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Aug. 23, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Good News Vancouver’s Massey Crossing: It’s A Tunnel! Bad News: Not Until 2030

  The long awaited alignment news is out about the form of the new Massey Crossing on the Fraser River,…
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Aug. 19, 2021 / Gordon Price

Todd Litman: Five Predictions on New Mobility

Victoria-based transportation Todd Litman (VTPI) is out with his latest book – New Mobilities – which he explains and discusses…
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Aug. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Versus Burnaby: Selling Place & Context, Or Towers Above Clouds?

Gordon Price  has been writing about Burnabyism and how the Grand Bargain is being enacted, with point towers on podiums…
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Aug. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Curator of Bentall Centre

Chuck We is a curator. His gallery is the Bentall Centre. As a Senior VP, Western Canada, for Hudson Properties,…
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Aug. 12, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism

Here’s a fun way for an urbanist to spend an afternoon: choose a destination somewhere out in the region along…
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Aug. 11, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Why Can’t We Have Public Washrooms? And a Look at a Great “Pop-Up” in NYC

  You know there is a problem when the former head of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Area, (DVBIA) the…
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Aug. 10, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Secret of Burnaby: Hidden Industrial Gem-The Fraser Park Restaurant

What is it about Metro Vancouver industrial areas that have  some of the best culinary finds that are fresh, delicious…
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Aug. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Is Single-Family Zoning racist, and does it matter?

Matthew Fleischer, The San Francisco Chronicle’s editorial page editor, has called for the end of single-family zoning, for which he…
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Jul. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Costs of Inclusionary Zoning in Toronto

It’s curious that there hasn’t been more coverage of the Inclusive Zoning (IZ) initiative happening in Toronto.  In December 2019,…
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Jul. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Climate Change: Are 25 Cities Creating Half of the Problem?

While everyone is committed to climate change, it appears that efforts to mitigate climate warming gases and industries need oversight…
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Jul. 21, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Secret of Vancouver-The Hidden Industrial Area Gem: The Northern Cafe

There are no words to describe one of the most memorable places to eat and it is in an industrial…
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Jul. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

How to Commute without Commuting

Helpful hints for those who will work at home  – from The Atlantic: Many people liberated from the commute have…
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Jul. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Urban Lunch – Julia Harten and Erick Villagomez – July 21

UBC School of Community and Regional Planning professor Julia Harten and Erick Villagomez, editor-in-chief of Spacing Vancouver, author of The Laws Of…
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Jul. 04, 2021 / Gordon Price

Uytae Lee Video: Can we rent our way out of the housing crisis?

Another great video for Urbanarium by Uytae Lee (our best videographer on urban issues).  He tackles an aspect of the…

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David Sadoway

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Dec. 21, 2022

Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

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