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Sep. 02, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: Real Estate Development

If you work with real estate developers or want to understand how the development industry functions, this course offers an…
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Aug. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: City 101 +

This fall, explore how cities and communities work and change over time. Join the City Program for the online CITY100…
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Apr. 01, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: Transportation Planning Foundations

Transportation has a powerful impact on how communities work – and how they might not. How and why are some…
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Mar. 23, 2021 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program Courses

This upcoming course provides land-use and public health professionals with a toolkit to assess their communities from a public health…
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Jan. 28, 2020 / Gordon Price

SFU City: Planning for Non-Planners

Planning for Non-Planners: What You Need to Know About Community Planning (CITY101) Last September, 42 professionals gathered in Vancouver for CITY101—Planning…
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Sep. 16, 2019 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program: Planning for Non-Planners

Our new evening workshop delves into the theory and approaches in urban planning that have shaped our region, and provides…
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Sep. 28, 2018 / Gordon Price

SFU course in Community Data Science

  From the SFU City Program: We’re very pleased to announce a new offering of Community Data Science: Theory and…
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May. 15, 2018 / Gordon Price

May 17 Lecture: Mobility Pricing – Is it time?

Mobility Pricing – Is it time? Lessons from London and Stockholm The Mobility Pricing Independent Commission will release their findings…
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May. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program Webcast: Mobility Pricing – May 17

WEBCAST — Mobility Pricing: Is it time? Lessons from London and Stockholm The Mobility Pricing Independent Commission will release their…
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Apr. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

Workshop: SafeGrowth Neighbourhoods – June 8-9

From SFU City Program: This summer, gain actionable insights from experienced practitioners who have played transformative roles in planning safer…
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Apr. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Lecture: Geller on Housing in Metro Vancouver – May 10

Looking back, Looking forward: Reflections on Housing Metro Vancouver While Metro Vancouver has changed dramatically over the past four decades,…
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Feb. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

SFU City Program Courses – Spring

Financing Urban Growth: The Use of Development Cost Charges and Community Amenity Contributions Mar 15, SFU Harbour Centre Instructors: Jay…
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Jan. 12, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Culture, Food Security and Development in Chinatown~

There’s an event at  Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre location with the principal author of the Hua Foundation’s Vancouver Chinatown Food…
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Jan. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

SFU Course: Aging, Design, and the City – Feb 2

Aging, Design, and the City   Did you know that seniors will comprise nearly 23-25% of Canada’s population by 2036?…

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