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Jul. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

Notes from a Podcast: The North Shore’s Grand Bargain

At our live Price Talks recording on June 26th, Gord introduced the idea of a “grand bargain” having been struck…
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Jul. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Granville Street Hospice versus Rental Housing~No Winners

Gary Mason in the Globe and Mail in an article entitled “It’s absolutely heartbreaking to see such stupidity about Vancouver’s…
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Jul. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Jean Swanson’s Perfect Voting Record

From @nm_nvan: Here’s an update of each councilor’s record of voting for the 311 market rental units in the 8…
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Jun. 26, 2019 / Gordon Price

Vancouver City Council does a Delbrook

City Council voted down a 21-unit rental townhome project for Shaughnessy by a 7-4 vote.  The ostensible controversy was the…
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Jun. 21, 2019 / Colin Stein

Panel Discussion: Creative Housing Options for North Shore Seniors – June 25

Can’t make the Price Talks event next Wednesday? On Tuesday, June 25th, a coalition of five North Shore community agencies…
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Jun. 13, 2019 / Colin Stein

A Night on the North Shore: Live Recording of the Price Talks Podcast

Do you live or work on the North Shore? Are you a fan of Price Talks, the podcast? Want to…
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Jun. 12, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Parksville’s Seniors’ Residence Cancelled Due to Homeless Housing Proximity

  There has been a lot of discussion in Parksville on Vancouver Island regarding Orca Place a nearly $7 million…
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Jun. 04, 2019 / Gordon Price

White City Alert: We Need a Name

Hopefully, PT readers are following my exploration of Tel Aviv’s White City on Instagram. As mentioned in the leading post…
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May. 28, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Urbanist Jeff Speck in Vancouver~Walkable City Rules and the Cheese

Last week Jeff Speck was in Vancouver as part of the Jericho Talks series looking at the future planning of the…
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May. 28, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

May 30th Workshop on the new Rental Housing Zones in Victoria

There is an interactive workshop being  held in Victoria this Thursday on the new “Residential Rental Tenure Zoning”, a new…
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May. 27, 2019 / Gordon Price

City Conversations: Dirty Money 2

. Dirty Money 2: the Dirt on Housing Prices The province recently released Peter German’s report on money laundering in…
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May. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

Momentum: Ending Single-Family Zoning in America

In cities across the States, councils and legislatures seem ready for sweeping change – in this case, sweeping away the…
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May. 01, 2019 / Gordon Price

Urbanarium Forum: Life Beyond Death (in RS-1)

Michael Alexander sends highlights from the recent Urbanarium discussion, provocatively titled “The Single-Family Zone Is Dead. What Next?”   Planner/developer…
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Apr. 19, 2019 / Gordon Price

Ghost Apartments in Seattle

. It’s odd that Vancouver, with its ongoing crisis in affordable rental housing, doesn’t pay more attention to Seattle –…

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