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KATRINA MOMENTS

I think we just had a Katrina Moment. Weather so sudden, so severe, it scares…
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Revenge of the Small

Author Karrie Jacobs – the keynote speaker at mid-October’s Affordable Housing by Design conference –…
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toronto the bad

Toronto Star urban-design critic Christopher Hume weighs in on one of his favourite topics: how…
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Australia Burning

The worst drought in Australia’s recorded history continues  – as does the annual mayhem of…
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Empty Seats: the Untapped Resource

As a member of the Sightline Board, I always like to share insights from Alan…
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End of the World on a Slow News Day

What are we supposed to make of this: This story came and went in the…
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Toronto, the Virtualcity

If you like Google Earth, you’ll love VirtualCity – a pedestrian view of Toronto (or at…
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Where art VAG?

Timothy Thomas, regular PT reader, sends the following plea: Here’s a piece on the superb…
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EAST VANCOUVER IN THE MORNING

This shot is taken from a window on the top floor of the Dominion Building,…
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Kluckner on Ecodensity

  Check out this interview with Michael Kluckner by Charles Campbell in The Tyee.  Here’s a…
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traffic calming with teeth

This clip showing what happened when a new bus lane was installed in Manchester has…
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WHAT COLOUR IS VANCOUVER?

What’s wrong with this picture: Calgary has been recognized as a green machine after receiving…
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The Whole Hole

This is the biggest construction hole in the Lower Mainland:   It’s at the corner…
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Millennium Impressions

Lis Welch, Vancouverite, visiting Chicago: We were in Chicago on business last week, made a…

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