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Viewpoint Vancouver — 75 episodes

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Michael Von Hausen: How does False Creek forecast the future?

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Price and Ladner place bets on Election '22

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'Vanbikes' Chronicler Colin Stein tracks the history of Vancouver's Bicycle Revolution

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Makin' it in Dubai - a Viewpoint Podcast Special

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Three Quick Questions for John Coupar

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Three Quick Questions for Ken Sim

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BurnaBOOM! Post-war bungalows and transit-hub skyscrapers can make for uneasy neighbors. Lee-Ann Garnett brings the Burnaby housing story to life.

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Three Quick Questions for Mark Marissen

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North Van's got urban soul—and big city challenges. Councillor Tony Valente reveals.

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Translink unveils TRANSPORT 2050, and Policy Development Manager Eve Hou is here to spill the beans.

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Big Moves: Urbanist Anthony Perl on Global Agendas, Local Aspirations, and Urban Mobility

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Panels, manels or womels? Mo Amir helps Gordon Price unpack the intricacies of modern lexicon

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From Kitsilano hippies to Strathcona tent city: Judy Graves believes in housing for all.

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Ahead of the Curve, On the Leading Edge, at the Next Frontier, Marc Lee Is Looking There

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In a World of Acrimonious Political Discourse, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones Has Some Words of Hope

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Mark Sakai on Building For a Warming Future, the Grand Bargain, and Housing Affordability

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To Gian Singh Sandhu, Success Means Not Taking a Back Seat to Anybody

18

Greens’ Adriane Carr on Working with Communities to Prepare for Sea Change

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No Days Off for Sarah Blyth or the Downtown Eastside

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Rookie Councillor Ahmed Yousef on the Changing Face of Maple Ridge

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xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Member Wade Grant, on What Canada is Today

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From Thin Soup to Dreamland: The Social Impact of SCARP Alumni Thomas Bevan & Bob Williams

23

Talking NIMBYism, Populism & Campaign 2022 with George Affleck

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Brent Toderian: It Was the Best of Jobs, It Was the Worst of Jobs

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Lon LaClaire on Challenges, Cost/Benefits, and ‘Aha’ Moments for Transportation in Vancouver

26

Michael Gordon on the Yin and Yang of Community Planning in Vancouver

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Already Pretty Lit: Passing the Politics Torch, with Peter Ladner & Vivienne Zhang

28

The Co-Creationist Idealism of Pete Fry

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A Night on the North Shore: A Conversation with Residents

30

The Sky’s the Limit for Kevin Desmond, CEO of North America’s Transit Ridership Leader

31

The Intergenerational Lessons of Outsiderdom, with Paul Lee & Nathan Pachal

32

Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver: 3-Year Progress Report

33

Mike Brown on the Role of Private Capital in Tackling the Climate Emergency

34

A Night with Jeff Speck: Cars Moving Slowly, Deep Walkability & Recreating the Traditional American Town

35

Bringing (More) Process Back to Politics, with VanGreens Councillor Michael Wiebe

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Houssam Elokda on the Heliopolis Effect, Happy Cities, and Doing Nothing Together

37

Mark Busse, On the Underlying Confidence That We Can Design for Community

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A Little Institutionalized Rant from George Affleck on Red Meat, the Mushy Middle & the NPA

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Designing Loveability: Chris Fair of Resonance, on Placemaking & Superstar Cities

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The Notorious MDG: Melissa De Genova on Political Pedigree, Plot Twists & New Priorities

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The House that TEAM Built: Reflections from Living Legend V. Setty Pendakur

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A Night with Jarrett Walker: Building Human Transit with Shakespeare, String & Elephants in Wine Glasses

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The Sea Captain, the Strongman & the City of Surrey — with Sukh Johal

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Shauna Sylvester & Veronika Bylicki on Mentorship, Dialogue & Representing Lived Experience

45

Return of The Independents

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Turning the Tables on Gordon Price

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A Night with Jeff Tumlin: Acknowledging Privilege & Getting Cities to Yes

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Seth Klein on Mobilizing for the Climate Emergency, and the Lessons of WWII

49

Nathan Edelson on Housing, Gentrification, & the Future of Inner City Planning

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Let’s Get Small: Jake Fry on Building a New Housing Typology

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Chuck Brook & Gordon Harris on Incrementalism, and the Change We Fear

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The Tactical Optimism of Portland’s Sarah Iannarone

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The Progressive Push for More Options, with CNV’s Linda Buchanan & Tony Valente

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Wes Regan on Working in Vancouver’s ‘Liminal Space’ of the DTES & Community Economic Development

55

The Bruntlett Blueprint for Bike Life — a Vancouver Story

56

Naming the Climate Emergency, with Vancouver Councillor Christine Boyle

57

ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative — Excavating Inclusivity

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“Density is a Foregone Conclusion”: Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver BIA

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What Gets Measured Gets Managed — Design, Health & Public Policy, with Lawrence Frank

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Campaign Finance Reform & Our Little Dark Money Problem — with John Whistler of VanGreens

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Daphne Bramham of The Vancouver Sun on Women in Politics, Legacy Media & Survival

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Grading Vancouver Council, by The Independents

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Karen Ward on the DTES – “Abnormal in a Way That’s Distressingly Normal”

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The Urbanist-Conservationist Divide, with Ian Bushfield of Cambie Report

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On Spatial Justice, with Jennifer Bradshaw & Stuart Smith of Abundant Housing Vancouver

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“Classic NPA”, with Ken Sim

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The DNV Delbrook Lands Vote, with Mathew Bond

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Greg Moore — Once a Planner…

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Prelude to a Renoviction (The Berkeley) & Rob McDowell

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Lisa Dominato – On Public Service, Politics & City-Wide Planning

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On Housing, with Josh Gordon & Tom Davidoff

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Gordon Price & the Independents – Sarah Blyth, Adrian Crook, Wade Grant, Rob McDowell

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Maria Dobrinskaya & Simka Marshall on Electoral Reform

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Gordon Price & Tom Davidoff

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Price Talks – Trailer