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Sep. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Prices up~Buying Vancouver Real Estate Outperforms Stock Market

Two stories show two different perspectives of the Vancouver market. Not only is this housing market unaffordable for local buyers,…
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Aug. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

That Pedestrian Signal Can Kill Seniors

Price Tags Vancouver has been writing about the fact that the crossing times established in North America for pedestrians to…
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Aug. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Learning From Tokyo~Mental Health, Greening & the Design of the City

  Mimi Kirk and City Lab report on  a concept that is getting more and more attention-how do you design…
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Aug. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Mansplaining, Planning, and the Need for Gender Equity

  New York Times Image-Mansplaining Statue Alissa Walker is a talented writer, Curbed.com’s Urbanism editor and lives in Los Angeles.…
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Aug. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Big Bridge Changes, Big Bridge Rethink?

  Vancouver Sun Image From CBC via Price Tags Editor Ken Ohrn is the notification that “four of the five members of…
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Aug. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Anish Kapoor's Descension

Sandy James Image For the fortieth anniversary of the City of New York’s public art fund, Anish Kapoor’s “Descension” public…
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Aug. 09, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge, Rapid Transit and "Fake News"

Back to the south side  of the Fraser River where positional information on the Massey Tunnel and Bridge appears daily.…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Daily Durning: Vacant Homes Epidemic in Major Cities, Paris Fights Back

From the Daily Tom Durning, this article from  Better Dwelling describes how rampant real estate speculation has  created “artificial shortages” of housing…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Copenhagen's Iconic Benches Stolen off the Street

  Well everyone grew up and instead of coveting that Teddy Ruxpin  bear or the Christmas Furby, some of us…
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Aug. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"South Van Twangs Meet West End Pangs" at the Museum of Vancouver

  There is an opportunity to learn more about the esoteric, amazing and extraordinary stories of Vancouver from three people…
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Aug. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Ball Hockey on Canadian Streets?

Trust The Guardian to bring up two subjects close to Price Tag editors’ hearts-hockey and streets. And it brings up a new…
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Jul. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Does the Celebration of Light Need Those Big Bangs?

Price Tags has has previously posted on this-the City of Vancouver has huge gatherings of people who come for a display…
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Jul. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

CRA Flipping out on Flippers

    Source: Globe and Mail Darryl Greer of Business in Vancouver reports on a practice that has been so universally…
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Jul. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Rethinks Massey Bridge Crossing, Delta Not So Much

It’s a new day but not in Delta where the City Manager and the Mayor continued their advocacy for a…

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