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Apr. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bike Lanes: Kits Point and the Coupar Strategy of Endless Delay

A few weeks ago, BC Cycling Coalition board member Peter Ladner got an op-ed in The Sun on that perennial…
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Apr. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

 UDI Fraser Valley Webinar: The Foreseeable Future – May 6

I have the pleasure of moderating what is, for me, an unusual panel.  It focuses on the fast-growing suburban municipalities…
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Apr. 15, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Last Highrise in Kitsilano

Michael Gordon* explores a misconception about Kitsilano in the Seventies – that, in a reaction to what was felt to…
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Apr. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Downtown Waterfront: Visionaries and Implementers – Apr 15

Thursday, April 15 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT Free REGISTER NOW The SFU Vancouver Lunch ‘n’ Learn series hosts a two-part virtual…
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Mar. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

Michael Gordon: Towards the ‘Missing Middle’

By Michael Gordon The City of Vancouver’s housing stock stands out as having the lowest proportion of single-detached dwellings (one…
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Mar. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Recommended Reading: The Fairness Finesse in London and San Francisco

Here’s a report on the changes being levered by the pandemic to accelerate the move to active-transportation infrastructure and design…
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Mar. 25, 2021 / Gordon Price

The End of the Single-Family House is Underway (Updated)

The city-wide Vancouver plan discussion seems to be coming down to one thing: the end of RS-1 (or single-family zoning…
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Mar. 24, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Pandemic, Parks, Politics & Public Washrooms

Once again despite the fact that citizens are being encouraged to get outside and exercise during the pandemic, we have…
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Mar. 22, 2021 / Gordon Price

On Planning Directors and Vancouver’s Direction

PT reader Peter C sent in this thoughtful comment in response to the post by  Sandy James on Planning director…
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Mar. 17, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver: Where One More Director of Planning Bites the Dust

On March 15 2021 at 12:15 p.m. a note went out that the Director of Planning Gil Kelley was leaving…
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Mar. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Lessons from the Dutch: Climate Change, Sea Rise & Delta Flooding

When a category five hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005, Dutch teams consulted with New Orleans about potentially reconstructing their…
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Mar. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Are We Ready for the Half-Meter Sea Rise in Metro Vancouver?

  In British Columbia Kees Lokman at UBC has been creating an open-source database called Living with Water  as a…
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Mar. 05, 2021 / Gordon Price

Rail Transit is no guarantee of success in America

For the last three decades, American cities have promoted, planned and built Transit-Oriented Developments – predominantly housing projects on land…
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Mar. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Study Shows Why Cities Need to Encourage Cycling to Drastically Lower Emissions

While everyone knows that active transportation is good for you, there has been little data on exactly how much carbon…

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