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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Daily Durning: Vacant Homes Epidemic in Major Cities, Paris Fights Back

From the Daily Tom Durning, this article from  Better Dwelling describes how rampant real estate speculation has  created “artificial shortages” of housing…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Copenhagen's Iconic Benches Stolen off the Street

  Well everyone grew up and instead of coveting that Teddy Ruxpin  bear or the Christmas Furby, some of us…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"South Van Twangs Meet West End Pangs" at the Museum of Vancouver

  There is an opportunity to learn more about the esoteric, amazing and extraordinary stories of Vancouver from three people…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Traffic-Calming: It's Everywhere

From Willow (or St. John Paul II Way) and 32nd Ave in Vancouver. Who knew this existed? Note the roundabout…
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Aug. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Driveways Too Short For Those Lengthy Trucks

CBC Images You kind of wish this was in the Friday File, but as CBC reports some big truck owners are none…
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Aug. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Eric Doherty's Look Back At Premier Barrett on Massey Tunnel Debacle

Planner and thinker Eric Doherty has written an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun and provides a historical context on why…
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Aug. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Ball Hockey on Canadian Streets?

Trust The Guardian to bring up two subjects close to Price Tag editors’ hearts-hockey and streets. And it brings up a new…
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Aug. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Placemaking by Pub placing at Queen Elizabeth Theatre Square

The Daily Hive reports on Queen Elizabeth Square, that area west of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre that is largely used by…
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Aug. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Silliness in Seattle and No Talking and Walking in Honolulu

There is some weird silliness going on across North America as cities are increasingly pointing to pedestrians as being responsible…
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Jul. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

San Francisco Seniors Protest for Longer Pedestrian Crossing Times

The San Francisco Examiner and Joe Rodrigeuz   report on an unusual protest Friday morning where fifty senior citizens carried out…
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Jul. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Not about Switching Diesel/Gas to Electric Cars, It's all about Walking and Bikes

Source: Bike Boom As reported in the Guardian by Tim Burns, the switch from diesel and gas vehicles is vastly overrated.…
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Jul. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Does the Celebration of Light Need Those Big Bangs?

Price Tags has has previously posted on this-the City of Vancouver has huge gatherings of people who come for a display…
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Jul. 31, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Overpasses In Metro Vancouver (Updated)

With hints in the etherwaves about glimmers of possibilities being raised in idle speculation about the Arbutus Greenway, here are…
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Jul. 31, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Guerrilla Action — Arbutus Greenway

Locals contribute in a concrete way.  (Er…  ah…  make that “wooden”).…

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