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Feb. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Britain Shifts Policy and Builds Sheltered Housing for Seniors

As reported in The Independent the British Government’s housing policy is undertaking a massive shift to provide specific protected accommodation for seniors…
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Feb. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Less Car Congestion, Less Asthma in Children

Nala Rogers writing in In Science notes that Stockholm Sweden was one of the cities that instituted “congestion pricing” by scanning…
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Feb. 07, 2017 / Gordon Price

The Strait and Narrows 1: Locally Grown

From Modacity: The first episode of our new, six-part podcast series “The Strait and Narrows” is live. This particular segment…
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Feb. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Switzerland leads-Entire Town Slows to 30 km/h

As reported  in Ville 30 the  town of Gland Switzerland with a population of 12,500 have decided that the ENTIRE road network…
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Feb. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Oslo and Electric Bike Incentives for Citizens

First, a disclaimer-I have an electric bike and two “standard” bikes. My electric bike is a prototype developed in Toronto…
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Feb. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown, High Density Development and Why This Matters

This article by Wanyee Li in Metro News gets to the nub of a vital issue for one of the oldest,…
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Feb. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Housing those Growing Booming Seniors

The New York Times  notes that every day for the next 19 years 10,000 people in the United States will…
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Jan. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Attention Walmart Shoppers!

As the Delta Optimist points out this place may have the biggest impact on the “commercial store activity” in Ladner and…
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Jan. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

#2. Doug Massey responds to Todd Stone Letter-Massey Bridge/Tunnel "Conspiracy"

On his Metro Vancouver transportation blog, Stephen Rees has a letter from guest editor Doug Massey in response to Minister of…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Going, going, gone….Mega Mall Sold for $100.00

Many thanks to Scot Bathgate who sent this story of the 1.1 million square foot “Galleria” mega mall at Pittsburgh Mills in…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Making Polynesian Floating Islands designed in San Francisco

The BBC reports on a project we’d all like to work on-Polynesia has signed an agreement with the Seasteading Institute of…
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Jan. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Montreal & Pedestrian Streets Making

Sometimes its easier just to get out of the box, build something, call it a demonstration project-and if it is…
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Jan. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Carving out the ALR one slice at a time

The ALR-or Agricultural Land Reserve-is one of the most precious things we as citizens of this province own.This article in…
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Jan. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Farm Land or Large Mansions on the Agricultural Land Reserve?

From the Richmond News the City of Richmond has decided to create a bylaw restricting the size of houses built on…

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Sandy James Planner

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