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Sep. 22, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Little House No Context: Tokyo

In the conversations about ensuring buildings have context and also acknowledge the importance of natural light and views for adjacent…
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Sep. 09, 2021 / Gordon Price

Uytae Lee: Why Did we make Front Yard Businesses Illegal?

The latest from urban videographer Uytae Lee. Front yard businesses used to be common all across Vancouver, why did we…
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Sep. 02, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: Real Estate Development

If you work with real estate developers or want to understand how the development industry functions, this course offers an…
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Sep. 02, 2021 / Gordon Price

Public Salon: Alain Bertaud on “Order Without Design”

Alain Bertaud has spent his life observing and advising fifty cities around the world. These experiences have lead him to…
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Aug. 31, 2021 / Gordon Price

My Most Valued and Valuable Book

It’s been sixty years since this book was printed:   Yes, a first-edition (paperback) of the 1961 book that transformed…
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Aug. 27, 2021 / Gordon Price

How Do We Talk About Senakw?

We’ve never found a way to talk about Tssawwassen Mills. It’s that giant auto-dependent single-use shopping complex on the way…
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Aug. 20, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism – 3: Observations from Ann McAfee

Ann McAfee was a planner with the City of Vancouver from 1974 to 2006, notably as Co-Director of Planning with…
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Aug. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: City 101 +

This fall, explore how cities and communities work and change over time. Join the City Program for the online CITY100…
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Aug. 13, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism – 2

It’s great to see some thoughtful responses to what is now the first post on the idea of Burnabyism: how…
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Aug. 12, 2021 / Gordon Price

Burnabyism

Here’s a fun way for an urbanist to spend an afternoon: choose a destination somewhere out in the region along…
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Aug. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Is Single-Family Zoning racist, and does it matter?

Matthew Fleischer, The San Francisco Chronicle’s editorial page editor, has called for the end of single-family zoning, for which he…
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Jul. 30, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Costs of Inclusionary Zoning in Toronto

It’s curious that there hasn’t been more coverage of the Inclusive Zoning (IZ) initiative happening in Toronto.  In December 2019,…
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Jul. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Climate Change: Are 25 Cities Creating Half of the Problem?

While everyone is committed to climate change, it appears that efforts to mitigate climate warming gases and industries need oversight…
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Jul. 26, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Stanley Park: That Temporary Bike Lane Finally Arriving on Park Drive

After what seems like one of the longest waits in the planet in a world that is still slowly stepping…

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