Politics
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Lore Krill – A Tale of Two Co-operative Housing Projects
Housing co-ops can encompass the closest form to a successful and authentic mixed-income concept. Co-ops allow the creation of high quality affordable...
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EVENT – 2018 UBC SCARP Symposium, March 16
When: Friday, March 16, 2018 from 8:00am – 7:00pm Where: The Great Hall, AMS Nest, 6133 University Boulevard, UBC Cost: General $105 | Students $45...
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Release: CoV Council Approves Historic Plan for Northeast False Creek
On February 13, Vancouver City Council voted to move forward with a bold plan for Northeast False Creek that will revitalize the waterfront neighbourhood...
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Book Review From the Stacks: Partnerships in Urban Property Development
Authors: Nigel Dubben and Brendan Williams (Wiley, 2009) When developments are created it is generally the property developer or perhaps the architecture...
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RELEASE: COV Northeast False Creek final plan will be going to Council, Jan. 31
The City of Vancouver has released the final plan for Northeast False Creek, which will guide the creation of a vibrant new waterfront destination. The...
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Vancouver’s urban agriculture movement
SETTING THE STAGE FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE IN VANCOUVER: GLOBALIZATION & NEOLIBERALISM While globalization has come to be a highly-circulated term...
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Cartographically Speaking – CoV Elementary School Capacity vs Child Population by Neighbourhood
Click here to see an enlarged version. In September 2016, I unexpectedly received an email from a concerned Vancouverite. She had read some of the pieces...
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Release: CoV appoints new General Manager of Arts, Culture and Community Services
The City of Vancouver is happy to announce that Sandra Singh, current Chief Librarian at Vancouver Public Library, will take on the role of General...
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A Vancouver Parable: False Prophets, Green Illusions and Vanishing Neighbourhoods
A stroll along Vancouver’s Broadway west of Macdonald offers the pedestrian many small, engaging storefronts. The low awnings provide human-scaled...
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Release: CoV Housing Vancouver strategy to shift the future of our city
To change the future of housing in Vancouver and keep young workers and families in the city, Vancouver City Council has approved its new Housing...
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Release: CoV Housing Strategy to Transform Low-Density Neighbourhoods
In response to Vancouver’s changing population, rising housing costs, and the increased need for diverse types of housing, the City of Vancouver will...
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Release: Outdated Act Needs Many Reforms Including Safe Passing Law, say Advocates
Local cycling charitable organization HUB Cycling is calling on the Provincial Government to commit to modernizing the BC Motor Vehicle Act in order to...
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