community Amenity Costs to City

There is a stormy situation in Richmond where developer Onni has been accused of bullying Richmond City Council in the…
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Dec. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A New Generation of Activists Assist in Chinatown's Next Chapter~Melody Ma

There are a lot of unsung heroes in Vancouver that care deeply about place and culture, and recognizing that some…
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Dec. 15, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

High-Speed Transit: Vancouver-Seattle

It looks to me like another stop along the slow ride towards high-speed rail in the Cascadia region. But call…
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Dec. 15, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Real Estate and Transit

How property markets responded to newly-installed public transportation — the Australian experience. Thu Jan 4, 7 PM PDT Venue: SFU…
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Dec. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

High Density Rental in the very West of Point Grey?

In the thinking out of the box department newly minted City of Vancouver Councillor Hector Bremner introduced a motion at Council…
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Dec. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Delta Wants a Direct Bus, No Transfers to Canada Line

With Mayor of Burnaby Derek Corrigan now the chair of the Mayor’s Council at TransLink everything old is new again,…
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Dec. 10, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

To "C" or Not to "C"

Find out tomorrow.  And let the storms begin. Premier Horgan is set to announce the Site “C” decision at 11:30,…
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Dec. 07, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

New Bucks For Transit

A long time ago in a boardroom far far away, the TransLink Mayor’s Council set out a 10-year transit plan.…
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Dec. 05, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Viaduct Land

Near Union and Quebec…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

City Streetcars — Keeping Options Open

The City of Vancouver is planning ahead to ensure that the option of a streetcar line remains open.   The…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Big Decisions

It was 50 years ago that people made a big decision — no freeways in Vancouver.  It fundamentally altered the…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver's New Housing Plan Approved~Can it Make Vancouver Affordable?

It’s a new era at  Vancouver City Hall now that the new Housing Plan is approved. But as Jen St.…
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Nov. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Someone Shrunk the Fire Truck" – San Francisco's Response to Curving Streets and Vision Zero

In designing streets for all users and throating down vehicular traffic people often ask if emergency vehicles and fire trucks…
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Nov. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Looks like Foreign Ownership was a Vancouver Issue After All

After being vilified for doing the right work for the right reason,  urban planner and Duke of Data Andy Yan…

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