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Nov. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Brussels Belgium Skipped Apartments, Went to “Maisons de Maitre”.

Bloomberg’s Feargus O’Sullivan has been writing an interesting series on housing in world cities. He took a look at Brussels…
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Nov. 16, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing

The Smart Growth Network, Maryland Department of Planning and the State of Maryland present “Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing”. Every…
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Nov. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Finding the Edwardian Family at Vancouver’s 2825 Clark Drive

  Several years ago when I was visiting family in Prince Edward Island I saw a Vancouver postcard in a…
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Nov. 03, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Commenter~ Covid Visiting Protocol & Future of Assisted Care / Long Term Care Facilities

  Last week I wrote about how no one imagined that a pandemic would force the lockdown of assisted and…
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Sep. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Lofty Elevators Goals in China, Practical Elevator Decisions in Nanaimo

Which country do you think has the most elevators? Did you know that it is Spain, with 19.8 elevators per…
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Sep. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~ Homelessness~California Landlords’ Summit

Housing Outreach Partnership, Inc. is proud to announce that the third annual California Landlords’ Summit on Homelessness will be held…
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Sep. 04, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Families/Caregivers Allowed Back Into Ontario Long Term Care Facilities

  For anyone that has loved ones or friends in long term care facilities in British Columbia the pandemic has…
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Aug. 25, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

The Missing Middle and Why Just Changing Zoning Won’t Get Us There

Housing affordability and the need for housing that is accessible to families is top of mind to many but as…
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Aug. 20, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Vancouver~Buying a Piece of Property A Loonie at a Time

This week I wrote about the over twenty million “land” titles  for one square inch of Yukon land that were…
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Aug. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

Portland: Go for the Protests, Stay for the Rezoning

Portland’s BLM protests may capture the news, but the Sightline Institute summarizes what their city council is likely to approve…
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Aug. 06, 2020 / Gordon Price

Urban Growth (and Decline) in Vancouver – Jens von Bergmann’s Views

Further to this post below, the ever-visual Jens von Bergmann (@vb_jens) shows graphically what growth on the downtown peninsula looked…
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Jul. 21, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

A 290 square foot apartment in Sydney Australia

From the Australian Financial Post is the story of this architect designed 27 square meters (that’s 290 square feet) apartment…
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Jul. 21, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar From Smart Growth: The Missing Middle Housing

Across the country, people are looking for housing options that shape affordable, walkable, and desirable neighborhoods. Daniel Parolek inspired a…
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Jul. 10, 2020 / Gordon Price

Thin Streets: From Asphalt to Affordable Housing

By Christina DeMarco and Peter Ladner Great ideas are as much about timing as content. Remember the first attempt to…

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