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Oct. 09, 2020 / Gordon Price

Urban Time-lapse: Lion City Rising

It’s been a long time since we had a good time-lapse of a city in transition – and this is…
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Oct. 08, 2020 / Gordon Price

English Bay: Another Transformative Moment

This is a big deal: Kevin Griffin at The Sun reports on the Parks Board approval of a $2.56 million…
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Oct. 08, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Providing “Covid 19” Updates on Pedestrian Deaths & Saving Eight Lives A Year

The Duke of Data Simon Fraser University’s  Andy Yan has a compelling question which he shared on twitter~”what if we…
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Oct. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Are you 14 to 25 years old? Applicants Needed for Global Youth and Mayors Forum, C40

  We’re looking for a group of young people from around the world to join C40 and our global mayors…
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Oct. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar on Race and Space in America with Lawrence Brown

America Walks presents “The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America – a conversation with author…
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Oct. 05, 2020 / Gordon Price

They Got it Right: Our World in 2022

Via Daily Scot:…
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Oct. 05, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Looking for Participants~Age in Place Study, False Creek South

 A graduate student with the Urban Studies program at Simon Fraser University is looking for participants for a masters research…
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Oct. 02, 2020 / Gordon Price

Urban Design (Still) Matters

  Having heard that the Urban Design Certificate Program as part of the Simon Fraser University City Program was being…
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Oct. 01, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Small Places Video: Rapid Response on Robson

Kathleen Corey and Brian Gould of ‘small places’ – among the best videographers of the street we’ve ever posted (here’s…
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Sep. 29, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Are Vancouver’s Talented Tech Employees Cheap Labour ?

It has been Duke of Data Andy Yan who has been reminding us forever that there is a radical disconnect…
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Sep. 28, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Biennale Celebrates BC Culture Days

The Biennale has several events for people to take part in. During a year that has been unlike any other,…
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Sep. 25, 2020 / Gordon Price

Does more WAH mean less VMT

Translation: Will the increase in people working at home mean we’ll drive less? Answer: Apparently not. Here’s a summary from…
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Sep. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Lofty Elevators Goals in China, Practical Elevator Decisions in Nanaimo

Which country do you think has the most elevators? Did you know that it is Spain, with 19.8 elevators per…
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Sep. 23, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Planning and Long Term Planning in Covid Times

PANDEMONIUM: Pandemics and Long-range Planning by SFU Urban Studies Program How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the basic tenets of…

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