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Oct. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

HandyDart Operations~Better In-House or Contracted Out?

A not well-known fact is that HandyDart, the TransLink service that is provided for people with physical and cognitive disabilities…
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Oct. 19, 2017 / Gordon Price

Port Moody Fall Discussion: Healthy Environments – Oct 30

Port Moody Public Library is hosting a fall Discussion Panel that will be interesting to design, planning, transportation and health…
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Oct. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Double Dipping MLA Has Time for Massey Tunnel Billboards

The Province Images In the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department, double salary dipping Provincial MLA Ian Paton…
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Oct. 13, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Urban Agriculture – Part 2

Yesterday I profiled a bountiful urban garden on the rooftop of Quebec City’s Hôtel du Vieux and asked the question:…
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Oct. 12, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Urban Agriculture – Part 1

With the seemly relentless attack on the Agricultural Land Reserve from Mega Malls, Port development, speculators and farmland banking from…
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Oct. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

You can Strata that Laneway House~And Other Zoning Changes in Vancouver

There are some big changes coming  to Vancouver zoning as reported   in Metro News. You can read through the reports on changes…
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Oct. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A California School Crossing So Dangerous They Won't Hire a Safety Guard~and a Vancouver School Crossing They Won't Do Because it Slows Traffic.

This story from NBC San Diego shows how far motordom continues to dominate, even when there are youngsters trying to walk…
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Oct. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Andy Yan, Aging and the Future of Seniors in Metro Vancouver

  Daphne Bramham of the Vancouver Sun has taken a look at the census poverty figures that Andy Yan, Director of…
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Oct. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Low Income Households on the Rise in Metro Vancouver

Aiken Lao image In a review of just released Statistics Canada data, Andy Yan, director of  the City Program at…
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Sep. 29, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Musqueam First Nation Builds "Lelem"

As reported in the Vancouver Courier the Musqueam First Nation is going ahead with the development of 21 acres of  land they…
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Sep. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Housing:Vancouver a "Honey Pot" for Global Investors Says Local Experts

It’s not every day that three well-respected urbanists meet to discuss what is happening in the Vancouver housing market, but…
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Sep. 26, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Idaho Stop Ramps up for Delaware Cyclists

In 1982 Idaho Traffic laws were revised with a new bicycle code that included a provision to allow bicyclists to…
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Sep. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Condo Presales in Hong Kong and Chinese Cities Rein in Speculation.

This article by Thinkpol has spread very quickly across social networks for all of the wrong reasons. While accessibility into the…
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Sep. 22, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

All Male Panels and Why Diversity Matters in Planning

Issues continue to crop up with  urbanism chats and who does the talk, even among the well-recognized planning institutions in…

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