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Apr. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Are North American cities going past "Peak Millennial"?

The New York Times is reporting that Millennials-those born between the early 1980’s and late 1990’s or early 2000’s-may have reached…
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Apr. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge-If We Had 3.5 Billion Dollars…

The Province published an opinion piece by Eric Doherty, Bob Chitrenky, Harold Steves and Peter McCartney that provides one more flip…
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Apr. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Tide Changing in Seattle as Neighbourhood Council Input nixed by City

Next City describes the changes occurring to the thirteen neighbourhood district councils in Seattle. These groups of activist homeowners have “held…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Whee. Let's Master Plan the Arbutus Greenway

The City of Vancouver issued an 89-page RFP on March 1, 2017 for the next stage of the Greenway —…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Walk Across the Street Safely-Once you are 14 years of age.

There were two pieces of advice moms universally give their children-don’t run with scissors, and to look both ways when…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The End of the Suburban Mall As We Know It

Henry Grabar in The Slate reports that it was  ten years ago that the  death of  the suburban shopping mall was…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

End of the Single Family Neighbourhood? Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade had a forum on  housing affordability and how to get young people living in…
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Apr. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge, Billion dollar Boondoggle?

Imagine in fifty years what people will say about the decision-making occurring in Metro Vancouver. For some reason the Province…
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Apr. 24, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Medicos Speak Out

The British Medical Journal published an editorial on April 19, 2017, advising as follows.  The message is hard to miss.…
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Apr. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Ontario-Changes to Rentals, New Foreign-Buyers' Tax

The Globe and Mail reports that  some aspects of Vancouver’s foreign-buyers regulation have been embraced in Greater Toronto’s “Golden Horseshoe” the…
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Apr. 21, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Big Big Blackboard (Really Big)

Children have discovered that the Arbutus Greenway is a great place for drawing with chalk. (Near 6th and Maple).…
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Apr. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Two by Two, Standing on the Urban Escalator

In Price Tags’ quest to provide you with important information and to ensure you also win any urban trivia bet…
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Apr. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vision Zero in London – Nix Digital Signs, Reduce Speed on Bridges

London England is always slightly ahead of the curve and the Evening Standard reports on the cutting edge work of a community…
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Apr. 20, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Glimmers of Hints About Possibilities?

This is the Arbutus Greenway, resplendent in its temporary surface coverings. But notice the slow accumulation of tip-offs, vague clues…

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David Sadoway

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