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Feb. 19, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Surprise! Spending still up on Toronto's King Street with the Streetcar Line Project!

The City of Toronto is deep in the throes of motordom even when the King Street Streetcar demonstration project is…
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Feb. 16, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Ride Share On its Way in British Columbia?

It has been a bumpy road for ride hailing  which was originally promised by the Provincial government for the end…
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Feb. 15, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Why Can't We Have Washrooms at Vancouver's Public Transit Stations?

There are two things that users of TransLink services would appreciate~across the board free internet that is not just at…
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Feb. 13, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Is it Time for ICBC Bicycle Insurance?

From the Richmond News bike rider Geordie McGillivray asks: ” I wish I could pay ICBC to insure my bike to…
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Feb. 06, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

No Massey Bridge Decision but Delta Gets A Casino Right Beside Tunnel!

Despite all you have been reading in the Vancouver Sun and other media sources about casinos and money laundering, the City of…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Iconic Design

Does anything (other than narrow flowerpot balconies) say ‘Sixties Highrise’ better than an Otis elevator panel on fake-wood laminate?  …
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Street Scene With Utility Box

. . . and graffiti.    This badly-placed box blocks a chunk of sidewalk. Plus a replay of the message.…
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Jan. 31, 2018 / Gordon Price

Todd Stone: Transit is not a ‘transportation asset’

Todd Stone, the BC Liberal Minister of Transportation, is running for leader. Has he developed any policy, with specifics, that…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

Jobs Jar – and long-distance thanks

This comes by way of Linda Ginenthal in Portland. Linda is (soon to be was) Programs Manager in the Active…
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Jan. 24, 2018 / Gordon Price

Textbook Vancouverism

A nice example of ‘Vancouverism’ architecture – podium townhouses on the 1100-block Hornby Street in Downtown South.  By Henriquez Partners…
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Jan. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

South of the Fraser River & the Industrialization of Delta~Agricultural Land: Going, going, gone

There has been a lot of back and forth about industrial development in Delta.  There is the MLA for Delta…
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Jan. 22, 2018 / Gordon Price

Modern Retail in the Age of Amazon – 2

From Recode: … the store’s real reason for being is to test what could be a breakthrough Amazon hypothesis: that…
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Jan. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Modern Retail in the Age of Amazon

Nordstroms, Friday afternoon.  What do you think, Guest, will hands-on sneaker construction pull them in?…
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Jan. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

Mobility Pricing: "In a few short years …"

From the CBC: In a few short years, Metro Vancouver drivers could be charged a fee to pass through bustling…

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