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Jun. 02, 2021 / Gordon Price

An Uncrossable Line in Vancouver

As with most things involving housing in Vancouver, there were probably several reasons why this motion by councillor Christine Boyle…
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Jun. 01, 2021 / Gordon Price

Excellence and Embarrassment on Burrard Inlet

The World Landscape Architecture Awards just announced the winners from over 400 international entries.  Here’s the best in the ‘Built…
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May. 25, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Cornelia Oberlander 1921-2021 : The Icon & My Friend

There are some people that you never expect to pass, people that you know and see as the fabric of…
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May. 24, 2021 / Gordon Price

Two-wheelers versus Two-footers in Amsterdam

 As micromobility and electrification literally pick up speed, this bikes-versus-pedestrian scenario will get played out here too. From The Guardian:…
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May. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

Little Island in the Big Apple

Another major public space – a combo of park, art and outdoor theatre – opens this weekend in New York…
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May. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

Small Changes – One Block of Helmcken Street

Another pandemic-created space in one block of Helmcken between Mainland and Hamilton, in the heart of Yaletown: A block has…
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May. 19, 2021 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Biennale: The Controversy du Jour

It wouldn’t be a Biennale without a controversy. Some Vancouverites may not know that the Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale is…
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May. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Small Changes – The Richards Bikeway

The separated bikeway on Richards – still under construction at its southern end, open on the north, applying finishing touches…
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May. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Post-Pandemic Seasonal Restaurant

Here in the Gilford Street minipark in the West End, there is a restaurant – once the fabled Delilah’s (ask…
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May. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Last Natural Salmon Creek & First Sustainable Street

Did you know that there is still one natural salmon bearing stream left in the City of Vancouver? That is…
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May. 11, 2021 / Gordon Price

Small Changes – On the Ontario Bikeway

Friend of PT Sam Khany: “Look at this artfully done interim plaza in a unique part of our eclectic industrial…
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May. 10, 2021 / Gordon Price

Small Changes

A few things noticed on bike this last weekend – like the first poppy on the Arbutus Greenway: Thank you,…
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Apr. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

Design Theme for the Broadway SkyTrain Stations: Ultra-Bland

The Daily Hive has posted renderings of the proposed SkyTrain stations along the Broadway line.  What a disappointment for such…
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Apr. 26, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Planting this Shrub Along Roadways Mitigates Air Pollution by 20%

The British Royal Horticultural Society has released a science paper that shows that hedges can mitigate air pollution if they…

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