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Jan. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Day Three of the 2016 Gordies-Award for Planning for Big Impact-Positive or Negative

On Wednesday we are awarding the  2016 Gordie for “Planning for Big Impact [Positive or Negative]” There were a lot…
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Jan. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

That City Walk Can Kill You in "The Pedestrian Death Capital of Canada"

The statistics have just been released that there were 11 murders in the City of Vancouver in 2016.  The 11…
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Jan. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Canada's 150th Birthday Party and Metro Vancouver

As 2017 dawns, Canada’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated this summer. There are a few folks among us that will…
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Jan. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Port Metro Vancouver-Roberts Bank Expansion and Environmental Assessment

The year 2017 will be a telling one in Delta, with a development hat trick: the consideration of  Port Metro…
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Jan. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

First of Six 2016 Gordie Awards-Biggest Transportation Story-

The “Gordies” are awarded annually by the Editorial Board of Price Tags with input from readers. “Gordies” for 2016 will…
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Dec. 30, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Time for the Annual 2016 Gordies

The Price Tags Editorial Board has met at the secret undisclosed location near Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park to ponder…
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Dec. 30, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Who are those Bottle Ladies?

  And no, we are not talking about any current holiday trend, but the group of Asian ladies of a…
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Dec. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge and the New Climate Pollution Accord

  Sometimes it is the details that make or break a project-and if you are the Province of British Columbia’s…
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Dec. 19, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Port Metro Vancouver and continuing habitat losses to the Fraser River Estuary

The Globe and Mail newspaper reporter Mark Hume has just reviewed the Community Mapping Network (CMN) work which sampled the 151…
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Dec. 16, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Vulnerable Road Users and Where the Rubber Meets the Road

The Toronto Star and its reporters are to be commended for talking about what others have ignored for so long-the tremendous…
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Dec. 13, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Housing Prices up 40%, Despite Foreign Buyer's Tax

This article by Bloomberg News via Frances Bula says it all.While housing price increases went up by 40 per cent in the…
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Dec. 12, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Driverless Cars and the City-A New Planning Paradigm?

Leslie Hook has written a compelling article in The Financial Times  describing how driverless technology will rewrite our streets, and…
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Dec. 12, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Pedestrians, Vehicles, and Every Four Hours in Toronto

Last week the City of Toronto went through a day where 22 reported crashes between vehicles and pedestrians were reported. The…
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Dec. 07, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

In Toronto-22 pedestrians hit by vehicles yesterday

With the Toronto Police spokesperson saying they have no idea why it is happening,  at least  22 pedestrians were struck in…

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