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Aug. 25, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

The Missing Middle and Why Just Changing Zoning Won’t Get Us There

Housing affordability and the need for housing that is accessible to families is top of mind to many but as…
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Aug. 25, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Registration Still Open for 2020 Public Art Bikennale/Walkennale

The reviews are coming in and they are very positive for the Vancouver Biennale 2020. If you like public art,…
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Aug. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Fraser River Trail Completion Blocked by Marine Drive Golf Course~What are the Remedies?

Earlier this month I wrote about the Fraser River Trail which is one of the approved greenway routes delineated in…
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Aug. 24, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~ Communities & COVID-19: Age-Friendly Approaches

The Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network present a free webinar on “Helping Communities Manage COVID-19: Learning…
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Aug. 21, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

A Walk Through Global Cities in the 1890’s~The Video

This YouTube Video puts together early filmed footage of cities in the late 1890’s At that time seeing a camera…
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Aug. 19, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Stanley Park’s Prospect Point, 1897

  With thanks to Bryn for the link, this silver gelatin print from 1895 shows the partially thatched roof of…
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Aug. 19, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Island Press Offering Free E-Books

There’s a great free offer from Island Press~they are making available an assortment of their books on biodiversity, climate change,…
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Aug. 18, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Hank Dittmar’s The DIY City

DIY CITY: THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF SMALL ACTIONS Please join us for a celebration and discussion of Hank Dittmar’s DIY…
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Aug. 18, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Stanley Park’s Prospect Point Ice Cream Shop~A Look Back

From photographer Ken Ohrn this wonderful image located at  today’s Stanley Park Prospect Point Ice Cream shop. The shopkeeper handing…
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Aug. 17, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Lowering Road Speeds for Sustainability Reasons More Palatable than for Safety?

    CBC Science reporter Emily Chung writes for CBC’s excellent “What On Earth?”  podcast and weekly newsletter that  explores…
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Aug. 17, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

A Day in the Life of a Skyscraper~1976

This gem provides a ten minute vignette of the 1976 office life of Chicago’s Prudential Building which was built in…
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Aug. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

12,700 – Jeff Leigh explores the Beach Bikeway datapoint

Jeff Leigh from HUB, responding to the preceding post – Beach Bikeway Gets a Datapoint: 12,700   Jeff:  Some comparisons…
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Aug. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

Beach Bikeway Gets a Datapoint: 12,700

Beach Bikeway (no one’s calling it a flow way) is obviously and surprisingly high-volume.  Many cyclists, many different kinds of…
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Aug. 12, 2020 / Gordon Price

Portland: Go for the Protests, Stay for the Rezoning

Portland’s BLM protests may capture the news, but the Sightline Institute summarizes what their city council is likely to approve…

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