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Jan. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Canadian Shopping Mall Report Card Released~Urban Malls are "In"

The Retail Council of Canada has released its   annual  report  on how Canada’s shopping malls are doing. Canada’s top…
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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. 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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Jan. 01, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Happy New Year from the Editors of Price Tags Vancouver

So what kind of year did Price Tags Vancouver have? There were 1,359 posts published, and 456,000 page views. Over…
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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. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Those Mega Cruise Ships Looking for a Vancouver Parking Place

In the “bad ideas that just won’t go away” department both Port Metro Vancouver and the Delta Optimist are out in force…
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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. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Daily Durning: What Vancouver Can Teach Seattle about Affordable Housing

It’s always interesting to see ourselves through other people’s perspectives, and this article from Crosscut.com via Tom Durning contextually examines Vancouver from…
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Dec. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Statistics Canada Figures on Who is Buying What in Vancouver Real Estate

Statistics Canada  and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released some new figures about housing in the Metro Vancouver market,…
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Dec. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Delta Wants a Direct Bus, No Transfers to Canada Line

With Mayor of Burnaby Derek Corrigan now the chair of the Mayor’s Council at TransLink everything old is new again,…
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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. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver's New Housing Plan Approved~Can it Make Vancouver Affordable?

It’s a new era at  Vancouver City Hall now that the new Housing Plan is approved. But as Jen St.…
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Nov. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Looks like Foreign Ownership was a Vancouver Issue After All

After being vilified for doing the right work for the right reason,  urban planner and Duke of Data Andy Yan…
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Nov. 21, 2017 / Gordon Price

Metro Sustainability Breakfast: Homelessness – Nov 22

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