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Dec. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Book: “Public Realm The New Makers Handbook” by Michael Von Hausen

Books on how to create and support good urban design and public space are hard to find. There is a…

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Dec. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Earthworks Artist Michael Heizer’s “City” Now Open

Last November Viewpoint Vancouver wrote about the monolith that was found in the desert in Utah. It had been…

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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Trees in the City: We Need More Diversity & Density To Mitigate Climate Change

There’s a famous story of the renowned ethnobiologist Wade Davis being asked to do research on potential positive impacts of trees…

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Nov. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The No Joke Joke: Llandegley International Airport Closes After 20 Years

What do you do when you used to write copy for a former member of the British comedic Monty Python…

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Oct. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Park Board, New ABC’s & Back to Two Lanes of Traffic in Stanley Park

In the October 15 2022 Vancouver civic election, the new Mayor-Elect Ken Sim and the ABC (A Better City)…

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Sep. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Installing “Tredges” Around Schools Significantly Lowers Air Pollution for Students

We still have this idea that we can drive our way out of congestion, not factor in the cost of…

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Aug. 30, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Climate Adaptation and Resiliency: Flood Proofing & The Living Dyke Project

There’s some interesting work happening in Metro Vancouver regarding climate change and flood protection. Viewpoint Vancouver wrote about the need…

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Aug. 29, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The End of Summer with Photographer Ken Ohrn

Nobody quite captures Vancouver the way photographer Ken Ohrn does. You can review his documentary photos of the undoing of…

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Aug. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Return to Pleasantville: Photographer Ken Ohrn Documents The Barge Bidding Adieu to English Bay

Our very own Ken Ohrn is a remarkable photographer and storyteller. He has been following the saga of Vancouver’s largest…

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Aug. 02, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Why Don’t We Value Trees in the City of Vancouver? Even the Jurisdiction is Confusing

Last week Viewpoint Vancouver wrote about the magic of trees in the city with data showing the tremendous remediation that trees…

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Jul. 29, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Breathing Better in Cities & The Many Miracles of Street Trees

It was over ten years ago that a study called “Sustaining America’s Urban Trees and Forests worked out that one…

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Jul. 27, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Secrets of the Summer City: The Culinary Treasures & Grassy Patio of Discovery Street’s D.I.C.E.D.

Viewpoint Vancouver has a culinary side and we hope you have checked out our posts and secret information on the…

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Jul. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Bicycles Sharing the Road? Stanley Park Mobility Study at Park Board this week

At Viewpoint Vancouver we have followed some of the Park Board Commissioners’ continual hand wringing about the changing use of…

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Jul. 13, 2022 / Gordon Price

Bob Ransford: On the Anniversary of the Land Commission Act

Bob Ransford, an occasional contributor to VV, posted this item on a significant event coming up: the 50th Anniversary of…

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