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Jul. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Seniors Moving to Walkable Inner City Neighbourhoods

Urbanist and Simon Fraser University’s Director of the City Program Andy Yan introduced me to the expression “NORC” which stands…
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Jul. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway Hints – Te Whitanga Bridge

Thanks to Dale Bracewell from City of Vancouver for this speculation on an aspect of the Arbutus Greenway’s design. The…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City Talks Snowmeggedon in July

It may be July, but a lot of us have not forgotten what last winter was like, with icy sidewalks,…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Point Grey Road Progress

Furniture, decorative elements, an emerging people place. [Click to enlarge]…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

CRA Flipping out on Flippers

    Source: Globe and Mail Darryl Greer of Business in Vancouver reports on a practice that has been so universally…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Pressing That Pedestrian Button

As reported in the Boston Globe, more American cities are taking the attitude that their city traffic flows  well without the…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

OMG ! Another Greenway??

I’ve seen this place (which I presume was once a section of Vancouver’s Napier Street) many times, but never stopped…
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Jul. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Senior Citizens and Prescription Dog Walking

Price Tags has written before about the health impact of dog ownership on enhanced levels of physical activity for dog…
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Jul. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Officially Asks Province not to bridge the Massey River gap

From the Daily Scot, Scot Bathgate informs us that the City of Richmond has officially asked the Province of B.C.…
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Jul. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Seoul's Skygarden, a Portent for the Georgia Viaducts?

Price Tag readers made some very good comments about how New York City’s High Line is markedly different from Vancouver’s…
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Jul. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Rethinks Massey Bridge Crossing, Delta Not So Much

It’s a new day but not in Delta where the City Manager and the Mayor continued their advocacy for a…
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Jul. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Bridge and the "Rotting" Tunnel Vision

  You would hope that the Vancouver region could work on a cohesive vision of accessibility and affordability that includes…
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Jul. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

You Can Buy a Vancouver Laneway House!

Image Vancouver Sun   As reported by Jen St. Denis in the Metro News there’s some big changes coming for single family…
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Jul. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Summer Nights and Lighting the Dome

Daily Hive image In the “cool things to do for kids of all ages” department The Daily Hive reports on a very…

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