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More or Less

 Chris Leinberger, an urban land-use strategist, developer and fellow at the Brookings Institute, makes an…
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Paint Job

Everyone likes a good demolition.  There’s just something perversely gratifying about an implosion.  And ever since…
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Khenko

Khenko – the Great Blue Heron – flying above False Creek in George Wainborn Park. …
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Dogs in the Park

There’s one good reason why City Council will never disband the elected Park Board.  If…
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Kids in the city

Now Seattle, like Portland, is wondering whether it’s possible to raise children downtown.  The Post-Intelligencer…
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RATIOS

I just came across this: There’s a rule of thumb that a building is considered…
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The Stroll

When I moved to Vancouver in 1978, the English Bay Seawall ended at the Aquatic…
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The Baby has landed

Ephrem Cheng sent in this shot from the shores of False Creek:…
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Quote of the Day

From the opening episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: MATT We make some…
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Mid-century Modern

I live in a 1957 highrise in the West End – as mid-century modern as…
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A Heavy Load

Paul Krueger, now a planner with the City of Vancouver, sent a new report from…
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The Daily Alarm

The gap between leaders in Europe and North America on the issue of climate change…
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Perfect Days

This is a perfect time for photography: crisp light, gold highlights, sidelighting by the sun,…
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The End of "Suburbia"

I’m back!  Great trip to LA and Minneapolis (more about the former in an upcoming…

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