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Apr. 03, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

What Will Amazon do with that City Data?

Price Tags Vancouver has been writing about the cities vying to be the next “big thing” with Amazon. As we now…
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Apr. 02, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Flying "Cascadia's Innovation Corridor" Vancouver to Seattle

Along with  a high-speed train link to Seattle as reported in Price Tags Vancouver, there is a new “by sea option”…
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Mar. 30, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

A Few Of My Favourite Things

Sunset Beach Park, cherry trees, and a Mobi station.…
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Mar. 30, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Skopje, Rebuilt for Tourists, Not Locals

  As the New York Times reports Skopje Macedonia has been completely transformed from a 1963 earthquake that required the rebuilding of…
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Mar. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

Sponge Cities

From The Guardian: How does a city cope with extreme weather? These days, urban planning that doesn’t factor in some…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Uber, Autonomous Vehicles, And "Edge Cases" in Arizona

While the rush to get autonomous vehicles onto the road and testing has meant that many jurisdictions have relaxed their…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Fire Department Proposes Excess Hydrant Space for Parking~but what about for People Space?

While proposed by the Fire Chief in Surrey as a way to give more parking back to communities, Chief Garis’…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Hong Kong Reviews Radical Housing Options

  Another city that is really facing the housing squeeze is Hong Kong as reported in this New York Times article that…
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Mar. 28, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway Crosses Broadway

Vancouver’s Arbutus Greenway is now one step closer to being even more delightful and ubiquitous. The controlled crossing at Broadway…
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Mar. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Developer Profit More Important than Farmland in the City of Richmond

It is hard to believe that a former farming community like the City of Richmond, which has championed density in…
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Mar. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Do We Accept That Autonomous Vehicles Will Kill Pedestrians?

Autonomous Vehicles (or AVs) were to make life easier with less road crashes and carnage. Nearly 38,000 people in the…
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Mar. 26, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Much Better — South False Creek Seawall

A cold Sunday in March, time to check out the new, improved South False Creek Seawall in Vancouver. It’s fabulous. …
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Mar. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Report: Urban Mobility Disruptors

Aaron Knorr is a senior architect with Perkins + Will.  But, according to his business card, he’s also a “Future…
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Mar. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Autonomous Vehicle Kills Pedestrian Walking with a Bike

With a death of a pedestrian the seemingly relentless march forward of autonomous vehicles has taken a pause as reported by…

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