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Mar. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Death Knell of the Suburban Mall

The Business Insider reports that American families are no longer packing up and spending their evenings and weekends shopping at the…
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Mar. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Sandusky Ohio & a Pier-Recreational Waterfront or Parking Lot?

Sandusky is a town of 25,000 people with a metropolitan area of 77,000  located on the shores of Lake Erie…
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Mar. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Lose a Highway, Gain a Place-Carson City Rebuilds its Downtown

There is a renaissance occurring in many American towns that are reclaiming their downtowns when bisecting highways are rerouted from…
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Mar. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Benches are Good for Everyone's Bottom Line

In my TEDx Talk  on the Transformative Power of Walking I noted the importance of benches in making places for people…
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Mar. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Granville Island History-Who What and Why

Granville Island has a different history than the rest of Vancouver. The CBC has prepared  a short precis of the creation…
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Mar. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Nanaimo Arena Iced for Now

In a vote that was really no surprise, The CBC reports that the City of Nanaimo’s ballot to approve an $80 million…
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Mar. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Nanaimo and a Waterfront Hockey Arena

Vancouver has gone through some questionable development proposals including casino and soccer stadium uses right on the downtown waterfront.These  can…
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Mar. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File-Meet the Silver Surfers

As the BBC notes it takes something pretty exceptional to turn heads on social media. And Bon and Pon, a 37…
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Mar. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Art from Vancouver Goes East to Montreal

I will admit it. I get very attached to some of the great public art in the City and always…
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Mar. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

How did the Massey Tunnel Become a Bridge?

In a completely unscientific poll, the Delta Optimist on their website asked readers to vote on whether they were looking forward to…
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Mar. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Take Two Eiffel Towers and London Bridge Please

For the Friday File the New York Times reports that there are ten White Houses, four Arcs de Triomphe, a few…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New City of Vancouver Logo Benched

Metro News reports that the rather simple design for a new City of Vancouver logo which as  Melody Ma has pointed…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

China's Banks Cooling Vancouver Housing Investment?

There are some interesting changes occurring in China which may impact the Vancouver housing market. As reported in Business in Vancouver …
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Feb. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Attention Button Zombies: This Man Wants You

While some journalists fret foolishly about truth and facts, there is another war being waged, using big data, artificial intelligence…

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