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Jan. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Flooding by Design – King Tides in Vancouver

It was a perfect item for visual media: the King Tide in Vancouver last week that resulted in shortline flooding…
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Jan. 08, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Agricultural Land Reserve, Vicki Huntington, and the Future of the Region

Vicki Huntington needs no introduction to the people living in Delta. Ms. Huntington was the former MLA for Delta South…
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Jan. 06, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

King Tide In Vancouver

At the Aquatic Centre pier for False Creek Ferries, it’s an uphill walk to the dock when King Tide is…
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Jan. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Gordies 2017-Potentially Most Polarizing Planning Work~Amazon HQ2

A unanimous pick by the Price Tags editors for the most Potentially Polarizing Planning Work~The Amazon solicitation from cities right…
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Dec. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Toronto's Bike Riding Parking Enforcement Officer Still Not Back to Work

As extraordinary as it seems, the City of Toronto do not have Kyle Ashley, the parking enforcement officer who was…
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Dec. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

How to Make A Back Lane Not Just for Vehicles-was the "Country Lane" concept Just Ten Years too Soon?

You may have been  following the story of the Richmond residents living in Steveston that found out that the closed back…
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Dec. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Hollowing Out of Vancouver's Population~Warren Gill Lecture~David Hulchanski

 David Hulchanski teaches housing and community development at the University of Toronto and was a professor at the University of…
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Dec. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Why Truck Side Guards Save Lives and Why We Need Them On Trucks NOW

  Lloyd Alter in Tree Hugger has written about two completely avoidable accidents~one in Brooklyn and one in Toronto where bicyclists…
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Dec. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Developer Turns Over Assignment Fees for Community Groups

It’s nice to hear about developers that do the right work instead of doing the work right. When condo units…
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Dec. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A New Generation of Activists Assist in Chinatown's Next Chapter~Melody Ma

There are a lot of unsung heroes in Vancouver that care deeply about place and culture, and recognizing that some…
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Dec. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

What Contributes the Most to CO2? It's not Power Plants

  It used to be that power plants caused a lot of pollution, and coal-fired plants in 2011 contributed to…
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Dec. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Metro House Prices Go Up, Vancouver Taxes Too

As reported in Business in Vancouver housing prices in Metro Vancouver are not doing a southern retreat anytime soon,  despite any policy…
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Dec. 10, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

To "C" or Not to "C"

Find out tomorrow.  And let the storms begin. Premier Horgan is set to announce the Site “C” decision at 11:30,…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Is Vancouver a "Sponge City?"

Internationally water management is the purview of the Dutch, who consulted in the rebuilding of New Orleans after the horrific…

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