Parks

It’s complicated — our relationship with Instagram and nature

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On a hike to Upper Joffre Lake near Pemberton this summer, I saw a dozen people frozen in the same pose. In one hand, they held out... Read More

Features

Urban Technologies: The Unintended Consequences

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If you walk by the bike parkade at Main Street Science World in the evening you will see a handful of bikes. If you look closely... Read More

Film & Video

Video Vancouver: Larry Beasley on Vancouverism

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Via TransLink Larry Beasley, a TransLink board member and former planner chief planner for the City of Vancouver, talks about his new... Read More

Infrastructure

Track to the future: Advocates want to passenger rail back to the Fraser Valley

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A century ago, interurban rail service helped Fraser Valley communities develop — and it could do the same thing today, says a group... Read More

Housing

Titanic Lack of Focus May Sink Vancouver’s Chance to Make Housing Affordable

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Last week Vancouver’s city council approved a city-wide planning process. If you’d followed my advocacy for a city-wide plan in The... Read More

Politics

Vancouver’s Municipal Roadmap for Athens: 5 Tips For A Smooth Transition at City Hall

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The City of Athens, Greece elected a new Mayor on June 2, 2019 — the youngest in the city’s history at 41 years old — in a landslide... Read More

Events

Event: Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour, Mount Pleasant – Aug 18th

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Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour – Tour the Heritage Heart of Mount Pleasant Time: Sunday, August 18, 10:30am-12:30pm Cost: $10 for... Read More

Features

On Walking and the Future of Cities: An Evening with Jeff Speck

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On a balmy Tuesday night I found myself walking towards Lost Lagoon along Alberni Street. I parked my car at a nearby parking garage... Read More

Architecture

A window into making the city of glass greener and happier

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Tea leaves won’t reveal the truth. Instead, study Vancouver’s windows and you’ll see that the city’s aspirations to be green and... Read More

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