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Jun. 27, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 2

On the same day we published responses from City of Vancouver mayor and council candidates to our question “What would…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

New Rental in Vancouver: Transportation Re-thought

When deciding to build this attractive rental property, Strand Developments latched onto a site adjoining the good old Arbutus Greenway. As…
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Jun. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

City of Richmond Doubling Down on Transit

Richmond’s vintage Lansdowne Centre Mall, age 41, is getting a facelift, but maybe not the type you’d assume for its…
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Jun. 21, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 1

The question for all mayor and council candidates — “what would you do different” —was in itself not without some…
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Jun. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Icepick is Back

In 2015, Toronto-based developer Cadillac Fairview attempted to get approval for a 26-storey office building at 555 Cordova. Dubbed “The…
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Jun. 19, 2018 / Colin Stein

Vancouver Candidate Survey on Kettle-Boffo Project: What Would You Have Done to Close the Gap?

Earlier today, The Kettle Society and Boffo Properties announced the cancellation of the Kettle-Boffo project, a proposed 12-storey, mixed-use development…
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Jun. 17, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Thinking About Density? Or Rezoning in Vancouver? Or Voting?

Pseudonymous housing wonk YVRYIMBY (Vancouver, Yes In My Back Yard) has created a wonderfully simple yet powerful, data-driven graphical view of…
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Jun. 15, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Northeast False Creek Rezoning Referral~ Bedrooms without Views and Buildings Blocking Views

In the City of Vancouver, council is trying to get as much done as they can before the October 20th…
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Jun. 15, 2018 / Colin Stein

Then and Now: Architectural Perspectives by Vancouver Photographer at Venice Biennale

Architectural photographer Andrew Latreille, a Melbourne native based in Vancouver, has just returned from Venice for the launch of the…
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Jun. 13, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Progress on the 10th Avenue Bikeway

  Think of the “Sidewalk Closed” signs as “Bikeway being Born” signs. From the 800 block of West 10th Avenue,…
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Jun. 07, 2018 / Gordon Price

Vancouver’s Cultural Dilemma: Heritage and Reconciliation

It was interesting timing; the May 14th announcement by Ian Campbell, Hereditary Chief of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), that…
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Jun. 01, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver’s Granville Bridge Ramps

Yesterday’s Globe and Mail carried an advert from the City of Vancouver (see below), looking for people who’d like to…
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May. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Diary: Portapoppies

From Dianna, along the Arbutus Greenway: How to make a sign look awesome: plant a bunch of wildflowers. Even the…
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May. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Downtown Vancouver Viaducts Teardown — Explainer

From About Here founder Uytae Lee — part of the team at Halifax-based PLANifax — comes the following video, entitled “Why are…

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