George Challenger & World’s Largest Map Making a Welcome ComebackOur Man of Municipalities, CBC journalist and reporter Justin McElroy posted the photo below on social media. Mr. McElroy is…
Riding an early SkyTrain in 1986 with Jack WebsterThere is an extraordinary video on YouTube with Vancouver television host Jack Webster taking an early ride on the SkyTrain…
Where was the first condo in Canada?Christopher Cheung (one of the new generation of urbanist writers) asked the question in The Tyee. The record says it’s…
China, Tourism and a Foothold in AntarcticaThere are two news stories from China that describe how much that country is changing not only global economies but…
Vancouver is not a white cityIn some commentary about our new council, ‘Vancouver’ has been referenced as though it was a dominantly white city –…
Taipei Mayor Drops Trap Music Video This week new mayors are being sworn in across Metro Vancouver and we can say with relative confidence that…
Berkeley Squared – A West End Precedent? Price Tags noted in this post that The Berkeley at 1770 Davie may be the first test for the new council…
Where the Buck Stops — McCallum’s Surrey SkytrainDespite the Mayor’s Council and its 10-year transportation plan that’s been around for a while now, along with a bunch…
The Autumn Colours at UBCOne of the more spectacular displays of landscape and colour is at the Asian Centre just off West Mall at…
Daily Scot: The Case for the BurbsCatnip for Scot. From The Globe and Mail: People are still flocking to the suburbs. And the experts are still…
Library Square: ‘Best new public space in Vancouver’ – 1Ken and I agree: the roof of VPL Central is now one of the best public spaces in Vancouver . …
Everything Old is New AgainBut this time and place is different~here is Lady Florence Norman going to work in London in 1916, 100 years…
Heritage Vancouver Panel: False Creek SouthFrom Heritage Vancouver: Conversation #2: Change in Living Communities – False Creek South False Creek South between the Burrard and…
Tag Team of Delta Mayor, Past City Manager Won’t Address Public on Big StinkThe optics are not good when a city manager retires from the City of Delta and then decides to run…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner