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Jul. 14, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Heat Wave in Metro Vancouver: How Do We Cool Hot Cities?

  Metro Vancouver went through a deathly hot heat event at the end of June  in this area that is…
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Jul. 09, 2021 / Gordon Price

Starbucks are closing – and no one cares

Michael Gordon, resident flaneur, reports in: Have you noticed that most Starbuck’s do not allow you to sit in their…
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Jul. 09, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Shinjuku Cat

If you haven’t seen the cat outside the world’s busiest train station – Shinjuku, in Tokyo – it’s not for…
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Jul. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Idyllic Dilemma of South False Creek

Almost half a century after it was designed and built, the South Shore of False Creek – a reflection of…
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Jul. 05, 2021 / Gordon Price

Knowledge Network: Form + Place

Another elegant documentary from the Knowledge Network: “The people, places and things that have left their mark on BC’s unique…
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Jul. 05, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Public Golf Courses, Vancouver & The White Plague

No, it’s not what you think. It’s April, 1920 in Vancouver. It is the end of the Spanish Flu epidemic,…
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Jun. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Second Wave of Streeteries – New York Style

Last year, when the City of Vancouver expedited permits for outdoor cafes and patios on sidewalks and – heavens! –…
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Jun. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Yes In Our Back Yard: City Council Affirms Approach to Complete Fraser River Trail Along Marine Drive Golf Course

Over the past year I have been updating Viewpoint Vancouver readers on the continuing intransigence of the Marine Drive Golf…
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Jun. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Flowers that Bloomed in the Spring

Some new flowers have finally blossomed after a long time coming.  Like the lotus off Great Northern Way on the…
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Jun. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Future in Lanes and Everyday Life

We used to rely on the front covers of cheap sci-fi paperbacks for images of the future. The cities were…
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Jun. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

Which Way One-Way? A Fork in the Road for White Rock

Of all the COVID-created spaces in Metro, one of the smaller interventions has received a lot of the attention –…
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Jun. 14, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Three Vancouver Legends: Glen Patterson, Cornelia Oberlander & The Coal Harbour Rooftop Garden

Noted journalist Christopher Cheung who writes brilliantly for The Tyee has just received the Dalton Award for a critical piece he…
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Jun. 08, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Secret Easements, Rights-of-Way, What3Words & the Westside Shuffle

Last week I posted on a series of easements and rights-of-way that run along the geologic ridge of the city…
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Jun. 07, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Cutting Trees for Quicker Development Processes, Axing Tree Retention for Development Expediency?

  Take a step back into 1996, twenty-five years ago. It was exactly this time of year when the City…

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