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Jan. 07, 2021 / Gordon Price

Sam de Groot on the Central Waterfront

Regular PT commenter Sam de Groot linked to his blog – Dreams and Schemes – when referencing The Icepick, which…
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Jan. 06, 2021 / Gordon Price

No Grand Bargain in Grandview: Conflicting Visions on the Safeway Site

Friend of Price Tags and resident of Grandview, Gerry Stafford (who lives meters from the Broadway SkyTrain station) sends along…
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Dec. 23, 2020 / Gordon Price

A Concrete Transformation of Beach Avenue

Curbs are being poured along Beach Avenue from Stanley Park to Hornby Street. The City approved this permanent change from…
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Dec. 18, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

A Coroner’s Report in London, Asthma, Zoning & Road Pricing

Asthma is a lung disease where the airways of the lungs are swollen and inflamed, making it harder to breathe.…
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Dec. 10, 2020 / Gordon Price

Heritage Commission Strongly Rejects “The Icepick”

At its meeting on December 7, 2020 the Vancouver Heritage Commission strongly rejected the Cadillac Fairview development next to Waterfront…
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Dec. 08, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Precarious State of Bowinn Ma

Bowinn Ma is the provincial Minister of State for Infrastructure.  A Minister of State, not an actual Minister (as many…
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Dec. 06, 2020 / Gordon Price

Ice Pickings from Frank Ducote

From Frank Ducote:   The so-called Ice Pick proposed for the parking lot at 555 West Cordova Street next to…
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Nov. 30, 2020 / Gordon Price

Loved and Unlovely Spaces

Don’t forget to participate in the Urbanarium’s Redesign Public Spaces mapping exercise: And then follow up with the Studio on…
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Nov. 27, 2020 / Gordon Price

Congestion Charging is so last century. Welcome to the new age of Transport Pricing

When I first heard about the proposal for ‘Transport Pricing’ in the City of Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan that…
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Nov. 26, 2020 / Gordon Price

VCPC 2020 Year in Review Workshop – Dec 14

Year in Review 2020 is the 6th annual workshop convened by the Vancouver City Planning Commission’s Chronology Program to discuss the most transformative…
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Nov. 17, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

The Vancouver Park Board & Commissioners~ Staying in their Lane?

Vancouver is the only city in Canada that still has a separate park board. That means that there is a…
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Nov. 16, 2020 / Gordon Price

The Icepick is Back

In 2015, Toronto-based developer Cadillac Fairview attempted to get approval for a 26=storey office building at 555 Cordova, shoe-horned up…
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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. 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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