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May. 05, 2021 / Gordon Price

How NOAH might save Vancouver from the Amazon Flood

  The Post, currently under construction on Georgia, will open in 2023 as the largest office building downtown.  Inside will…
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Apr. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bike Lanes: Kits Point and the Coupar Strategy of Endless Delay

A few weeks ago, BC Cycling Coalition board member Peter Ladner got an op-ed in The Sun on that perennial…
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Apr. 19, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Starchitect Designed Vancouver House Floods Itself: Should Radical Design Be Rethought?

Everywhere around the world the tall buildings are called marvels of engineering, providing custom work and employment for the Hollywood…
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Apr. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Race is On: Sim versus Coupar

In case there was any doubt, this is going to be a hard-fought (and long) civic election.  At least one…
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Apr. 14, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

How Three Simple Words Will Transform Wayfinding in Cities and Spaces

  Veronica Reynolds is the sustainable travel advisor for Milton Park which is a one square kilometre office and industrial…
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Apr. 13, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Not in My Back Yard! Marine Drive Golf Course Says No to Public Access on the Fraser River Trail Greenway

  Take a walk on the Fraser River Trail Greenway which is the perfect thing to do on a brisk…
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Apr. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Battery Revolution in Our Times

When technology and economy come together, that’s usually called a revolution. You can get one of these electric scooters for…
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Apr. 07, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

1987: Front Page News! Dunbar Homeowner Defies City, Uses Attic

In the 1960’s Jim Wilson bought a house in Dunbar at 3253 West 24th Avenue. Twenty years later in the…
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Apr. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Downtown Waterfront: Visionaries and Implementers – Apr 15

Thursday, April 15 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT Free REGISTER NOW The SFU Vancouver Lunch ‘n’ Learn series hosts a two-part virtual…
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Apr. 05, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Pandemic, the Need for Public Washrooms & Why Don’t We Have Them

Spring is finally here and everyone wants to get outside. The next wave of the pandemic means that restaurants can…
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Mar. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

Michael Gordon: Towards the ‘Missing Middle’

By Michael Gordon The City of Vancouver’s housing stock stands out as having the lowest proportion of single-detached dwellings (one…
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Mar. 25, 2021 / Gordon Price

The End of the Single-Family House is Underway (Updated)

The city-wide Vancouver plan discussion seems to be coming down to one thing: the end of RS-1 (or single-family zoning…
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Mar. 17, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver: Where One More Director of Planning Bites the Dust

On March 15 2021 at 12:15 p.m. a note went out that the Director of Planning Gil Kelley was leaving…
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Feb. 22, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Number One Fear On Sidewalks & Why Vancouver City Council Doesn’t Care

What is the biggest fear of someone who is classified as a “vulnerable” sidewalk user?  It is falling on the…

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