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Dec. 24, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Saanich News Paper Carrier Ivan on Santa’s “Nice” List

Placemaking is also about people that interact with place and others in their neighbourhoods. A classic example is the extraordinary…
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Dec. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

The New Political Axis as Seen by the Voters

Eugene Kayal likes the Bushfield-Prest Chart too.  “I mapped parties’ positions on municipal issues (from a Cambie Report analysis) onto the…
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Dec. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Davis on Density: Some Comparisons (especially Vancouver and Paris) – 1

Tim Davis, a Portlander and occasional PT commenter, also publishes urbanistically interesting posts – like this one on comparative densities…
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Dec. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

It’s Not the Building, It’s the Message

  So far, the opposition has the momentum – to newer, denser development in the region. The District of North…
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Dec. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Best Satire: When you can’t tell if it’s real

For an example of really good satire (when you can’t be sure it isn’t real), see the current Vancouver Glass*:…
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Dec. 18, 2018 / Colin Stein

Four and a Half Minutes on Vancouver Housing (Video)

Uytae Lee of About Here recently teamed up with The Mix to do a short primer on the insanity that…
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Dec. 18, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Cowdell Report on Massey Crossing Does Not Disappoint

Simon Fraser professor Anthony Perl was perfectly right when he called the proposed ten lane multi-billion dollar Massey Bridge a…
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Dec. 17, 2018 / Colin Stein

The Need for Consultation: Before and After

The following video features new Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick speaking to the amendment, drawn from the “Making Room” housing…
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Dec. 17, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Gets Serious about Finally Downsizing Farmland McMansions

Meanwhile back in Richmond it is no surprise that there is pushback from people owning farm property about Richmond’s proposed …
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Dec. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

One Good Podcast Deserves Each Other

We at Price Tags are having a great time with our new podcast, PriceTalks.  So we appreciate the opportunity to…
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Dec. 12, 2018 / Colin Stein

Price Talks – The Conversation of the Blog

This fall, we launched Price Talks, our new podcast series. Price Talks are conversations with past, current, and emerging leaders…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Canada Line: Why We Got It Wrong

Bob Ransford posted this: When the Canada Line was being planned more than 15 years ago, the public was shown…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Party May Be Over for Chinese Investment in American Cities

As reported in the Zero Hedge, the tightening of money in China is impacting North American real estate, with the…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

City of Delta Reinforces Motordom in Tsawwassen

Back to Delta, which unfortunately still advocates for through vehicular traffic befitting a 20th century suburb and does not champion…

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