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Jan. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Election Strategy – 2 : Whither the NPA?

The NPA, once again, doubled down on its anti-bike-lane strategy by voting against an Engineering recommendation for a separated route…
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Jan. 29, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richard Wozny, Real Estate Prices and "Mortgage Slaves"

In planning and real estate Richard Wozny is a local legend for his ability to capture the upside of real…
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Jan. 29, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

City of Vancouver Volunteer Opportunity~Public Space and Public Life Study

City of Vancouver Volunteers Deadline Jan 30 The City of Vancouver is conducting a Public Space and Public Life (PSPL)…
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Jan. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

NE False Creek – 2: What's with the bears?

Big birds on one side of False Creek, big bears on the other: Unusual that a rendering would include a…
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Jan. 27, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

North East False Creek — the Video

Here’s  a fabulous animated swoop (7:09, silent, and worth every second of your time) through the waterfront entertainment district of…
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Jan. 27, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Civic Election Strategy — the Bike Vote

Adrienne Tanner writes in the Globe and Mail about Vancouver civic politics.  Specifically — bike lane opposition as a traditional…
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Jan. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

NE False Creek Project

Vancouver staff released a 368 page PDF today to council recommending the approval of the next big steps forward for…
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Jan. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Bike-Share News

Vancouver’s Mobi (by Shaw Go) has some interesting times ahead. Next-gen dockless  systems are edging nearer.  Costs march downwards as…
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Jan. 24, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

London England's "People Parking Bay"

From Time Out in London comes this unfailingly forward story about Brenda Puech. Brenda believes in sustainability, and she had a…
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Jan. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Proposed Pool Swims in Kitsilano Controversy~NIMBY or YIMBY?

As reported by Matt Robinson in the Vancouver Sun: “A shiny, new $75-million destination pool is something most city residents…
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Jan. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

South of the Fraser River & the Industrialization of Delta~Agricultural Land: Going, going, gone

There has been a lot of back and forth about industrial development in Delta.  There is the MLA for Delta…
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Jan. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Modern Retail in the Age of Amazon – 2

From Recode: … the store’s real reason for being is to test what could be a breakthrough Amazon hypothesis: that…
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Jan. 22, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

City of Vancouver's Engineering Services First Artist in Residence, Germaine Koh

  Germaine Koh, Galleries West The City of Vancouver’s Engineering Services has announced their first artist in residence,  Germaine Koh.  Ms.…
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Jan. 19, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Free Public Wi-Fi

Shaw and City of Vancouver have put in place around 550 free public Wi-Fi locations in the City of Vancouver,…

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