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Nov. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

The New Topography of Station Areas

Clark Lim was flying into YVR on a very foggy day:  “After reviewing the photo I noticed these two (towers…
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Nov. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 1

I was back in Portland a few weeks ago for my annual transportation-and-land-use lecture.  With a few spare hours I…
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Nov. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Name that Station!

Here’s a shot of Metro – the port city – looking southeast from Lions Gate Bridge. But what is that…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

The End of the Housing Crisis As We Knew It

Okay, the headline is clickbait.  The housing crisis is not over.  But its causes are being addressed in a substantive…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

Duplex Rezoning: Consultation and Consequences

Petard, meet Hoist. Dan Fumano at The Sun did a nice job reporting on Colleen Hardwick’s desire to quickly reverse…
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Nov. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

City Council: Duplexing and Messaging

Council may soon be dealing with the motion presented by NPA Councillor Colleen Hardwick to reconsider the duplex rezoning passed…
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Nov. 14, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Housing Bubble About to Burst in China?

This summer Price Tags wrote about the fact that 200 new measures meant to cool the housing market in China…
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Nov. 13, 2018 / Colin Stein

Two Days Left to Register for the Small Housing BC Summit

Can small housing do more to solve our housing crisis? It’s just one question that will be asked at the…
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Nov. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Election: The Real Dividing Line between Right and Left

  Aaron Licker posted these maps, showing where each party got their votes.  Click here for a closer look.  …
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Nov. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond FINALLY stopping McMansion Cropping on Best Farmland in Canada?

Time to  close the barn door on illicit mansion cropping in the City of Richmond. The  previous Council’s majority was…
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Nov. 09, 2018 / Colin Stein

SFU: Want More Skytrain? Do the Numbers (Part II)

Yesterday’s post about the Vancouver Sun op-ed by Alex Boston scraped the surface of what could comprise an effective business case for…
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Nov. 08, 2018 / Colin Stein

SFU: Want More Skytrain? Do the Numbers (Part I)

This week, Alex Boston, the Executive Director of the Renewable Cities program at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue,…
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Nov. 07, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Province Introduces Bill To Stop Mansion Cropping on Farmland

The Provincial government finally is tightening  up the loopholes that have emboldened developers to snap up provincially protected farmland, pave…
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Nov. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Will Richmond City Council Scale Back Mansion Cropping on Best Farmland In Canada?

Tuesday November 6 is a the mid-term election day in the USA but it is also a big day for…

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