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Jun. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Drawing Board for Chinatown's 105 Keefer Street

In a not surprising but still stunning reversal  the proposed 12 storey tower by Beedie Development on Keefer Street was…
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Jun. 14, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Point Grey Road Progress

More design elements of the finished PGR are coming in to view.  Here, a decorative lamp post, reminiscent of the…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge Tunnel Talk

It is no surprise that as soon as a potential pause was suggested for the Massey Bridge (now approaching 12…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway — Rainbow Rocks

The Greenway, now steadily emerging from derelict railroad tracks, has it’s first Vancouver Biennale art installation:  “Rainbow Rocks On the…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Children Can't Detect Car Speed over 32 km/h

The Telegraph follows up on a subject covered earlier in Price Tags-studies conducted at universities are showing that children have perceptual limitations…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown under "Siege for Densification?"

It has been an interesting time to read the different viewpoints being expressed about the proposed 12 storey Beedie development…
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Jun. 11, 2017 / jamesavbligh

Remarks on the draft design of Northeast False Creek Park

“The gentrification of Chelsea was under way long before the High Line, although the park certainly helped to establish as…
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Jun. 09, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Sunset Beach With Mobis

A spring day, a scene at the beach, and Mobi bikes, now a commonplace sight everywhere in the city.…
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Jun. 09, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Heritage On Arbutus Greenway

Bits of the old CPR remain here and there on the constantly emerging (if temporary) Arbutus Greenway.  Even as new…
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Jun. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Let's Build a Bigger Mall!

In the truth is stranger than fiction category CNN Money reports   on the puzzling emergence of  “American Dream Miami” a South…
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Jun. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Why is Vancouver's Affordable Housing Policy Turning Out to be Unaffordable?

This piece by Nathalie Baker in the Province describes the work of  Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) to enable the “development…
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Jun. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City Schools Looking for Kids

The Tyee and Carlito Pablo have written about the continuing decline of student registraton in Vancouver, with a further 250 kids…
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May. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge Becoming Tunnelled Vision in New Provincial Alliance?

While the Mayor of Delta rues on CBC news that the unsustainable, overbuilt, multi-billion dollar Massey Bridge may not be constructed due…
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May. 31, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Riding On Hornby

A beautiful morning in May on the Hornby bike lane.…

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