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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. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

History Lesson: “That’s the end of condominiums” – but not for homeowner tax advantages

Historian Michael Kluckner provides further info on the post regarding the preservation of rental housing in Kerrisdale in 1989.  The…
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Jun. 17, 2021 / Gordon Price

Quotes: Dissing the 15-Minute City

The 15-minute city “is a model for urban development and mobility developed by Professor Carlos Moreno at the Sorbonne in Paris…
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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. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Should You Pay to Park In Front of Your House? City of Vancouver Says Yes.

    As part of the Climate Emergency Action Plan presented November 2020, the City of Vancouver released an ambitious”Climate…
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Jun. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Tools for Mapping Smart & Walkable Locations

  Tools for Mapping Smart and Walkable Locations Thursday, June 17, at 1:00 p.m. EDT Join the Maryland Department of Planning…
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Jun. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

Reimagining Surrey City Centre – Jun 15

SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and SFU Public Square are hosting “Beyond COVID: Reimagining Our City Centres!”  Sign…
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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. 11, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

The Park Board—praise it, change it, or trash it?

Viewpoint Vancouver presents the first installment of CHATBOX, on Patreon. CHATBOX is where Gordon Price and Sandy James Planner joust…
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Jun. 10, 2021 / Gordon Price

The most important housing protections you’ve never heard of: Kerrisdale in 1989

The story below by Michael Gordon recalls a turning point in Vancouver’s housing history – almost forgotten today.  What happened…
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Jun. 10, 2021 / Gordon Price

Young Planners Session: Skate – Jun 10

This is dated June 9th for an event on June 10th – not exactly great planning.  But a good idea:…
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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 / Gordon Price

Apartments on Side Streets – A Long-time Tradition

Last week, Sun writer Dan Fumano wrote a column that asked: The idea that apartment buildings should be built along…

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David Sadoway

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Sandy James Planner

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