The Return of the Corner Store?Ah, the romance of the corner store. Like the Wilder Snail in Strathcona: Or Le Marche in Mt. Pleasant:…
Paris: Favourite FlowersSo much of Paris looks the same – beautiful, majestic, harmonious but mostly of Lutetian limestone (known as Paris stone). …
The Transformation of Rue de RivoliThe first in a series on contemporary urbanism in European cities. The Rue de Rivoli is one of the…
Nathan Edelson on the Broadway Plan: “Vancouver Needs More False Creek Souths”On May 31, Council concluded the public hearing in the Broadway Corridor Plan and will be deliberating on the plan…
Ralph Segal, City of Vancouver’s Former Chief Urban Designer on the Broadway PlanIf you worked at City Hall in the 1990’s and 2000’s, you knew Ralph Segal. He was the senior architect/urban…
A Solution to Broadway Plan Stalling: Phase, Prioritize & Evaluate Affordable Rental HousingEarlier this week Viewpoint Vancouver posted about the Broadway Plan which has a broad brush approach to upzoning eight blocks…
Mount Pleasant Residents Bristle Against Park Board Plans for Local Outdoor PoolHere we are in Vancouver, a city that is basically surrounded by water but we have few outdoor pools in…
The Vancouver Plan: More Housing, But Less Talk about How We Get ThereNearly four years ago in pre-pandemic times, the newly minted Vancouver City Council members publicly expressed how important the Vancouver…
A Very Good DealThe Mayor is proposing a ground-breaking deal to preserve rental accommodation along the Broadway corridor. The draft plan includes compensation…
Draft Vancouver Plan: First ImpressionsThe Draft Vancouver has been released here: The first coverage is coming out. Here’s Dan Fumano in The Sun, and…
Revising the Grand Bargain – with Rob GrantIf the Grand Bargain is going to be discarded or majorly revised, there needs to be a new bargain –…
Michael Geller at Expo2020 and the best of public spacesBy Michael Geller Throughout history, World Expositions have introduced innovations that eventually become commonplace. Examples include the elevator, first displayed…
Brandon Donnelly: On Inclusionary ZoningAs I’ve said before, Toronto-based designer-developer Brandon Donnelly is the best urban blogger in the country for those of us…
Gord Price in Dubai – Is it the City of the Mid-21st Century?Seriously? I first went to Dubai in 2015. It lived up and down to its reputation: Absurd. Unsustainable. Hypocritical…
Aug. 03, 2022And They Are Off! Mayor’s Race for City of Vancouver From 40 Years AgoSandy James Planner
Why Metro Vancouver Needs to Step Up on the Oldest Form of Micro MobilityAugust 9, 2022Sandy James Planner
Servicing Agreement for Squamish Nation’s Senakw Development Now PublicAugust 8, 2022Sandy James Planner
Post-war bungalows vs transit-hub skyscrapers. Lee-Ann Garnett brings the Burnaby housing story to life.