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Mar. 18, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion in the Built Environment~Workshop April 4

The Planning Institute of British Columbia South Coast Chapter  is offering an afternoon  workshop on Accessibility~Understanding the Why and Then the…
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Mar. 14, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto’s Bentway leads on Infrastructure Reuse

There is a need to utilize public structures and infrastructure more effectively, and a need to create more great public…
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Mar. 11, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Gold in Seattle Viaduct Removal

https://twitter.com/ByRosenberg/status/1104123021952864256   It is the opposite of “build it and they will come”-removing the Seattle Alaska Way viaduct has connected…
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Feb. 23, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Planning the New Broadway

Vancouver is getting a major Skytrain extension, a rapid transit line through the second-largest employment corridor in the Province of…
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Feb. 22, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Jericho Lands Update

Vancouver’s Jericho Lands are essentially 90 acres of greenfield, located amid some of Canada’s most expensive and most desirable real…
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Feb. 19, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Crossing~Three Options, One Business Case

While everyone waits to hear what the Provincial government is recommending for the new Massey Bridge/Tunnel/Fraser River crossing, it appears…
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Feb. 15, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Planning and Designing Healthy Communities~Two Day Workshop

Simon Fraser University’s City Program is offering this two-day intensive course on how to develop the principles and strategies needed…
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Feb. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

Comparing the New York Subway to … Us and Others

The New York Times asked its widespread readers to compare their experiences with the NYT MTA (the subway) to other…
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Feb. 11, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Vision Zero & Surrey’s New Approach to Road Safety

  The City of Surrey hosted the first Vision Zero summit in British Columbia  at Surrey City Hall.  Vision Zero…
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Feb. 08, 2019 / Gordon Price

Daily Durning: Enlightenment in the Valley

Tom Durning picked up on news from the Valley: I didn’t see this important meeting covered in the Vancouver-centric MSM…
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Feb. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

London Underground’s 90 years of Interior Design

Here is a new word for you~”moquette”. Moquettes refer to the thick-pile fabrics used for carpets and upholstery, and if…
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Feb. 04, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Surrey Langley Skytrain — TransLink Website

Skytrain rapid transit continues to be a much-discussed topic in Metro Vancouver.  HERE’s Nathan Pachal, Langley City Councillor and friend…
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Feb. 04, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Coal is Still the Dirty Little Secret at Port Metro Vancouver

Intrepid Price Tags editor Ken Ohrn has reported on Port Metro Vancouver’s cancellation of  the permit to expand the Fraser…
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Jan. 30, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Council to World — Let’s Change Granville Bridge

Council has unanimously supported directing staff to report on how to change the Granville Bridge, with design recommendations and costs.…

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