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Nov. 16, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing

The Smart Growth Network, Maryland Department of Planning and the State of Maryland present “Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing”. Every…
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Nov. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

Transport 2050: Remote Work and the Future of Transportation

Remote working, fad or future? The pandemic has had a major impact on transportation, including prompting a massive shift towards…
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Nov. 09, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

FOUND! Meet the Millachip Family of Clark Drive, Vancouver in 1913

  Last week I wrote about finding a Vancouver treasure 5,700 kilometres away in Prince Edward Island. It was a…
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Nov. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Finding the Edwardian Family at Vancouver’s 2825 Clark Drive

  Several years ago when I was visiting family in Prince Edward Island I saw a Vancouver postcard in a…
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Nov. 03, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Brilliant Strategy: Disabling Our Priorities in the Name of the Disabled

Do you see what NPA Park Commissioner Tricia Barker is doing here? From a Province op-ed: In Vancouver, the civic…
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Nov. 03, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

A Whale of a Tale~Public Art Whale Stops Runaway Train in The Netherlands

NPR’s Reese Oxner reports on another whale of a tale that just happens to be true~a public art installation of…
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Nov. 03, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Commenter~ Covid Visiting Protocol & Future of Assisted Care / Long Term Care Facilities

  Last week I wrote about how no one imagined that a pandemic would force the lockdown of assisted and…
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Nov. 02, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Corvids in the City & Vancouver’s Canuck the Crow

In pre pandemic days I wrote about Canuck the Crow who was a Vancouver institution. Canuck was  a human-reared crow…
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Nov. 02, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Bird-Friendly & Biophilic City~Integrating Habitats into Urban Design & Planning

  The Bird-Friendly and Biophilic City: Integrating Safe, Natural Habitats into Urban Design and Planning Urban greening efforts often emphasize…
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Nov. 01, 2020 / Gordon Price

Video: “The Missing Middle Mystery”

The latest from Uytae Lee at About Here.  In corporation with the Urbanarium: Metro Vancouver primarily has two types of…
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Oct. 29, 2020 / Gordon Price

Motordom Redux: The Reality on Our Roads

PT: We’re in a sudden, massive, global real-life experiment in how we live and move in our cities.  While there…
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Oct. 26, 2020 / Gordon Price

Frances Bula Reviews “Land of Destiny”

Just out from the Literary Review of Canada: PT: Frances Bula has indispensably covered urban issues and city politics in…
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Oct. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Teed Off at Public Golf Courses? Australian Mayor Clover Moore Swings for a Park

There’s been some discussion that the City of Vancouver’s three public golf courses, which are classified as park land, should…
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Oct. 26, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

David Zinn’s Sidewalk Magic

David Zinn lives in Ann Arbor Michigan, a town of 121,000 people west of Detroit. He is a graphic artist…

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