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Jan. 25, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Why Can’t We Just Have Public Washrooms in Vancouver?

It is one of the most frustrating things about this pandemic~everything might be closed down and activities discouraged, but there…
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Jan. 25, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Main Street Merchant Needs Intervention in Mayhem

Daphne Bramham on the weekend wrote in the Province that “the chaos and disorder” in the Downtown Eastside  is so …
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Jan. 21, 2021 / Gordon Price

Waterfront Station: A Cautionary Tale – Part 2

Yesterday, Michael Alexander told the story of New York City’s fabulous (and fabulously expensive) new Moynihan Train Hall, and the…
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Jan. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

Waterfront Station: A Cautionary Tale – Part 1

From Friend of PT, Michael Alexander: Earlier this month, New York City opened its new train station. The Moynihan Train…
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Jan. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

How to ignore the police while promoting safety

Council will soon be debating a motion from Green Party Councillor Michael Wiebe for A Community Safety and Well-being Framework.…
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Jan. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

Stats 101: A slowing rate of change is not a real loss

If you saw this headline in the Daily Hive, what would you conclude? Might you think that Canada’s big cities…
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Jan. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Point Grey Elephant in the Yard~Seaside Greenway Public Realm

In 2016 when a report  on  Point Grey Road becoming the Seaside Greenway went to Council, there was much discussion…
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Jan. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

A Winter’s Walk~54 Steps to Kitsilano’s Secret Beach

At the end of Cameron Avenue accessed from Alma Street is a steep public staircase that has exactly 54 steps.…
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Jan. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

Narratives and Demographic Realities of the West End – 2

Our ‘Fun with Numbers’ guy, Andy Coupland, ran some numbers on the West End, comparing 1981 and 2016 census.  Though…
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Jan. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

Is Vancouver a City for Renters? – Jan 21

The second event of The Future We Want: The Change We Need series, hosted by the City of Vancouver in…
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Jan. 14, 2021 / Gordon Price

An Article of the Year: Doug Ward on Vancouver’s Housing Mess and Its Politics

It’s only mid-January, and already we have a nomination for ‘Article of the Year.’ Doug Ward’s long-form analysis in The…
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Jan. 13, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Thin Edge of the Hedge~Sidewalk Users Versus Homeowners, Victoria/Vancouver Edition

CTV News in Victoria  reporter Jordan Cunningham interviewed a puzzled homeowner couple who were upset that someone had called the…
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Jan. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~How Do We Ensure Secure Housing in a City of Renters?

Towards a More Equitable Housing System: Is Vancouver a City for Renters? Part of The Future We Want: The Change…
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Jan. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Passing the Torch: Lessons Learned from Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi

  Passing the Torch: Lessons Learned for Future Generations of Women Advocates~A conversation with Shirin Ebadi at Simon Fraser University…

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David Sadoway

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