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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. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Mayor says Massey Bridge won't fix Congestion, Rethink Needed.

The Mayor of Richmond Malcolm Brodie in the Richmond News counters the conjecture and misinformation emerging post-election on the potential rethink of…
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Jun. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to Deltaport's Dirty Coal,Terminal 2, and the Green Tubes

Richmond’s Garden City Conservation outline two initiatives impacting the vital Fraser River estuary which passes through Richmond and Delta.  A citizens’…
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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

Massey Bridge Tunnel Talk

It is no surprise that as soon as a potential pause was suggested for the Massey Bridge (now approaching 12…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Children Can't Detect Car Speed over 32 km/h

The Telegraph follows up on a subject covered earlier in Price Tags-studies conducted at universities are showing that children have perceptual limitations…
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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. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Let's Build a Bigger Mall!

In the truth is stranger than fiction category CNN Money reports   on the puzzling emergence of  “American Dream Miami” a South…
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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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May. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge Becoming Tunnelled Vision in New Provincial Alliance?

While the Mayor of Delta rues on CBC news that the unsustainable, overbuilt, multi-billion dollar Massey Bridge may not be constructed due…
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May. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown and a Twelve Storey Building

Business in Vancouver has published a think piece by Kirk Lapointe regarding the contentious development of a twelve storey building by…
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May. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Port Says Deeper Fraser River not needed, time to Twin the Tunnel, Nix the Massey Bridge?

The timing of this announcement after the Provincial election is puzzling.As reported in the Surrey Leader the Vancouver Fraser Port…
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May. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Something's Afoot on Edmonton's Jasper Avenue

As noted by the CBC there is a lot happening in Edmonton this summer, and you can add removing the curb…

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