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Jan. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Gordie Award 2017~Moments of Courage~YIMBY Marpole

The last Gordie Award of 2017 goes to the people and youth of Vancouver that stood up to ensure that…
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Jan. 08, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Gordie Awards 2017~Most Puzzling Planning Work and Process~Chinatown and Translation

The Gordie Award for the 2017 most puzzling planning work and process goes to the work occurring around Chinatown and…
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Jan. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Instagram, a Gastown Parking Lot, and Christopher Cheung @lotspotting

Christopher Cheung has written a delightfully fun piece in the Tyee about his foray into the instagram world of people photographing~well, themselves.…
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Dec. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

More Data Coming on Who is Who in the Metro Vancouver Market

Everyone was pretty excited when Statistics Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released a batch of data…
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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. 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

Are Seniors Close to Being Homeless in the Vancouver Market?

It appears that there are two population cohorts being severely pinched~younger people trying to find a place to live in…
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Dec. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

High Density Rental in the very West of Point Grey?

In the thinking out of the box department newly minted City of Vancouver Councillor Hector Bremner introduced a motion at Council…
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Dec. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Driverless Buses Trialled for Seniors in Japan

As reported to the World Economic Forum  cities with large aging populations such as Singapore and Paris are trialling experimental self-driving buses. …
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Dec. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Can the "Pimp My Zimmer" Campaign translate into more Colourful Streetscapes?

From Britain and the BBC News comes this interesting piece that may also have impacts on how we design and think…
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Dec. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Foundation's New Report on Our Connections and Engagement

The Vancouver Foundation produced a study in 2012 that looked at the “strength of connections and engagement” among Metro Vancouver…
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Nov. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Crossing the Street Can Kill You in Vancouver's Winter Months

We have just entered the dark cold rainy months of winter, and Vancouver is in an unusual situation. Unlike most…
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Nov. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Learning Transit Etiquette in Geneva from the Queen

The Swiss are getting serious about modelling good transit etiquette and ensuring that passengers are safely off trains and buses…
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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New York City introduces the Dog Parker

Imagine that you are walking downtown with your dog and decide to go to a restaurant, or shop. It is…

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