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City Conversations is all about the future of Vancouver and similar communities.
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For those we will not hear…and those we hope will listen
City Conversation #60: The science and facts against this proposal are suppressed, but decisive—will Council listen?
Jun 29
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Rally against the Shadows
City Conversation #59: When Vancouver city staff pit low barrier housing against schools and parks, a community comes together hoping not everyone loses
Jun 23
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City Conversations We should ALL be Having
Storm Clouds Gathering “Dad, do we have any hope of making Vancouver more livable and affordable in my lifetime?” My son had just finished reading my most recent City Conversations No One Else is Having, describing City Hall’s latest undemocratic policies and actions—there have…
Dec 15, 2021
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Forever in the Shadows
City Conversation #58: When Vancouver city staff pit low barrier housing against schools and parks, everyone loses.
Jun 15
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Jericho Lands + UBCx UPDATE—Time is of the Essence
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Fighting for the Soul of Vancouver
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What the Broadway Plan means for Kitsilano
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Forever in the Shadows
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Feint by Numbers: 350…Vancouver House High-Rises, that is
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What the Broadway Plan means for Vancouver's History
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Ins and Outs of the Broadway Plan
City Conversation #57: Making common sense of what the Broadway Plan will add and remove from our city.
Jun 6
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The Surprising Math around the Broadway Plan
City Conversation #56: Looking closely at Vancouver’s real Population + Housing projections reveals a big surprise—we don’t need the Broadway Plan!
Jun 2
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What the Design Panel said about the Broadway Plan
City Conversation #55: It required a Freedom of Information Request to obtain the meeting record—the day before final deliberations.
May 31
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Why the Broadway Plan now? And Why all the Fuss about our Model?
City Conversation #54: Why is the 500-page Broadway Plan being rushed through after mere days of review? And why has our 3D model become its litmus…
May 20
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“False Diagrams” you say?
City Conversation #53: Are our images wrong just because there are no others? You be the judge.
May 17
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What the Broadway Plan means for Vancouver's History
City Conversation #52: The Broadway Plan will eliminate 45 years of citizen planning work.
May 17
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Feint by Numbers — 5, not 20
City Conversation #51: Simple math + urban design support a 5 storey Broadway Plan
May 9
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Affordability. Capacity. Trust.
City Conversation #50: This is what’s been lost with the Broadway Plan
May 8
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Jericho Lands + UBCx UPDATE—Time is of the Essence
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42
Fighting for the Soul of Vancouver
5
13
What the Broadway Plan means for Kitsilano
2
14
Forever in the Shadows
5
9
Feint by Numbers: 350…Vancouver House High-Rises, that is
2
34
What the Broadway Plan means for Vancouver's History
2
12
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