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Nov. 22, 2021 / Gordon Price

Global Civic Policy Society presents Urban Lunch

Thursday, November 25 Noon to 1:00 PM via Zoom Danny Oleksiuk, cofounder of Abundant Housing Vancouver, and Dale McClanaghan, social…
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Nov. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Myth About Vancouver’s Single Family Areas: They Are Already “Several Family” Zoned

Last week Gordon wrote a post based on a discussion with Darren Davis about the end of Single Family Zoning…
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Nov. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Re-Engaging Citizens: Planner Larry Beasley,The State of the City & the Need for Real Public Process

People often misinterpret what the job of a municipal city planner is. It is rare for planners with decades of…
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Nov. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Will Allowing Six Storey Rental Outright with No Public Hearing Derail Neighbourhoods?

Even though the City of Vancouver says they are committed to an overall Vancouver Plan, that action is being eroded…
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Nov. 01, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Will it Be Eagle or Weave? Jericho Lands Development Seeks Input on Two Potential Site Plans

The City of Vancouver through their online “Shape Your City” is looking for feedback on a policy statement to guide…
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Oct. 26, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Tuesday Throwback: False Creek South Opens in 1978 with the “Doughnut Cluster”

A quick review of the newspapers of the 1970’s and 1980’s  outline what a radical idea the development of the…
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Oct. 25, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

False Creek South Shell Game? Report to Council Skips Public Involvement & Process

If the strategy was to get Vancouver residents rallying for or against redevelopment of housing on city lands, the report…
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Sep. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Time for a Check In & Reboot of the Strata Property Act

This week Viewpoint Vancouver covered the challenge of tall towers and outlined some of the nightmarish costs when building systems…
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Sep. 21, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

1981 Vancouver: Frank & Myra, Camerawork Graphics & The Rooftop at 660 Jackson Avenue

  Frank Murphy and Myra Thomson are involved and engaged citizens that now live in Nanaimo. When downtown revitalization and…
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Aug. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Is Single-Family Zoning racist, and does it matter?

Matthew Fleischer, The San Francisco Chronicle’s editorial page editor, has called for the end of single-family zoning, for which he…
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Jul. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Costs of Inclusionary Zoning in Toronto

It’s curious that there hasn’t been more coverage of the Inclusive Zoning (IZ) initiative happening in Toronto.  In December 2019,…
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Jul. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Urban Lunch – Julia Harten and Erick Villagomez – July 21

UBC School of Community and Regional Planning professor Julia Harten and Erick Villagomez, editor-in-chief of Spacing Vancouver, author of The Laws Of…
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Jul. 04, 2021 / Gordon Price

Uytae Lee Video: Can we rent our way out of the housing crisis?

Another great video for Urbanarium by Uytae Lee (our best videographer on urban issues).  He tackles an aspect of the…
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Jun. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

History Lesson: “That’s the end of condominiums” – but not for homeowner tax advantages

Historian Michael Kluckner provides further info on the post regarding the preservation of rental housing in Kerrisdale in 1989.  The…

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David Sadoway

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Dec. 21, 2022

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