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Nov. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Drivers Learn What a Bike Lane is in Edmonton

As posted on twitter by urbanist  and neuroscientist Robin Mazumder: “At what point does driver frustration with bike lanes become…
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Nov. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Housing Vancouver Strategy" addresses Accessibility and Affordability

As reported by Frances Bula in the Globe and Mail and as posted on the City of Vancouver website the City is finally developing…
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Nov. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New York City Releases Flood Resiliency Guidelines for City Parks

With increasingly large rain events and Hurricane Sandy, New York City has responded to climate change and threats to river…
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Nov. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Is the Need for More Vancouver Housing Supply a "Myth"?

There’s a big news story circulating right now from the Globe and Mail by Kerry Gold which clearly suggests that increasing the…
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Nov. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

What Happens to Those Shuttered Large Floorplate Malls? Lessons From the Sears Warehouses

There is no doubt that the heaving  change in retail malls and major store closings will leave structural buildings demanding…
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Nov. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills Mall Owners Have Malls For Sale!

All is not well in merchandising mall land. As the Globe and Mail reports  the Quebec “caisse de depot et placement…
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Nov. 17, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — A New Casino

Reflections on a busy waterway.  A warm departure from the usual green glass and concrete.…
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Nov. 17, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Are Cars the New Smoking?

It took decades to move the conversation on smoking, but now it is pretty much a social faux pas to…
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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Transit & Washrooms~Why Can't We Have Both?

People in Canada have become used to the fact that a lot of our public realm often does not include…
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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Loblaws Closes Stores, Announces Home Deliveries of Groceries

When Galen Weston took over the management of  Loblaw Companies Limited in 2007 many people wondered whether a younger person…
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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New York City introduces the Dog Parker

Imagine that you are walking downtown with your dog and decide to go to a restaurant, or shop. It is…
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Nov. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Asim Waqif's "Salvage" at the Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite Location

Price Tags Vancouver has previously written about the “Fight For Beauty” art exhibition hosted by Westbank  developments  at a downtown hotel. The…
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Nov. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Pedestrians and Vancouver's Active Transportation Update

  A report is going up to a City of Vancouver Committee this week developing a “spot” improvement program for…
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Nov. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Delta or Richmond~ New Mega Port Facilities for Mega Cruise Ships?

In the “everything bigger is better” category, the president of Port Vancouver has announced new plans to deal with the…

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