Mount Pleasant Residents Bristle Against Park Board Plans for Local Outdoor PoolHere we are in Vancouver, a city that is basically surrounded by water but we have few outdoor pools in…
Broadway Plan Now Before Council, Rescinding Neighbourhood PlansThe Broadway Plan has plunked citizens into two camps: for the plan and against the plan. Sadly the size of…
Gord Price’s European TourAnother trip – this time to northern European cities, with a special study tour of Copenhagen. (I was there in…
Tsawwassen Mills Mega Mall Ownership Transferred to Chinese Development CompanyViewpoint Vancouver has been covering the story of Metro Vancouver’s latest mega mall, the 1.2 million square foot Tsawwassen Mills…
Time to Rethink Construction Site Trucks in Metro Vancouver NeighbourhoodsEverything stops when the unbelievable happens-a 14 year old student was killed by a dump truck in the first week…
Heritage House Tour Online – May 31, Jun 2The Heritage House Tour is back this year in our online format. On Tuesday, May 31 and Thursday, June 2. …
Ken Cameron: How the Spadina Expressway Gave Vancouver SkyTrainKen Cameron, the now-retired strategic planner for the Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro), asked me recently whether I had…
How Do You Alleviate Loneliness in Cities? Promote Lingering & ConnectionWalking on local streets or into commercial areas is a bit different in this pause from the pandemic. Many people…
The Vancouver Plan: More Housing, But Less Talk about How We Get ThereNearly four years ago in pre-pandemic times, the newly minted Vancouver City Council members publicly expressed how important the Vancouver…
A Very Good DealThe Mayor is proposing a ground-breaking deal to preserve rental accommodation along the Broadway corridor. The draft plan includes compensation…
A Bike Ride Through Vancouver 50 Years AgoPosted on the Sentimental Vancouver Facebook page, this thirteen minute video takes you on a bike ride through Vancouver 48…
Finally, Not all Quiet on the Downtown WaterfrontHere’s the latest on the work pushing Council and the city to do something special, to take advantage and unleash…
Supporting Vancouver’s Chinatown -“More than Just a Label”Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods, and for over a century housed not only many early Canadians,…
Post-Pandemic Trends: Transit ridership over the weekHere’s Brandon Donnelly’s conclusion, based on his own observations in Toronto and some data from New York, on how people…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner