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Jul. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge and the Continual Sound of One Hand Clapping

  It’s not over until it’s over as the Mayor of Delta actually said that the overbuilt overpriced ten lane…
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Jul. 10, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Jim Deva Plaza

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Jul. 07, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus In July

Arbutus Greenway evolution…
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Jul. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Why is Vancouver Not Reducing Speeds to Save Lives?

Around the world municipalities are starting to understand that speed does kill. Merely slowing vehicular speed from 50 km/h to…
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Jul. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Lance Berlowitz on the Grenfell Tower Disaster. Lessons for Vancouver?

Noted architect and author Lance Berlowitz has written a thoughtful and compelling opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun. There was a universal…
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Jul. 06, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — English Bay Travelers

From an early morning walk along English Bay Beach.…
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Jul. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Revisiting Massey Bridge Issues A Year Later

  Work continues at the  Massey Tunnel where millions of dollars of preload and preconstruction work is progressing  for the…
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Jul. 05, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Vernon Drive Mini-Park

A section of Vancouver’s Vernon Drive looks and feels a lot better recently, with  reasoning and results similar to the…
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Jul. 05, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Celebration Arbutus Greenway July 8

As if anyone needed another reason to travel the Arbutus Greenway…… On July 8, head along the Greenway to William…
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Jul. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Street Scene

Hornby and Helmcken, with emergingly iconic travellers — one on a Mobi, the other delivering lunch via Foodora.…
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Jul. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown History Windows Contextually Connects Community

A very special project in Chinatown  has been attracting attention from locals and tourists alike. The CBC has written about the…
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Jul. 02, 2017 / michaelkluckner

Art Museum additions in Oz

Oh, to live in a country with funding for arts infrastructure… The NSW Government’s $244 million funding commitment to support…
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Jun. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Ontario Aggressive Driving Deaths Up 80%

The CBC reports that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)  have come up with some sobering statistics, despite the increase of vehicle…
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Jun. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

No Massey Bridge Rethink say Liberals

From south of the Fraser River the Delta Optimist reports that despite anything else  you may have heard,  the Provincial Liberal party…

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