Gordie Award 2017~Moments of Courage~YIMBY MarpoleThe last Gordie Award of 2017 goes to the people and youth of Vancouver that stood up to ensure that…
The Agricultural Land Reserve, Vicki Huntington, and the Future of the RegionVicki Huntington needs no introduction to the people living in Delta. Ms. Huntington was the former MLA for Delta South…
The Gordie Awards 2017~Most Puzzling Planning Work and Process~Chinatown and TranslationThe Gordie Award for the 2017 most puzzling planning work and process goes to the work occurring around Chinatown and…
The Gordie Award 2017 For Work with the Biggest Planning ImpactIn the category of the Gordie Award for Work with Biggest Planning Impact, Price Tags Vancouver unanimously chose the ambitious New…
The Daily Durning: Millennials and the "Missing Middle" in Housing FormTom Durning of the Daily Durning sends this article from the Washington Post which quotes our very own City of Vancouver Planner,…
The Gordie Award 2017 for Happiest Transportation Story~The Arbutus Greenway The Gordie Award for 2017 for happiest transportation story goes to the Arbutus Greenway. After a bitter battle which…
Los Angeles, Density and "Neighbourhood Character"Los Angeles is a city where residents have had a say in development over the past fifty years. The Economist writes…
A View on Housing Affordability: It's About OwnershipDouglas Todd a seasoned writer for the Vancouver Sun calls it directly: if you want to see what is happening in the…
Is the Vancouver We Know Gone? Christopher Cheung has written an evocative piece in Metro News that really resonates with the remarkable changes Vancouver…
More Data Coming on Who is Who in the Metro Vancouver MarketEveryone was pretty excited when Statistics Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released a batch of data…
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…
The Daily Durning: What Vancouver Can Teach Seattle about Affordable HousingIt’s always interesting to see ourselves through other people’s perspectives, and this article from Crosscut.com via Tom Durning contextually examines Vancouver from…
Richmond Developer Turns Over Assignment Fees for Community GroupsIt’s nice to hear about developers that do the right work instead of doing the work right. When condo units…
A New Generation of Activists Assist in Chinatown's Next Chapter~Melody MaThere are a lot of unsung heroes in Vancouver that care deeply about place and culture, and recognizing that some…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner