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The Vancouver Plan: A Letter to Council from Abroad

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Dear Mayor and Council, Thank you for this opportunity to share just a few thoughts on the recently released draft Vancouver Plan 2050... Read More

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The Tower Default

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“Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to... Read More

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A Better Broadway Plan: Radical Pro-Affordability

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It’s not a good week to be a member of Vancouver City Council. Confronted with a final decision on the Broadway Plan, and now brutally... Read More

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Where Did Vancouver’s Children Go?

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What happened to all the kids? In Metro Vancouver, the senior population is growing over six times faster than the region’s number of... Read More

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The Ziggurats of Richmond

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They swept away the suburban scenery that once defined much of Richmond and built the ziggurats. Auto shops, blackberry thickets... Read More

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Taking Us Where The Sun Don’t Shine – The Broadway Plan

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Why bother? The survey flashes across your horizon suggesting a moment of importance. You click on the survey and give your opinion... Read More

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Where does the cargo bike go at night?

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“What’s that!?” I interrupted our meeting mid-sentence to point down the street. My colleague turned to look out the... Read More

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What You Should Know about Vancouver’s New City Plan

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By Christopher Cheung and Jen St. Denis It’s here at last — Vancouver’s long-awaited plan that will guide land-use decisions from... Read More

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The Jericho Lands Need a Human-Scaled Rethink

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Vancouver is destined to have a new neighbourhood on its west side, one so densely populated that Council recently approved routing... Read More

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Optimizing Social Connection: An Interview with Saif Khan

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[EDITOR’S NOTE: It is with the heaviest heart that we at Spacing Vancouver inform readers of the unexpected passing of Ulduz... Read More