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Jul. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Can Massey Tunnel "Bottleneck" be relieved by Short Sea Shipping?

  The CBC reports on a rather sensible potential solution to reducing traffic south of the Fraser River through “short sea…
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Jul. 12, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Featured Comment — Thoughts On Energy

We seem to be moving into a new era in energy production where fossil fuels’ popularity is declining even more…
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Jul. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Speed Humps Versus Bumps, and a Great Temporary Solution

Anyone working in municipal government  knows all about the tussle over speed humps or “bumps”, those wonderful “silent policemen”  installed…
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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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Jul. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown History Windows Contextually Connects Community

A very special project in Chinatown  has been attracting attention from locals and tourists alike. The CBC has written about the…
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Jun. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Saying No to 105 Keefer is not just about 105 Keefer

I have been talking with urbanist and statistician extraordinaire Andy Yan about the fact that there are two ends of…
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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. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

To Bridge or Not To Bridge the Massey Tunnel?

Ted Murphy  of the Delta Optimist ponders what is going to happen to those plans for the  George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project,…
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Jun. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

San Jose California Partners with Google on new Transit Village

The Mercury News reports that San Jose City Council has approved to negotiate only with Google to sell 16 city-owned parcels…
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Jun. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Stepping up Walking Infrastructure to Ward Off Depression

The New York Times writes about   three new studies on depression and regular exercise that should  impact how we build…
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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

Liberals Say Economy At Risk with Massey Tunnel Rethink

More hyperbole regarding the rethink of the Massey Bridge has emerged as reported in the Delta Optimist. The newly minted Delta…

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