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Oct. 25, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway — Design Jam

And no, it’s not cookin’ down those heritage blackberries Instead, it’s a multi-day workshop to move closer to a “……
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Oct. 25, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Autumn Travel

A magical place in Stanley Park.…
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Oct. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Seating, Pee Paint and Creating Inclusive Cities

What does a city that meaningfully designs for all of its citizens look like? One of the reasons I am…
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Oct. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

What makes a Town or City Walkable?

From the Daily Durning comes this gem from governing.com  and Alan Ehrenhalt that once again reinforces the importance of sidewalks and street…
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Oct. 23, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver's Third Season

Ken: Start with spring’s Cherry Blossom season; then Summer’s glorious long days; and now it seems, at least in Stanley…
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Oct. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Carson City's Carson Street Revamps for the 21st Century

Earlier this year Price Tags Vancouver reported on a phenomenon that is occurring in many towns that are reclaiming their historic downtowns…
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Oct. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City of Richmond~Agricultural Land, not Mini Estates!

The Richmond News reports that Green Party leader Andrew Weaver is serious about his proposal to ban foreign ownership of land on…
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Oct. 19, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Jericho In October

Sometimes it’s hard, as the monsoons fall, to recall this ever existed.  …
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Oct. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Google 's Sidewalk Lab Chosen for Toronto's Quayside Development

As reported in the Toronto Star a federal-provincial-city agency overseeing Toronto’s Quayside 12 acre  project site  announced that Sidewalk Labs a sister…
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Oct. 17, 2017 / Gordon Price

SALA Lecture: Steven Apfelbaum – Oct 17

Imagine Parks and Recreation – What could Vancouver’s parks, public space and recreation opportunities look like in 25 years? How…
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Oct. 13, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Urban Agriculture – Part 2

Yesterday I profiled a bountiful urban garden on the rooftop of Quebec City’s Hôtel du Vieux and asked the question:…
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Oct. 12, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Urban Agriculture – Part 1

With the seemly relentless attack on the Agricultural Land Reserve from Mega Malls, Port development, speculators and farmland banking from…
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Oct. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills Mall Marks Its Mega First Birthday

It’s been one year now since Tsawwassen Mills, the highly touted Ivanhoe Cambridge offering  was opened as the latest ‘megamall’…
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Oct. 09, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Thanksgiving 2017

Haddon Park…

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