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Mar. 09, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Equity, Diversity in Planning & the Royal Town Planning Institute’s Response

Equality, diversity and inclusion are extremely serious issues that need to be properly addressed in the planning profession. The Royal Town…

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Mar. 02, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

30 Km/h Zones and a Tale of Two Governments

It’s a tale of two different governments. Despite the unanimous motion of the UBCM (Union of British Columbia Municipalities) asking…

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Feb. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

All 140 Countries Agree to the Stockholm Accord for Slower City Speeds~Except the USA. And British Columbia? Meh.

In the “You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up” department, Forbes.com writer Carleton Reid reports that out of 140 countries attending…

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Feb. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Delta Police Officers Use Media to Slow Drivers

The Delta Police Department with its motto “No Call Too Small” is famous in Metro Vancouver for their witty…

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Feb. 18, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Sidewalk Priority Slips With Lack of City of Vancouver Oversight

Last week Jill Bennett in this Global News video story talked about the state of disrepair of the public sidewalk…

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Feb. 12, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Chinatown, The CBC, and a Vastly Overrated Death

On Tuesday night CBC radio hosted a special broadcast of their feature program, The Current with Matt Galloway. Never a…

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Feb. 11, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Push to Globally Mandate 30 Km/h Speed for Cities

There’s been a lot of buzz on social media about the societal and cultural shifts to make streets safer, more…

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Feb. 10, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Special Presentation on Future of Chinatown Tonight with CBC Radio’s Matt Galloway

CBC’s The Current is Doing a Broadcast on the Future of Chinatown Monday February 10. Join Matt Galloway for a…

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Feb. 10, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Bait and Switch~ Reliance Properties leaves 1188 Bidwell Street Returning Tenants with Few Options

Transparency is such an important quality and nothing is as vital when developers move existing established rental tenants out of…

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Feb. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Province’s Intersection Safety Cameras Snap 7,000 Speeders

The Province of British Columbia has started rolling out their first tickets for the Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) Program announced…

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Jan. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Why City of Vancouver Proclamations are not really City of Vancouver Proclamations

Here’s the spoiler: you would think that City of Vancouver proclamations would be based upon the approved criteria as listed…

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Jan. 27, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Mayor & City of Vancouver Still Won’t Recognize Mount Pleasant’s Davis Family

I have been writing about Nita (Pat) Davis and her son John Davis junior, who after the death of John…

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Jan. 22, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Welcome Lon LaClaire, Vancouver’s New City Engineer/General Manager of Engineering Services

In the very good news department, Sadhu Johnston the City Manager of the City of Vancouver has announced the new…

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Jan. 15, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Livable Region Plan for the Province

It’s not often that a political columnist will delve into the details of urban and regional planning. Those are…

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