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Jul. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Woonerf Arrives in Winnipeg

There is a little more Dutch in Winnipeg these days as that city welcomes its first “Woonerf”. As reported in…
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Jul. 12, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

It's Where You Find It

What’s the Tacofino takeaway here?  How about:  food so good that we need a secret location to throttle demand to…
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Jul. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge and the Continual Sound of One Hand Clapping

  It’s not over until it’s over as the Mayor of Delta actually said that the overbuilt overpriced ten lane…
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Jul. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Why is Vancouver Not Reducing Speeds to Save Lives?

Around the world municipalities are starting to understand that speed does kill. Merely slowing vehicular speed from 50 km/h to…
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Jul. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Lance Berlowitz on the Grenfell Tower Disaster. Lessons for Vancouver?

Noted architect and author Lance Berlowitz has written a thoughtful and compelling opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun. There was a universal…
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Jun. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Owning a Dog Major Health Advantage

This article will be no surprise to  dog owners-in a study published by the journal BMC Public Health,  “dog owners on…
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Jun. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Tupper Neighbourhood Greenway Searches for New Urban Green Thumbs

Amy Logan in the Westender has written about Judy Zipursky and the remarkable Tupper Neighbourhood Greenway situated behind Tupper Secondary School…
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Jun. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Whole Foods becoming Amazon Grocery Distribution Centres?

  In one of those decisions that will resonate for decades NPR reports that Amazon the giant of on-line retailing has…
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Jun. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

When Cars Cross the Line in Ottawa

Pedestrians as walkers and as people using the street generally are quite polite about it, because the consequences of being…
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Jun. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

East Hastings Vancouver's Most Walkable Street?

The Vancouver Sun and writer Harrison Mooney outline the Strathcona Business Improvement Association’s (SBIA)  plan to make East Hastings Street Vancouver’s…
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Jun. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to the Drawing Board for Chinatown's 105 Keefer Street

In a not surprising but still stunning reversal  the proposed 12 storey tower by Beedie Development on Keefer Street was…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown under "Siege for Densification?"

It has been an interesting time to read the different viewpoints being expressed about the proposed 12 storey Beedie development…
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Jun. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City Schools Looking for Kids

The Tyee and Carlito Pablo have written about the continuing decline of student registraton in Vancouver, with a further 250 kids…
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Jun. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File, Paint and School

As reported by Global News spelling is very important for students and also to municipalities too. And it must have been a…

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