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Feb. 07, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Building Walkable Neighbourhoods Proven to Lower Health Risks

  Here is some  solid and unequivocal proof that urban design and health need to work together hand in hand…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Lessons from the best public housing program in the world

From urbangateway: “But what about Singapore?” … having lived in the beautiful red-dot city state for two and half years,…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Is NYC's Times Square the Future Placemaking Blueprint for other Cities?

What used to be a very seedy, dirty and crowded area of New York City has undertaken a dramatic renewal…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Northeast False Creek Plan and View Corridors~The View From Larry Beasley & Neal LaMontagne

  The Northeast False Creek Plan is currently before City Council and city staff are recommending three tall towers that…
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Feb. 02, 2018 / Gordon Price

Doubling Taxes without Controversy: Who We Are and What We Value

Here’s an item you probably haven’t seen. From Metro Vancouver Update: Regional Parks land acquisition funds growth ​Metro Vancouver has…
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Feb. 01, 2018 / Gordon Price

Photography and Architecture in a Changing City – Feb 4

  Sun, February 4 6:00 – 8:00 pm Fairmont Pacific Rim, 1038 Canada Place – The Plaza Pavilion RSVP here  …
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Jan. 31, 2018 / Gordon Price

Northeast False Creek and the Viaducts: Send an email

A request from Michael Alexander: If you support removal of the viaducts and approval of the North East False Creek plan,…
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Jan. 30, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Bike Lanes, Vancouver and the 21st Century

No one will argue with advocating for better walking facilities~wider sidewalks, brushed concrete with non-glare finishes, benches and amenities to…
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Jan. 29, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richard Wozny, Real Estate Prices and "Mortgage Slaves"

In planning and real estate Richard Wozny is a local legend for his ability to capture the upside of real…
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Jan. 29, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

City of Vancouver Volunteer Opportunity~Public Space and Public Life Study

City of Vancouver Volunteers Deadline Jan 30 The City of Vancouver is conducting a Public Space and Public Life (PSPL)…
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Jan. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

NE False Creek – 2: What's with the bears?

Big birds on one side of False Creek, big bears on the other: Unusual that a rendering would include a…
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Jan. 24, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

London England's "People Parking Bay"

From Time Out in London comes this unfailingly forward story about Brenda Puech. Brenda believes in sustainability, and she had a…
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Jan. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Proposed Pool Swims in Kitsilano Controversy~NIMBY or YIMBY?

As reported by Matt Robinson in the Vancouver Sun: “A shiny, new $75-million destination pool is something most city residents…
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Jan. 23, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

South of the Fraser River & the Industrialization of Delta~Agricultural Land: Going, going, gone

There has been a lot of back and forth about industrial development in Delta.  There is the MLA for Delta…

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