After the Referendum: What needs to be done?What actions do I think need to be agreed on after the referendum? No more referenda Reform of TransLink’s governance…
Off to CopenhagenI’m away for a few weeks. I’ll try to keep up with the post-referendum observations and debate – and will…
Morning Thought: Yes or No – What happens next?Word has it that the results of the referendum will be out on Thursday at 10am. Like a lot of…
Vancouver: A Virginian PerspectiveThis video has received lots of coverage (we always like an outsider’s perspective), but it’s also worth looking at just…
Michael Kluckner: An Australian PerspectiveMichael Kluckner is in Australia, picking up on the similarities between our two scenes: . Here’s a cartoon from the…
Morning Thought: The Strategy for a Second-rate RegionHere’s an excerpt from an interview by CBC News with Housing Minister Rich Coleman on the topic of our times,…
The Daily Scot: Road Diet in North VanScot finds something cheap and stealthy: . I came across this intersection where the City of North Vancouver is using temporary barriers…
The Daily Durning: “Can daily biking keep us young?”Um, yup. The article compiles a lot of studies – from urbanful, originally published by Momentum Mag on February 23,…
Strip Tease – 8: Pacific CentreIn May 2013, the old Eaton’s block at Pacific Centre looked like this: . Just weeks from Nordstrom’s opening, it looks…
The Value of DirtIt’s not just residential real estate that’s going nuts. This is from Business in Vancouver: Dirt worth more…
Ohrn Image: Got Land? We Got Bucks!As if anyone doesn’t know, there is a buying frenzy for developable land in the Dunbar area. It is beginning…
McMartin: Why local government has to innovate (with some side commentary on ‘neoliberalism’)Sun columnist Pete McMartin is one tolerant guy. And not because he favours legalizing marijuana. He calls me up for…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner