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Sep. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Most Walkable? Walk Score Says So

It is really no surprise that  Vancouver has been named the most walkable city in Canada by Walk Score which…
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Sep. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

London's Nova Buildings Awarded the Carbuncle Cup

The British have a developed way of building shaming and have wasted no time saying exactly what they feel about…
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Sep. 09, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Amazon As City-Maker

Harvard Business Review parses the Amazon HQ2 RFP to see how it fits notions of city-making.  Thanks to Amy Liu…
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Sep. 07, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Shifting Condo Conversations

A change in the discussion around housing choice: what new things come to mind when a person chooses life in…
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Aug. 30, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Small Scale Infill

Even with sky-high land costs in the City of Vancouver not all developers are relying on multiple lot assembly in…
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Aug. 30, 2017 / Gordon Price

Useful Roofs and Secret Gardens

It’s not often that a restaurant can survive on top of a podium, largely unmarked, up three flights of stairs.…
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Aug. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Participants Wanted for City of Vancouver Arbutus Greenway Design Process

Here’s your chance to be part of the City of Vancouver’s “Arbutus Greenway Design Jam that will involve your participation in…
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Aug. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

New Public Space In Chinatown?

Here’s a proposal to turn part of Columbia Street and several unconnected existing public spaces into something much bigger and…
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Aug. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Middle~Aged Brits Not Wanting to Walk

If ever there was a call to seriously reboot our cities and suburbs, this report from The Guardian provides direct evidence that…
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Aug. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

That Pedestrian Signal Can Kill Seniors

Price Tags Vancouver has been writing about the fact that the crossing times established in North America for pedestrians to…
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Aug. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Learning From Tokyo~Mental Health, Greening & the Design of the City

  Mimi Kirk and City Lab report on  a concept that is getting more and more attention-how do you design…
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Aug. 17, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Poppin' up on Fraser

Another new Parklet emerges in front of the recently opened Eastwood Bar and Grill and Pizza Carano on Fraser Street. …
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Aug. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Mansplaining, Planning, and the Need for Gender Equity

  New York Times Image-Mansplaining Statue Alissa Walker is a talented writer, Curbed.com’s Urbanism editor and lives in Los Angeles.…
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Aug. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

No Place for Office Space in Downtown Vancouver

Canadian Business Image With some of the recent events and policies south of the Canadian border it’s no surprise that  there…

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